ASP.NET Core Complete Course: Beginner to Advanced Guide for Modern Web Development

 

🌐 ASP.NET Core Course Outline (Beginner to Advanced)

📖 Introduction

ASP.NET Core is Microsoft’s open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern, high-performance, and cloud-ready web applications. From beginners exploring C# to professionals aiming for microservices and cloud integration, this course takes you step by step into the world of web development with ASP.NET Core.

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Module 1: Getting Started with ASP.NET Core

• What is ASP.NET Core and why use it?

• Differences between ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core

• Installing .NET SDK and Visual Studio / VS Code

• Understanding .NET CLI (Command Line Interface)

• Creating your first ASP.NET Core Web App

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Module 2: Core Fundamentals of ASP.NET Core

• Understanding Project Structure

• Startup.cs and Program.cs explained

• Middleware pipeline – request/response flow

• Dependency Injection basics

• Working with Configuration & Options Pattern

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Module 3: MVC (Model-View-Controller) Architecture

• What is MVC?

• Controllers, Models, Views explained

• Razor Pages vs MVC – choosing the right approach

• Passing data between Controller and View

• Layouts, Partial Views, View Components

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Module 4: Routing & URL Handling

• Conventional vs Attribute Routing

• Route Constraints & Custom Routes

• Query Strings & Parameter Binding

• Endpoint Routing in ASP.NET Core

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Module 5: Data Access in ASP.NET Core

• Introduction to Entity Framework Core

• Database Migrations

• CRUD Operations with EF Core

• Using LINQ with EF Core

• Repository Pattern & Unit of Work

• Connecting with SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL

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Module 6: Authentication & Authorization

• Identity in ASP.NET Core

• Authentication Methods (Cookies, JWT, OAuth, OpenID)

• Role-based & Policy-based Authorization

• Securing APIs with JWT

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Module 7: Working with Web APIs

• Creating RESTful APIs with ASP.NET Core

• Attribute Routing for APIs

• Model Binding & Validation

• Versioning APIs

• Consuming APIs with HttpClient

• Swagger/OpenAPI Documentation

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Module 8: State Management & Caching

• Session & Cookies in ASP.NET Core

• Distributed Caching with SQL Server/Redis

• In-Memory Caching

• Output Caching for Performance

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Module 9: Real-Time Communication with SignalR

1. What is SignalR?

2. Building a real-time chat application

3. Broadcasting messages to clients

4. Scaling SignalR with Azure

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Module 10: Advanced ASP.NET Core Features

1. Middleware Deep Dive

2. Filters in MVC (Action, Authorization, Exception)

3. Custom Tag Helpers & View Components

4. Background Services with IHostedService

5. Localization & Globalization

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Module 11: Security, Logging & Error Handling

• Handling Exceptions & Custom Error Pages

• Logging with ILogger & Serilog

• Securing Against CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection

• HTTPS Enforcement & Data Protection

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Module 12: Deployment & Cloud Integration

• Publishing ASP.NET Core Apps

• Hosting in IIS, Kestrel, Linux, Docker

• Deploying to Microsoft Azure

• CI/CD with GitHub Actions & Azure DevOps

• Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics

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Module 13: Latest Features in ASP.NET Core

• .NET 7/8 new features overview

• Minimal APIs vs Full MVC

• Blazor Server vs Blazor WebAssembly

• gRPC in ASP.NET Core

• Microservices with Daper

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📌 Conclusion

By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid foundation in ASP.NET Core, from building small web applications to developing scalable enterprise-grade solutions. With hands-on practice and advanced topics, you’ll be fully equipped for real-world web development, API creation, and cloud deployment.