Summary

This chapter looked at design patterns, anti-patterns, and code smells. We also explored a few of them. We then moved on to a recap of a typical web application’s request/response cycle.We continued by exploring .NET essentials, such as SDK versus runtime and app targets versus .NET Standard. We then dug a little more into the .NET CLI, where I laid down a list of essential commands, including dotnet build and dotnet watch run. We also covered how to create new projects. This has set us up to explore the different possibilities we have when building our .NET applications.In the next two chapters, we explore automated testing and architectural principles. These are foundational chapters for building robust, flexible, and maintainable applications.