Master ASP.NET: Complete Course Outline from Beginner to Advanced

🔹 Introduction

ASP.NET is one of the most powerful frameworks by Microsoft for building modern web, API, and enterprise applications. This course takes you from the basics of .NET to advanced ASP.NET Core concepts, helping you build robust, scalable, and secure applications.

📘 Module 1. Foundations of .NET & C# for the Web

Objective: Master the .NET ecosystem, development tools, and C# essentials for modern web applications.

• .NET Ecosystem: .NET Framework vs .NET Core vs .NET 5/6/7+. CLR, CLI, BCL overview.

• IDE Mastery: Visual Studio 2022 (enterprise features, debugging, publishing) & VS Code (extensions, Git, AI plugins).

• Modern C# Essentials:

  • Variables, Control Flow, OOP basics (Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism).

  • Advanced features: LINQ, Delegates, Lambdas, Async/Await, Generics, Records, Tuples.

  • Exception handling & Debugging strategies.

• Legacy Insight: Introduction to Web Forms project structure (Page Life Cycle, Code-behind).

• Lab: Build a console app with async file I/O + LINQ queries.

📘 Module 2. ASP.NET Core Fundamentals & Architectural Patterns

Objective: Learn the ASP.NET Core architecture, middleware pipeline, DI, and foundational patterns.

• ASP.NET Core architecture: unified platform (MVC, Web API, Razor, Minimal APIs).

• Project structures: Startup.cs vs Minimal APIs (Top-level statements in .NET 6+).

• Request pipeline deep dive: Built-in & custom middleware.

• Dependency Injection (DI): Scoped, Transient, Singleton lifetimes.

• Configuration: appsettings.json, Environment variables, User Secrets.

• Legacy Integration: Maintaining & migrating Web Forms/WCF services to modern APIs.

• Lab: Build custom logging middleware + settings injection via DI.

📘 Module 3. Building Web UI with MVC, Razor Pages & Blazor

Objective: Create dynamic, interactive UIs with MVC, Razor Pages, and modern frontend integration.

• MVC pattern deep dive: Models, Views, Controllers.

• Razor Views: Layouts, ViewStart, Partial Views, View Components, Tag Helpers.

• Routing: Conventional, Attribute, Endpoint Routing.

• Razor Pages: Page-centric development.

• Frontend integration: Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, jQuery basics.

• Blazor Introduction: Blazor Server vs Blazor WebAssembly, component-based UI.

• Lab: Build a multi-page MVC + Razor Pages app with Bootstrap-styled forms & navigation.

📘 Module 4. Data Access with EF Core & Databases

Objective: Persist and manage data using EF Core, SQL, and performance-optimized queries.

• EF Core Overview: Code-First vs Database-First workflows.

• Migrations & Schema evolution.

• Querying: LINQ to Entities, Projections, Eager vs Lazy loading.

• CRUD Operations with Controllers.

• Advanced Data Modeling: One-to-Many, Many-to-Many, Fluent API.

• Performance: Query optimization, No-tracking queries, Stored Procedures, Dapper intro.

• Security: Preventing SQL Injection, secure connection strings.

• Lab: Build a Blog system (Posts, Tags, Authors) with full CRUD & efficient LINQ queries.

📘 Module 5. RESTful APIs, Web Services & Integrations

Objective: Build APIs and services that power clients, mobile apps, and microservices.

• REST principles: Resources, Verbs, Status codes.

• Web API in ASP.NET Core: Controllers vs Minimal APIs.

• JSON/XML Serialization (System.Text.Json).

• Validation: Data Annotations, Fluent Validation.

• API Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI integration.

• Consuming APIs with HttpClient/IHttpClientFactory.

• Advanced Services:

  • gRPC for high-performance communication.

  • GraphQL (HotChocolate).

  • OData APIs.

• Legacy Services: ASMX, WCF → migration strategies.

• Lab: Build a Product Catalog REST API with Swagger + Postman tests + console consumer.

📘 Module 6. Security, Identity & Real-Time Communication

Objective: Secure applications and implement real-time features with SignalR.

• Authentication & Authorization:

  • ASP.NET Identity (register/login, user management).

  • Roles, Claims, Policies.

  • JWT for API security.

  • OAuth2 & OpenID Connect.

• App Security: Preventing XSS, CSRF, HTTPS, Data Protection APIs, and GDPR compliance.

• Real-Time with SignalR:

  • Hubs, Clients, Groups.

  • Real-time chat, notifications, and dashboards.

  • SignalR with MVC, APIs, and Blazor.

• Lab: Secure API endpoints with JWT + build a SignalR-based notification system.

📘 Module 7. Advanced Development, AI Tools & Performance

Objective: Optimize apps, integrate AI-powered tools, and adopt advanced patterns.

• Framework Features:

  • Filters (Action, Exception, Result).

  • Caching (In-memory, Redis, Response).

  • Background Services (IHostedService, Hangfire).

• AI-Powered Development:

  • GitHub Copilot & VS IntelliCode for faster coding.

  • Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT for architecture design, code snippets, and testing.

  • AI-enhanced debugging, recommendations, and code review tools.

• Performance & Health:

  • Async programming best practices.

  • Response compression, Health Checks.

  • Logging & Monitoring (Serilog, NLog, Application Insights).

• Lab: Add Redis cache + background queue service + use Copilot to generate/test a class.

📘 Module 8. Deployment, Microservices & Cloud DevOps

Objective: Deploy applications to production, implement CI/CD pipelines, and scale with cloud & microservices.

• Preparing for production: configs, environment variables, secrets.

• Containerization: Docker basics, Dockerfile for ASP.NET Core.

• Hosting: IIS, Kestrel, Linux (Nginx), Azure App Service.

• DevOps & CI/CD:

  • Git, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines.

  • Automated build, test, and deploy.

• Microservices & Cloud:

  • API Gateway (Ocelot, YARP).

  • Event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus).

  • Distributed transactions (Saga Pattern).

  • Observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.

• Final Capstone Project: Build a cloud-deployed enterprise app with:

  • MVC front-end, REST API backend, EF Core database, SignalR for real-time, Identity for security, and AI-powered features.

  • Deploy via CI/CD to Azure using Docker & monitoring with App Insights.

• Career Path: Full-Stack .NET Dev → Cloud Developer → .NET Architect.

✅ Outcome: By the end of this 8-module course, learners can:

• Build legacy Web Forms apps and modern ASP.NET Core MVC, APIs, and Blazor apps.

• Develop secure, scalable, real-time, AI-powered enterprise applications.

• Master DevOps, microservices, and cloud deployment pipelines.

• Be industry-ready for full-stack, enterprise, and cloud .NET roles.

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