The basics of programming with C# .NET.
In this course, I explored programming with C#, covering everything from fundamental OOP principles to more advanced design patterns like Dependency Injection. I then applied this knowledge by developing various applications using C# and .NET (5+). I built console applications with .NET 5 in a Linux environment, a mobile application using Xamarin.Forms, and an API with ASP.NET Core. Additionally, I worked with databases, utilizing SQLite, SQL Server, and EF Core for data management.
- VS Code with the following extensions:
- ms-dotnettools.csharp
- jchannon.csharpextensions
- .NET 6.0 SDK
- ASP.NET Core Web API
- EF Core
- SQL Server
- SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Configure EF Core and add a database connection:
- Create a database connection using SSMS.
- Add the database connection string to appsettings.json or in a user-secret:
"ConnectionStrings": { "DefaultConnection": "Data Source=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB; Initial Catalog={db_name}; User ID={db_username}; Password={db_password};" }- Install EF tools: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
- Run the EF Core migrations: dotnet ef database update
- Add a signing key to appsettings.json or in a user-secret:
"TokenSettings": {
"SigningKey": "{your_secure_signing_key_with_atleast_16_characters}"
}
- Run the application: dotnet run
- Test the application with Swagger: https://localhost:7177/swagger/index.html