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ASP.NET 8 Best Practices
ASP.NET 8 Best Practices

ASP.NET 8 Best Practices: Explore techniques, patterns, and practices to develop effective large-scale .NET web apps

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ASP.NET 8 Best Practices

CI/CD – Building Quality Software Automatically

In my career, someone once said to me, “CI/CD is dead, long live CI/CD.” Of course, this phrase doesn’t mean it’s completely dead. It simply means CI/CD is now becoming the standard for software development, a common practice developers should adopt and learn during a software development life cycle. It is now considered part of your development process as opposed to being a shiny, new process.

In this chapter, we’ll review what Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) means and how to prepare your code for a pipeline. Once we’ve covered the necessary changes to include in your code, we’ll discuss what a common pipeline looks like for building software. Once we understand the pipeline process, we’ll look at two ways to recover from an unsuccessful deployment and how to deploy databases. We’ll also cover the three different types of cloud services available to you (on and off-premises and hybrid) and review a list of the top CI/CD providers on the internet. Finally, we’ll walk you through the process of creating a build for a sample application, along with other types of projects.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • What is CI/CD?
  • Preparing your Code
  • Understanding the Pipeline
  • The Two “Falling” Approaches
  • Deploying Databases
  • The three Types of Build Providers
  • CI/CD Providers
  • Walkthrough of Azure Pipelines

After you’ve completed this chapter, you’ll be able to identify flaws in software when you’re preparing code for software deployment, understand what a common pipeline includes in producing quality software, identify two ways of recovering from an unsuccessful deployment, know how to deploy databases through a pipeline, understand the different types of CI/CD providers, and know some key players in the CI/CD provider space.

Finally, we’ll walk through a common pipeline in Azure Pipelines to encompass everything we’ve learned in this chapter.

Technical requirements

For this chapter, the only technical requirements include having access to a laptop and an account for one of the cloud providers mentioned in the CI/CD providers section (preferably Microsoft’s Azure Pipelines – don’t worry, it’s free).

Once you have reviewed how pipelines are created, you’ll be able to apply the same concepts to other cloud providers and their pipeline strategies.

What is CI/CD?

In this section, we’ll learn about what continuous integration and continuous deployment mean to developers.

Continuous Integration (CI) is the process of merging all developers’ code into a mainline to trigger an automatic build process so that you can quickly identify issues with a code base using unit tests and code analysis.

When a developer checks their code into a branch, it’s reviewed by peer developers. Once accepted, it’s merged into a mainline and automatically starts a build process. This build process will be covered shortly.

Continuous Deployment (CD) is the process of consistently creating software to deploy it at any time.

Once everything has been built through the automated process, the build prepares the compiled code and creates artifacts. These artifacts are used for consistent deployments across various environments, such as development, staging, and production.

The benefits of implementing a CI/CD pipeline outweigh not having one:

  • Automated Testing: When a commit is triggered, your tests are automatically executed along with your build. Think of this as someone always checking your code on commit.
  • Faster Feedback Loops: As a developer, it’s always great to receive immediate feedback to find out whether something works or not. If you receive an email where the build broke, you’re on your own.
  • Consistent Builds: Once you have a project being built on a build server, you can create builds on-demand – and consistently – with tests.
  • Collaboration Between Teams: We’re all in this together and CI/CD includes developers, system administrators, project managers/SCRUM masters, and QA testers, to name a few, to accomplish the goal of creating great software.

In this section, we reviewed the definition of what continuous integration and continuous deployment mean when developing software in an automated fashion and the benefits of implementing a CI/CD pipeline.

In the next section, we’ll learn about certain code practices to avoid when automating software builds.

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  • Get to grips with standard guidelines for every phase of the SDLC, encompassing pre-coding, coding, and post-coding stages
  • Build high-quality software by employing industry best practices throughout the development process
  • Apply proven techniques to improve your coding, debugging, and deployment processes for websites
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As .NET 8 emerges as a long-term support (LTS) release designed to assist developers in migrating legacy applications to ASP.NET, this best practices book becomes your go-to guide for exploring the intricacies of ASP.NET and advancing your skills as a software engineer, full-stack developer, or web architect. This book will lead you through project structure and layout, setting up robust source control, and employing pipelines for automated project building. You’ll focus on ASP.NET components and gain insights into their commonalities. As you advance, you’ll cover middleware best practices, learning how to handle frontend tasks involving JavaScript, CSS, and image files. You’ll examine the best approach for working with Blazor applications and familiarize yourself with controllers and Razor Pages. Additionally, you’ll discover how to leverage Entity Framework Core and exception handling in your application. In the later chapters, you’ll master components that enhance project organization, extensibility, security, and performance. By the end of this book, you’ll have acquired a comprehensive understanding of industry-proven concepts and best practices to build real-world ASP.NET 8.0 websites confidently.

