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Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813433

Length 814 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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.NET

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Cross Platform Mobile Development

Author (1):

Mark J. Price

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Introducing Apps and Services with .NET

2. Managing Relational Data Using SQL Server FREE CHAPTER

3. Managing NoSQL Data Using Azure Cosmos DB

4. Benchmarking Performance, Multitasking, and Concurrency

5. Implementing Popular Third-Party Libraries

6. Observing and Modifying Code Execution Dynamically

7. Handling Dates, Times, and Internationalization

8. Protecting Your Data and Applications

9. Building and Securing Web Services Using Minimal APIs

10. Exposing Data via the Web Using OData

11. Combining Data Sources Using GraphQL

12. Building Efficient Microservices Using gRPC

13. Broadcasting Real-Time Communication Using SignalR

14. Building Serverless Nanoservices Using Azure Functions

15. Building Web User Interfaces Using ASP.NET Core

16. Building Web Components Using Blazor WebAssembly

17. Leveraging Open-Source Blazor Component Libraries

18. Building Mobile and Desktop Apps Using .NET MAUI

19. Integrating .NET MAUI Apps with Blazor and Native Platforms

20. Introducing the Survey Project Challenge

21. Epilogue

22. Index

Creating Cosmos DB resources

To see Azure Cosmos DB in action, first, we must create Cosmos DB resources. We can manually create them in the cloud using the Azure portal or programmatically create them using the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK. Azure Cosmos DB resources created in the cloud have a cost unless you use a trial or free account.

You can also create Azure Cosmos DB resources locally using an emulator, which will cost you nothing. At the time of writing, the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator only supports Windows. If you want to use Linux or macOS, then you can try to use the Linux Emulator that is currently in preview, or you could host the emulator in a Windows virtual machine.

Using an emulator on Windows to create Azure Cosmos DB resources

Let’s use the Azure Cosmos DB emulator on Windows to create Azure Cosmos DB resources like a database and container:

Download and install the latest version of Azure Cosmos DB Emulator on your local Windows computer...

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Using an emulator on Windows to create Azure Cosmos DB resources

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