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C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development

You're reading from   C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Build applications with C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework Core, ASP.NET Core, and ML.NET using Visual Studio Code

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788478120
Length 818 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET! FREE CHAPTER 2. Speaking C# 3. Controlling Flow and Converting Types 4. Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions 5. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming 6. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes 7. Understanding and Packaging .NET Types 8. Working with Common .NET Types 9. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization 10. Protecting Your Data and Applications 11. Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core 12. Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ 13. Improving Performance and Scalability Using Multitasking 14. Practical Applications of C# and .NET 15. Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages 16. Building Websites Using the Model-View-Controller Pattern 17. Building Websites Using a Content Management System 18. Building and Consuming Web Services 19. Building Intelligent Apps Using Machine Learning 20. Building Windows Desktop Apps 21. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps Using Xamarin.Forms

Practicing and exploring

Test your knowledge and understanding by answering some questions, get some hands-on practice, and explore this chapter's topics with deeper research.

Exercise 20.1 – Test your knowledge

Answer the following questions:

  1. .NET Core 3.0 is cross-platform. Windows Forms and WPF apps can run on .NET Core 3.0. Can those apps therefore run on macOS and Linux?
  2. How does a Windows Forms app define its user interface and why is this a problem?
  3. How can a WPF or UWP app define its user interface and why is this good for developers?
  4. List five layout containers and how their child elements are positioned within them.
  5. What is the difference between Margin and Padding for an element like a Button?
  6. How are event handlers attached to an object using XAML?
  7. What do XAML styles do?
  8. Where can you define resources?
  9. How can you bind the property of one element to a property on another element?
  1. Why might...
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