welcome
Dear Reader,
Thank you for purchasing Pro ASP.NET Core 7.
This is the 10th edition of this book, and the first to be published by Manning, and I am delighted to be able to do my first MEAP.
Don’t be put off by the size of the book. ASP.NET Core is a big framework, with lots of features, but I have written this book so that you can see how everything fits together before diving into the detail.
In the first part of the book, you will find instructions for getting set up for ASP.NET Core development, including the creation of a simple RSVP application, and a primer for important C# language features. This part of the book includes the SportsStore example, which spans five chapters, and has become an integral part of almost all my books. The SportsStore chapters give you a fast-paced overview of how ASP.NET Core features work together, with pointers to help you find more detail elsewhere in the book.
The rest of the book describes features in depth, starting with the way that ASP.NET Core processes HTTP requests, and finishing with using ASP.NET Core Identity to apply a security policy. There are endless examples, and every chapter includes a quick reference to help you find key information as you develop your own projects.