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.NET Fundamentals: Concepts, APIs, and Libraries in the .NET Framework

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Learn the basic concepts of .NET, that foundational programming platform in the Microsoft developer ecosystem.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Understanding Microsoft .NET
  • Getting the most from this course
1. .NET Framework and SDK
  • Terminology: Framework and library
  • Terminology: SDK and API
  • What is .NET?
  • A brief history of .NET Framework
  • The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
  • Installing .NET
  • The big list of libraries
  • Install additional libraries with NuGet
  • The blurred line between .NET and C#
2. Essential Types and Concepts
  • The Common Type System (CTS)
  • Namespaces and assemblies
  • Interfaces
  • Generics
  • Delegates and Lambda expressions
  • Reflection and attributes
  • Nullable value types
  • Arrays and collections
  • Events and event handlers
  • Handling exceptions in .NET
  • Strings and Chars
  • C# records and .NET
  • Auto memory management with garbage collection
  • Command line and the SDK
  • Publishing applications
Conclusion
  • What’s new in .NET and .NET Core
  • Next steps

Taught by

Walt Ritscher

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4.7 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 507 ratings

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