Overview

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Building a successful web API requires more than writing code—it demands effective deployment, operational excellence, and the ability to scale under real-world workloads. This course equips learners with the skills needed to optimize, deploy, monitor, and maintain ASP.NET Core Web APIs using modern DevOps practices and cloud-native architectural approaches. Learners will gain hands-on knowledge of implementing CI/CD pipelines with Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions, improving application performance through optimization techniques, and applying monitoring and observability practices. These capabilities help streamline software delivery, improve reliability, and support production-ready API deployments. What sets this course apart is its focus on the operational lifecycle of ASP.NET Core Web APIs. By combining deployment automation, performance best practices, resilience strategies, and cloud-native design patterns, the course connects technical concepts with practical production scenarios. This course is designed for .NET developers, backend engineers, DevOps practitioners, and software professionals who want to strengthen their expertise in API operations and deployment. A working knowledge of ASP.NET Core and web API development is recommended. This course is part of a three-course Specialization designed to provide a comprehensive learning pathway in this subject area. While it delivers standalone value and practical skills, learners seeking a more integrated and in-depth progression may benefit from completing the full Specialization.

Syllabus

CI/CD for ASP.NET Core Using Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions

This module guides learners through implementing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) for ASP.NET Core applications using Azure Pipelines and GitHub Actions. You will gain hands-on experience with Docker containerization, automated build and deployment workflows, and cloud-based deployment to Azure. By the end, you'll be able to streamline application delivery using modern DevOps practices.

ASP.NET Core Web API Common Practices

This module delves into essential practices for developing high-performance ASP.NET Core web APIs, including asynchronous programming, effective caching strategies, and endpoint documentation. Learners will discover how to optimize API responsiveness and maintainability while ensuring scalability and clarity for other developers.

Error Handling, Monitoring, and Observability

This module introduces essential strategies for managing errors, validating data, and ensuring the health and reliability of ASP.NET Core web APIs. Learners will explore tools and techniques for monitoring, logging, and visualizing application performance using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger. By the end, you will be equipped to implement robust observability and monitoring solutions for modern web applications.

Cloud-Native Patterns

This module introduces key architectural patterns and principles for building robust, scalable, and maintainable web APIs. Learners will explore domain-driven design, clean architecture, and essential microservices patterns such as CQRS, pub/sub, rate-limiting, retry, and circuit breaker. Practical implementation guidance is provided to enhance API resilience and efficiency.