Master ASP.NET Core: Your Complete Roadmap

Master the art of building clean, scalable, and secure APIs with this step-by-step guide from fundamentals to best practices.

Basic overview

What is ASP.NET Core?

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Why Learn ASP.NET Core?

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Estimated time commitment for the roadmap.

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Phases of the ASP.NET Core Roadmap

Phase 1: Introduction to ASP.NET Core

What is ASP.NET Core?

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.NET Core vs .NET Framework

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Setting up .NET SDK and Visual Studio / VS Code

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Project Structure Overview

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First ASP.NET Core Web App

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Phase 2: C# Essentials (Refresher)

Data Types, Variables, and Operators

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OOP Concepts: Classes, Interfaces, Inheritance

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Exception Handling

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LINQ Basics

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Async & Await in C#

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Phase 3: ASP.NET Core MVC Basics

MVC Architecture: Model, View, Controller

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Routing and URL Mapping

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ViewModels & Strongly Typed Views

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Razor Syntax and Layouts

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Form Handling and Model Binding

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Phase 4: Entity Framework Core (EF Core)

ORM Basics and Why EF Core

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Creating Models and DbContext

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Migrations & Database Creation

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CRUD Operations

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Relationships (One-to-Many, Many-to-Many)

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Phase 5: Dependency Injection and Middleware

Built-in Dependency Injection

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Registering and Using Services

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Custom Middleware

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Request Processing Pipeline

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Phase 6: Building RESTful APIs

Creating Controllers for APIs

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Attribute Routing

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Returning JSON Responses

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Action Results and Status Codes

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Input Validation

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Phase 7: Authentication & Authorization

Identity in ASP.NET Core

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Cookie Authentication

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Role-based Authorization

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JWT Authentication for APIs

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Integration with OAuth2 & Google/Microsoft Login

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Phase 8: Advanced Features

Logging and Monitoring

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Configuration System & AppSettings

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Environment-specific Settings

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Caching Strategies

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Using SignalR for Real-time Communication

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Phase 9: Testing and Debugging

Unit Testing Controllers and Services

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Mocking Dependencies with Moq

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Integration Testing

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Debugging in Visual Studio

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Phase 10: Deployment and Hosting

Hosting in IIS, Linux, or Nginx

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Deploying to Azure or AWS

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Dockerizing ASP.NET Core Applications

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CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps

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Phase 11: Bonus Topics

Blazor Introduction (WebAssembly and Server)

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gRPC with ASP.NET Core

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Localization and Globalization

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Using Swagger / OpenAPI for API Documentation

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