Preface

• Who this book is for
• What this book covers
• To get the most out of this book
• Get in touch

1. Understanding the Importance of Software Architecture FREE CHAPTER

• What is software architecture?
• Software development process models
• Gathering the right information to design high-quality software
• Using design techniques as a helpful tool
• Common cases where the requirements gathering process impacts system results
• Case study – introducing World Wild Travel Club
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

2. Non-Functional Requirements

• Technical requirements
• Enabling scalability, availability, and resiliency with Azure and .NET 6
• Performance issues that need to be considered when programming in C#
• Usability – why inserting data takes too much time
• The fantastic world of interoperability with .NET 6
• Achieving security by design
• Book use case – understanding the main types of .NET projects
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

3. Documenting Requirements with Azure DevOps

• Technical requirements
• Introducing Azure DevOps
• Organizing your work using Azure DevOps
• Managing system requirements in Azure DevOps
• Use case – presenting use cases in Azure DevOps
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

4. Deciding on the Best Cloud-Based Solution

• Technical requirements
• Different software deployment models
• Why are hybrid applications so useful in many cases?
• Book use case – which is the best cloud solution?
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

5. Applying a Microservice Architecture to Your Enterprise Application

• Technical requirements
• What are microservices?
• When do microservices help?
• How does .NET deal with microservices?
• Which tools are needed to manage microservices?
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

6. Azure Kubernetes Service

• Technical requirements
• Kubernetes basics
• Interacting with Azure Kubernetes clusters
• Advanced Kubernetes concepts
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

7. Interacting with Data in C# – Entity Framework Core

• Technical requirements
• Understanding ORM basics
• Configuring Entity Framework Core
• Entity Framework Core migrations
• Compiled models
• Querying and updating data with Entity Framework Core
• Deploying your data layer
• Understanding Entity Framework Core advanced features
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

8. How to Choose Your Data Storage in the Cloud

• Technical requirements
• Understanding the different repositories for different purposes
• Choosing between SQL or NoSQL document-oriented databases
• Azure Cosmos DB – an opportunity to manage a multi-continental database
• Use case – storing data
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

9. Working with Azure Functions

• Technical requirements
• Understanding the Azure Functions app
• Programming Azure Functions using C#
• Maintaining Azure Functions
• Azure Durable Functions
• Azure Functions roadmap
• Use case – Implementing Azure Functions to send emails
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

10. Design Patterns and .NET 6 Implementation

• Technical requirements
• Understanding design patterns and their purpose
• Understanding the available design patterns in .NET 6
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

11. Understanding the Different Domains in Software Solutions

• Technical requirements
• What are software domains?
• Understanding domain-driven design
• Entities and value objects
• Layers and the Onion architecture
• Aggregates
• The repository and Unit of Work patterns
• DDD entities and Entity Framework Core
• Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) pattern
• Command handlers and domain events
• Event sourcing
• Use case – understanding the domains of the use case
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

12. Implementing Code Reusability in C# 10

• Technical requirements
• Understanding the principles of code reusability
• Reusability in the development life cycle
• Using .NET 6 for code reuse
• How does C# deal with code reuse?
• What if the code is not reusable?
• I have my libraries. How do I promote them?
• Use case – reusing code as a fast way to deliver good and safe software
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

13. Applying Service-Oriented Architectures with .NET

• Technical requirements
• Understanding the principles of the SOA approach
• SOAP web services
• REST web services
• How does .NET 6 deal with SOA?
• Use case – exposing WWTravelClub packages
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

14. Implementing Microservices with .NET

• Technical requirements
• Communication and data serialization
• Implementing worker microservices with ASP.NET core
• Implementing microservices with .NET worker services and message brokers
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

15. Presenting ASP.NET Core MVC

• Technical requirements
• Understanding the presentation layers of web applications
• Understanding the basics of ASP.NET Core
• Understanding how ASP.NET Core MVC creates the response HTML
• Understanding the connection between ASP.NET Core MVC and design principles
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

16. Implementing Frontend Microservices with ASP.NET Core

• Technical requirements
• Frontends and micro-frontends
• Application specifications and architecture
• Defining the domain layer abstraction
• Defining the data layer
• Defining the application layer
• Defining controllers and views
• Summary
• Further reading

17. Blazor WebAssembly

• Technical requirements
• Blazor WebAssembly architecture
• Blazor pages and components
• Blazor forms and validation
• Blazor advanced features
• Third-party tools for Blazor WebAssembly
• Use case – implementing a simple application in Blazor WebAssembly
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

18. Native versus Web Clients

• Technical requirements
• Technologies focused on native development
• Technologies focused on web development
• Cross-platform technologies
• A first look at .NET MAUI
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

19. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Technical requirements
• Introduction to AI and machine learning
• Classification of the most common artificial intelligence techniques
• What is machine learning and why does it work?
• From theory to practice: the role of a software architect in an ML project
• ML.NET – Machine learning made for .NET
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

20. Best Practices in Coding C# 10

• Technical requirements
• The simpler your code, the better a programmer you are
• Using a version control system
• Writing safe code in C#
• .NET 6 tips and tricks for coding
• Identifying well-written code
• Applying this chapter to the WWTravelClub sample project
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

21. Understanding DevOps Principles

• Technical requirements
• Describing DevOps
• Understanding DevOps principles
• Understanding SaaS
• The WWTravelClub project approach
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

22. Challenges of Applying CI & CD Scenarios

• Technical requirements
• Understanding CI/CD
• CI/CD and GitHub
• Understanding the risks and challenges when using CI/CD
• Understanding the WWTravelClub project approach
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

23. Testing Your Enterprise Application

• Technical requirements
• Understanding unit and integration tests
• Understanding test-driven development
• Functional tests
• Defining C# test projects in Visual Studio
• Automating functional tests in C#
• Use case – automating unit and functional tests
• Summary
• Questions
• Further reading

24. Answers

25. Other Books You May Enjoy

26. Index