ASP.NET Core MVC Mastery
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Professional .NET CLI (The Command Line Mastery)

The Modern Developer's Workflow

Visual Studio is great, but Expert Architects use the CLI for CI/CD automation and fast-paced microservice development.

Top 5 Expert Commands

  • dotnet watch: Automatically re-compiles and re-launches your app whenever you save a code change!
  • dotnet publish: For professional releases with Tree Shaking and Assembly Trimming.
  • dotnet dev-certs: Securely manage your local SSL certificates for HTTPS development.

12-Year Senior Fact: dotnet ef migrations

For high-end data architects, the CLI is the **ONLY** way to manage database schema versions. Running dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate from the console is the professional standard for version-controlled databases.

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ASP.NET Core MVC Mastery

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The Modern Developer's Workflow Top 5 Expert Commands
1. Core Framework
Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION & ENVIRONMENT SETUP
Microsoft Web Stack Overview Evolution of ASP.NET Environment Setup
2. View Engine
Layouts & Partial Views in Razor
MODULE 2: .NET CORE FUNDAMENTALS
Core Concepts Project Structure Startup Flow Middleware Pipeline
MODULE 3: ASP.NET CORE BASICS
Creating Project CLI Commands wwwroot & Static Files
MODULE 4: MVC FUNDAMENTALS
MVC Architecture Dependency Injection (DI) Service Lifetimes
MODULE 5: DATA PASSING TECHNIQUES
ViewData vs ViewBag TempData ViewModel Pattern
MODULE 6: ROUTING
Conventional vs Attribute Routing Custom Constraints
MODULE 7: VIEWS & UI
Razor View Engine Layouts & Sections View Components
MODULE 8: ACTION RESULTS
ViewResult JsonResult RedirectResult
MODULE 9: HTML HELPERS
Form Helpers Custom HTML Helpers
MODULE 10: TAG HELPERS
Built-in Tag Helpers Custom Tag Helpers
MODULE 11: MODEL BINDING
FromQuery vs FromRoute Complex Binding
MODULE 12: VALIDATION
Data Annotations Remote Validation Fluent Validation
MODULE 13: STATE MANAGEMENT
Cookies & Sessions TempData
MODULE 14: FILTERS & SECURITY
Action Filters Authorize Filters Anti-forgery
MODULE 15: ENTITY FRAMEWORK CORE (DEEP DIVE)
DbContext Migrations LINQ Relationships
MODULE 16: DESIGN PATTERNS
Repository Pattern Unit of Work Clean Architecture
MODULE 17: FILE HANDLING
File Upload/Download PDF/Excel Generation
MODULE 18: ADVANCED ASP.NET CORE
Request Lifecycle Bundling & Minification Deployment
MODULE 19: PERFORMANCE & BEST PRACTICES
Caching Strategies Async Programming Secure Coding
MODULE 20: RAZOR PAGES (BONUS)
Razor Pages vs MVC
MODULE 21: REAL-WORLD PROJECTS (🔥 MUST DO)
E-Commerce Web Application Employee Management System