Crash Course: .NET on a Mac

The .NET world has a lot to offer, from pure functional languages, to a miraculous data query language, to a rich developer environment. Traditionally, the power of .NET was almost exclusive to Windows, until Microsoft released its cross platform stack .NET Core. .NET Core is a complete rebuild of .NET; built to be cross-platform, lightweight, and fast.

Together, we will cover, (at a fast pace) what is .NET Core and then, using Visual Studio Code, we will create a simple Entity Framework Based ASP.NET Web App using a Mac.

Who is this for?
• Technical minded folks who want to get their feet wet with a new technology
• Existing developers who want to see what .NET is like on a different platform and different tooling

Outcomes: We will cover, (at a fast pace) what is .NET Core and then using Visual Studio Code, we will create a simple Entity Framework Based ASP.NET Web App using a Mac.

Requirements:
• Laptop that is WiFi capable. Laptops are required to complete the course. However, if you do not have one and would simply like to attend as an observer, you're certainly welcomed to sign up and you'll still learn a lot! We will be using a Mac for demonstration, but a Mac is not required.
• Visual Studio Code and .NET Core Installed
• Visual Studio Code : https://code.visualstudio.com/
• .NET Core : https://www.microsoft.com/net/core#macos

Agenda:
Together we will discuss...
• What is .NET Core?
• How did we get here?
• Cool features of .NET Core
• .NET Core Tooling
• .NET Core Limitations
Together we will create...
• A simple ASP.NET Web App with that uses:
• ASP.NET Core
• MVC
• Middleware
• Entity Framework Core
• NuGet

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