ASP.NET Core MVC Mastery

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Razor Pages: The Modern High-Speed Workflow

When to use Razor Pages vs. MVC is a question every senior .NET developer must be able to answer. Razor Pages are the default for lightweight or page-focused applications.

Section 1: When to Choose Razor Pages?

1. Razor Pages

Best for **Page-Focused** scenarios like Admin Dashboards, Contact Forms, and simple CRUD. No need to jump between Controller and View.

2. MVC

Best for **Data-Focused** scenarios with multiple views for the same logic (e.g. Mobile View vs Desktop View) or complex API-driven workflows.

Architect Insight: Mixing MVC & Razor Pages

Professional .NET apps often use **BOTH**. You can use Razor Pages for simple admin screens and MVC for the complex public-facing product catalog. Both run on the same middleware and share the same Dependency Injection container.

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Section 1: When to Choose Razor Pages?

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