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Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming

By : Mugilan T. S. Ragupathi, Anuraj Parameswaran
Book Image

Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming

By: Mugilan T. S. Ragupathi, Anuraj Parameswaran

Overview of this book

ASP.NET Core MVC helps you build robust web applications using the Model-View-Controller design. This guide will help you in building applications which can be deployed on non-windows platforms such as Linux. In today’s age, it is crucial that you possess the ability to separate the programming and business logic, and this is exactly what ASP.NET Core MVC application will help you achieve. This version comes with a number of improvements that enable fast, TDD-friendly development to create sophisticated applications. You would also learn the fundamentals of Entity framework and on how to use the same in ASP.NET Core web applications. The book presents the fundamentals and philosophies of ASP.NET Core. Starting with an overview of the MVC pattern, we quickly dive into the aspects that you need to know to get started with ASP.NET. You will learn about the core architecture of model, view, and control. Integrating your application with Bootstrap, validating user input, interacting with databases, and deploying your application are some of the things that you will be able to execute with this fast-paced guide. The end of the book will test your knowledge as you build a fully working sample application using the skills you’ve learned throughout the book.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
10
Building HTTP-based Web Services Using ASP.NET Web API

Installing Visual Studio Community


Follow the given steps to install Visual Studio Community 2015:

  1. Visit the following link to download Visual Studio Community 2015:

    https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx

  2. Click on the Download Community 2015 button. Save the file in a folder where you can retrieve it easily later:

  3. Run the downloaded executable file:

  4. Click on Run and the following screen will appear:

There are two types of installation—default and custom installation. The default installation installs the most commonly used features and this will cover most developer use cases of the developer. Custom installation helps you to customize the components that you want to install:

  1. Click on the Install button after selecting the installation type.

  2. Depending on your memory and processor speed, the installation will take 1 to 2 hours to install.

  3. Once all the components are installed, you will see the following Setup Completed screen: