ASP.NET 8 & Microservices

Module 1 – .NET Platform Overview

• .NET Platform Overview
• .NET Implementations
• .NET Standard
• Runtimes and Class Libraries
• Application Frameworks and Common Tooling
• The Future of .NET

Module 2 – Introduction to .NET Core

• Introduction to .NET Core
• .NET Core Runtimes and SDKs
• .NET Core CLI
• SDK-Style Projects
• NuGet Packages

Module 3 – Unit Testing in .NET Core

• What is Unit Testing
• Why Unit Testing
• NUnit
• xUnit
• Test Doubles
• Moq

Module 4 – ASP.NET Core Fundamentals

• Startup class
• Dependency Injection
• Middleware
• Host
• Servers
• Configurations
• Options Pattern
• Environments

Module 5 – ASP.NET Core Web API

• Controllers and Actions
• Model Binding and Formatting
• Action Return Types
• Content Negotiation
• Testing Web APIs with Postman
• Unit Testing Controllers
• Unit Testing Middleware
• Unit Testing Minimal API

Module 6 – Data Access with EF Core

• Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
• EF Core Fundamentals
• Database Providers
• Code First Model Configuration
• Working with DbContext
• Code First Schema Migrations
• Command Line Tools
• Query and Persist Data
• Unit Testing

Module 7 – Microservice Architecture

• Microservice Architecture
• Monolithic vs. Microservices

Module 8 – Microservices Value Proposition

• Business Goals
• Key Benefits
• Deriving Business Value

Module 9 – Microservices Challenges

• Microservices Challenges
• Ways to Fail at Microservices

Module 10 – Microservices Design Principles

• The Systems Approach
• Microservices Design Model
• Standardization and Coordination
• Focus on Communication
• Embracing Change

Module 11 – Microservices Patterns Overview

• Microservice Architecture Patterns
• DDD (Domain Driven Design)

Module 12 – Domain Driven Design (DDD)

• Architecture vs Design
• What is Domain Driven Design
• Building Domain Knowledge
• The Ubiquitous Language
• Model Driven Design
• Refactoring Toward Deeper Insight
• Avoid Agile Pitfalls
• The Perfect Combo

Module 13 – Domain Modeling for Microservices

• Identifying Microservices Boundaries
• DDD Tactical and Strategic Patterns
• Model Unification
• Preserving Model Integrity
• Bounded Contexts
• Context Maps
• Domain Modeling Process

Module 14 – Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

• What is BDD
• The BDD Process
• Given When Then
• Motivation / Benefits
• The Perfect Combo

Module 15 – Communication Patterns

• Smart Endpoints and Dumb Pipes
• Communication Types
• Communication Styles

Module 16 – Designing and Building RESTful APIs

• Building RESTful APIs
• REST Architectural Style
• REST Maturity Model (RMM)
• Designing RESTful APIs
• JSON API Specification

Module 17 – Event Driven Architecture

• Event Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Messaging
• Architectural Principles
• Messaging Patterns
• Events and Commands
• Sagas
• Brokers and Queues

Module 18 – External API

• API Gateway
• Backend for Frontend (BFF)

Module 19 – Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• JSON Web Token (JWT)
• JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)
• Bearer Tokens
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Security Token Service (STS)

Module 20 – ASP.NET Core Security

• Authentication
• Authorization
• IdentityServer4

Module 21 – Production Readiness

• What is Production Readiness?
• Benefits of Production Readiness
• Challenges to Production Readiness
• Production Readiness Checklist

Module 22 – Reliability

• What is Reliability
• Why Reliability Matters
• Design Resilient and Fault Tolerant Systems
• 8 Fallacies of Distributed Systems
• Errors and Exception Handling
• Reliability Patterns
• NET Core Error Handling

Module 23 – Observability

• What is Observability
• Why Observability Matters
• Observability Patterns
• NET Core Health-Checks
• NET Core Logging

Module 24 – API Management

• API Management
• Well-Defined APIs
• OpenAPI and Swagger
• AsyncAPI
• API Management Tools
• API-First Approach

Module 25 – Deployment Patterns

• Service Deployment Platforms
• Docker Overview
• Kubernetes Overview
• Sidecar
• Service Mesh
• Cloud Services
• Serverless

Module 26 – Dockerize ASP.NET Core Applications

• Dockerfile
• Build a Docker Image
• Official .NET Core Images
• Multi-Stage Build
• Container Tools in Visual Studio
• Add Docker Support to ASP.NET Core Project
• Publish an Image to a Registry

Basic C# knowledge is a must.