Part 1.- 1. Putting ASP.NET Core into Context.- 2. Getting Started.- 3. Your First ASP.NET Core Application.- 4. Using the Development Tools.- 5. Essential C# Features.- 6. Unit Testing ASP.NET Core Applications.- 7. SportsStore.- 8. SportsStore: Navigation & Cart.- 9. SportsStore: Completing the Cart.- 10. SportsStore: Adminstration.- 11. SportsStore: Security & Deployment.- Part 2.- 12. Understanding the ASP.NET Core Platform.- 13. Using URL Routing.- 14. Using Dependency Injection.- 15. Using the Platform Features, Part 1.- 16. Using the Platform Features, Part 2.- 17. Working with Data.- Part 3.- 18. Creating the Example Project.- 19. Creating RESTFul Web Services.- 20. Advanced Web Service Features.- 21. Using Controllers with Views.- 22. Using Controllers with Views, Part 2.- 23. Using Razor Pages.- 24. Using View Components.- 25. Using Tag Helpers.- 26. Using the Built-In Tag Helpers.- 27. Using the Forms Tag Helpers.- 28. Using Model Binding.- 29. Using Model Validation.- 30. Using Filters.- 31. Creating Form Applications.- Part 4.- 32. Creating the Example Application.- 33. Using Blazor Server, Part 1.- 34. Using Blazor Server Part 2.- 35. Advanced Blazor Features.- 36. Blazor Forms and Data.- 37. Blazor Web Assembly.- 38. Using ASP.NET Core Identity.- 39. Applying ASP.NET Core Identity.

Professional developers will produce leaner applications for the ASP.NET Core platform using the guidance in this best-selling book, now in its 9th edition and updated for ASP.NET Core for .NET 6. It contains detailed explanations of the ASP.NET Core platform and the application frameworks it supports. This cornerstone guide puts ASP.NET Core for .NET 6 into context and dives deep into the tools and techniques required to build modern, extensible web applications. New features and capabilities such as MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor Server, and Blazor WebAssembly are covered, along with demonstrations of how they are applied.ASP.NET Core for .NET 6 is the latest evolution of Microsoft’s ASP.NET web platform and provides a "host-agnostic" framework and a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility.Author Adam Freeman has thoroughly revised this market-leading book and explains how toget the most from ASP.NET Core for .NET 6. He starts with the nuts-and-bolts topics, teaching you about middleware components, built-in services, request model binding, and more. As you gain knowledge and confidence, he introduces increasingly more complex topics and advanced features, including endpoint routing and dependency injection. He goes in depth to give you the knowledge you need.This book follows the same format and style as the popular previous editions but brings everything up to date for the new ASP.NET Core for .NET 6 release and broadens the focus to include all of the ASP.NET Core platform. You will appreciate the fully worked case study of a functioning ASP.NET Core application that you can use as a template for your own projects.What You Will LearnExplore the entire ASP.NET Core platformApply the new ASP.NET Core for .NET 6 features in your developer environmentSee how to create RESTful web services, web applications, and client-side applicationsBuild on your existing knowledge to get up and running with new programming models quickly and effectivelyThis book is for web developers with a basic knowledge of web development and C# who want to incorporate the latest improvements and functionality in ASP.NET Core for .NET 6 into their own projects.Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

The most comprehensive coverage available on ASP.NET Core 6 in full-color Detailed explanations and plenty of working code to learn new functionality Provides a fully functioning ASP.NET Core 6 application that can be used as a template for projects