You're reading from Building CLI Applications with C# and .NET A step-by-step guide to developing cross-platform CLI apps—from coding and testing to deployment

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835882740

Length 300 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Author (1):

Tidjani Belmansour

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with CLI Applications FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to CLI Applications

3. Chapter 2: Setting Up the Development Environment

4. Chapter 3: Basic Concepts of Console Applications in .NET

5. Part 2: Foundations of Building CLI Applications

6. Chapter 4: Command-Line Parsing

7. Chapter 5: Input/Output and File Handling

8. Chapter 6: Error Handling and Logging

9. Part 3: Advanced Topics in CLI Application Development

10. Chapter 7: Interactive CLI Applications

11. Chapter 8: Building Modular and Extensible CLI Applications

12. Chapter 9: Working with External APIs and Services

13. Part 4: Testing and Deployment

14. Chapter 10: Testing CLI Applications

15. Chapter 11: Packaging and Deployment

16. Part 5: Advanced Techniques and Best Practices

17. Chapter 12: Performance Optimization and Tuning

18. Chapter 13: Security Considerations for CLI Applications

19. Chapter 14: Additional Resources and Libraries

20. Index

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