ASP.NET Core in Action, Second Edition opens up the world of cross-platform web development with ASP.NET Core. You’ll start with a crash course in .NET Core, immediately cutting the cord between ASP.NET and Windows. Then, you’ll begin to build amazing web applications step by step, systematically adding essential features like logins, configuration, dependency injection, and custom components. Along the way, you’ll mix in important process steps like testing, multiplatform deployment, and security. Fully updated to version 3.1 and primed for live updating to .NET 5, this new edition fully covers new features such as server-side apps with Razor Pages, and the new ASP.NET Core hosting paradigm. Learn more about the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/asp-net-core-in-action-second-edition

1. Cross-platform
web development
with ASP.NET Core
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2. ASP.NET Core is a highly
flexible, high performance cross
platform web framework that’s
entirely free and open source.
ASP.NET Core developers enjoy
choice without compromise,
benefiting from both a mature,
well-supported stack and the
freedom to develop and deploy
from and onto any cloud or on-
prem platform.

3. Fully updated to ASP.NET 3.1,
ASP.NET Core in Action, Second
Edition is a hands-on primer to
building cross-platform web
applications with your C# and
.NET skills. The book will also be
updated to .NET 5 when it is
released.
Even if you’ve never worked
with ASP.NET, you’ll start
creating productive cross-
platform web apps fast.

4. ASP.NET Core in Action, Second
Edition opens up the world of
cross-platform web
development with ASP.NET
Core, fully covering new
features such as server-side
apps with Razor Pages, and the
new ASP.NET Core hosting
paradigm.
You’ll get up to speed in no time!

5. What people said about the
first edition:
A thorough and
easy-to-read
training guide to
the future of
Microsoft cross-
platform web
development.
-Mark Harris, Microsoft
Comprehensive
coverage of the
latest and
greatest .NET
technology.
-Jason Pike, Atlas RFID
Solutions
An outstanding
presentation of the
concepts and best
practices. Explains
not only what to
do, but why to do
it.
-Mark Elston, Advantest
America

6. About the author:
Andrew Lock is a Microsoft
MVP who has been working
with ASP.NET Core since
before the first release. He has
a PhD in digital image
processing, and has been
developing professionally using
.NET for the last 10 years.

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