Who is this book for?

This book is for developers who have working knowledge of ASP.NET and want to advance in their careers by learning best practices followed in developer communities or corporate environments. Beginners can use this book as a springboard for integrating best practices into their learning journey, and as a reference to gain clarity on advanced ASP.NET topics at a later time.

What you will learn

  • Explore the common IDE tools used in the industry
  • Identify the best approach for organizing source control, projects, and middleware
  • Uncover and address top web security threats, implementing effective strategies to protect your code
  • Optimize Entity Framework for faster query performance using best practices
  • Automate software through continuous integration/continuous deployment
  • Gain a solid understanding of the .NET Core coding fundamentals for building websites
  • Harness HtmlHelpers, TagHelpers, ViewComponents, and Blazor for component-based development

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Table of Contents

13 Chapters
Chapter 1: Taking Control with Source Control Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: CI/CD – Building Quality Software Automatically Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Best Approaches for Middleware Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Applying Security from the Start Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Optimizing Data Access with Entity Framework Core Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Best Practices with Web User Interfaces Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Testing Your Code Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Catching Exceptions with Exception Handling Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Creating Better Web APIs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Push Your Application with Performance Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Appendix Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Mike D. Jan 08, 2024
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ASP.NET 8 Best Practices contains a variety of best practices related to .NET development with some general software development best practices. If someone is just starting in software development, there are more things to learn about source control than just what is mentioned in this book, but it isn’t set out to be a book on source control either. As a developer who has been in the industry for a while, there were still some things that I could get from this book. I’ve mostly worked on the .NET Framework, but not as much with the newer versions of .NET. Some of the concepts in this book only exist in the newer versions of .NET, so this book is also a good reference to learn those new features.
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Alex saavedra Jan 06, 2024
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This book is an indispensable resource for any .NET developer eager to enhance their skills or delve into the language. Excellently crafted by Jonathan R. Danylko, it simplifies complex concepts into a straightforward approach complemented by practical examples, making it ideal for both beginners and seasoned professionals.What sets this book apart is its emphasis on best practices in ASP.NET development. It's not just about code samples; the author delves deep into the rationale behind each best practice, offering critical insights for creating robust .NET web applications. As you progress through the book, you gain a comprehensive understanding of ASP.NET, making it an invaluable guide for developers committed to mastering their skills. It is a great resource to refer to when you want to refresh your knowledge or want to improve your current code.
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Brett Mar 12, 2024
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This a great resource for most people working in Net 8, applicable to more than just ASP. Definitely recommend to those starting, or soon starting, their first development jobs. The book has a lot of general best practices that newcomers could really benefit from, and the inclusion of testing makes it all the better.
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Cory Harkins Jan 08, 2024
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ASP.NET 8 Best Practices is the go to handbook for modern asp.net engineering and proficient suggestions in the space.From start to finish there isn't a boring page in this book. It's taken me a while to read it but that's on me, not due to this book. Nearly every aspect of a project is covered here, from setup, middleware, security, speed and efficiency improvements, and much much more.
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jk Dec 29, 2023
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ASP.NET 8 Best Practices is an excellent reference for developers seeking to improve their ASP.NET applications. In each chapter, the author starts by defining terms and explaining concepts, and then goes into providing detailed code examples, techniques, and procedures. This approach makes the book very accessible, while also providing concrete, advanced examples for more senior practitioners. I appreciated the availability of code samples, which are easily accessible through the book's GitHub repo. I also really enjoyed how the author added sprinkles of humor throughout the book.The book's checklist of best practices in each chapter is a particularly helpful feature, providing guidance to both novice and experienced developers in designing their code. In addition, the author recommends other information sources for deep dives into specific topics. In summary, this book is an excellent tool for developers seeking to review ASP.NET applications holistically. Its clear explanations, detailed code examples, and helpful best practice checklists make it a valuable reference for developers of all levels. I plan to use this book during my code reviews going forward!
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