Books by Mark J. Price

With this new edition of C# 9 and .NET 5 - Modern Cross-Platform Development, you will not only gain an understanding of object oriented programming, working with databases, multithreading, and data encryption, but also learn how to develop websites using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages, the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, and Blazor for web component user interfaces.

The latest edition of this bestselling title is fully updated and expanded with new chapters on Content Management Systems (CMS) and machine learning with ML.NET. It uses Visual Studio Code to teach you to build modern, cross-platform applications for Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices using the latest features.

C# is one of the most widely used programming languages because of its features, such as easy learning curve, versatility, and support for modern paradigms. It is used for a variety of applications, such as desktop apps, background services, web applications, and mobile apps. Also, the .NET Core is open sourced and is compatible with Mac OS ...

Modern Cross-Platform DevelopmentAbout This Book* Build modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core* Get up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 7* Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET CoreWho This Book Is ForThis book is targeted towards readers who have some prior programming experience or have a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background, and want to gain a solid foundation with C# and to be introduced to the types of applications they could build and will work cross-platform on Windows, Linux, and macOS. What You Will Learn* Build cross-platform applications using C# 7 and .NET Core* Explore ASP.NET Core and learn how to create professional web applications* Improve your application's performance using multitasking* Use Entity Framework Core and find out how to build code-first databases* Master object-oriented programming with C# to increase code reuse and efficiency* Familiarize yourself with cross-device app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAML* Query and manipulate data using LINQ* Protect your data by using encryption and hashingIn DetailIf you want to build powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7 and .NET Core, then this book is for you. First, we'll run you through the basics of C#, as well as object-oriented programming, before taking a quick tour through the latest features of C# 7 such as tuples, pattern matching, out variables, and so on. After quickly taking you through C# and how .NET works, we'll dive into the .NET Standard 1.6 class libraries, covering topics such as performance, monitoring, debugging, serialization and encryption. The final section will demonstrate the major types of application that you can build and deploy cross-device and cross-platform. In this section, we'll cover Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, web applications, mobile apps, and web services. Lastly, we'll look at how you can package and deploy your applications so that they can be hosted on all of today's most popular platforms, including Linux and Docker. By the end of the book, you'll be armed with all the knowledge you need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core. Style and approachThis book takes a step-by-step approach and is filled with exciting projects and fascinating theory. It uses three high-impact sections to equip you with all the tools you'll need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core.

C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 - Modern Cross-Platform Development, Third Edition, is a practical guide to creating powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0. This cutting-edge book covers the very latest major release, providing you with all of the knowledge a modern C# developer needs.