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C# 8 and .NET Core 3 Projects Using Azure - Second Edition

By : Paul Michaels, Dirk Strauss, Jas Rademeyer
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C# 8 and .NET Core 3 Projects Using Azure - Second Edition

By: Paul Michaels, Dirk Strauss, Jas Rademeyer

Overview of this book

.NET Core is a general-purpose, modular, cross-platform, and opensource implementation of .NET. The latest release of .NET Core 3 comes with improved performance and security features, along with support for desktop applications. .NET Core 3 is not only useful for new developers looking to start learning the framework, but also for legacy developers interested in migrating their apps. Updated with the latest features and enhancements, this updated second edition is a step-by-step, project-based guide. The book starts with a brief introduction to the key features of C# 8 and .NET Core 3. You'll learn to work with relational data using Entity Framework Core 3, before understanding how to use ASP.NET Core. As you progress, you’ll discover how you can use .NET Core to create cross-platform applications. Later, the book will show you how to upgrade your old WinForms apps to .NET Core 3. The concluding chapters will then help you use SignalR effectively to add real-time functionality to your applications, before demonstrating how to implement MongoDB in your apps. Finally, you'll delve into serverless computing and how to build microservices using Docker and Kubernetes. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in developing applications using .NET Core 3.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Connecting your ASP.NET Core MVC application to Cosmos DB

When talking about using Cosmos DB in your application, one wonders how easy it will be to add this functionality to a new ASP.NET Core MVC application. The process is really easy. To start off, create a new project:

  1. Name the project BugTracker:
  1. Select the option to create an ASP.NET Core Web Application:
  1. On the next screen, select the following options (referenced in the screenshot below):
  1. Select ASP.NET Core 3.0 from the drop-down list.
  2. Select Web Application (Model-View-Controller).
  3. Uncheck the Enable Docker Support option. Finally, click on the OK button.
  4. Click Create and your new ASP.NET Core MVC application will be created.

Enabling Docker support for your application can easily be done at creation time. You can also enable Docker support for existing applications.

We will take a look at Docker and how...