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Advanced Services and APIs with .NET 8

Advanced Services and APIs with .NET 8

This course is part of Apps and Services with .NET 8 Specialization

Instructor: Packt - Course Instructors

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Implement services using technologies like gRPC, GraphQL, and SignalR
Store and manage data using cloud-native solutions such as Cosmos DB
Leverage ADO.NET SqlClient and Dapper for efficient data handling

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There are 6 modules in this course

Develop advanced web services and APIs using the latest .NET 8 features, focusing on security, scalability, and real-time communication. This course enables you to build resilient, high-performance services and integrate modern API technologies.

Gain practical expertise in building and securing web services with Minimal APIs, implementing caching and background processing, and developing serverless nanoservices using Azure Functions. Learn to broadcast real-time updates with SignalR and combine data sources using GraphQL. This course equips you with the skills to create robust, scalable, and responsive services that meet modern application demands. Through a blend of in-depth explanations and practical examples, this course helps learners apply advanced .NET techniques to real-world service development. Learners will build confidence in designing, implementing, and optimizing modern APIs and background services. This course is part two of a three-course Specialization designed to build a complete and cohesive understanding of the subject. While it offers valuable skills on its own, you'll gain the most benefit by progressing through all three courses as a structured learning journey. This course is based on Apps and Services with .NET 8, by Mark J. Price. Packt is one of the world's most prolific publishers of cutting-edge technical content. For over two decades we've made it our mission to curate and publish the knowledge of only the very best technical experts. We focus on real-world courses that help our customers get the job done, with coverage that extends across a wide range of established and cutting-edge technical topics. If you're an individual or an organisation that embraces learning by doing, Packt is the perfect fit for you.

This module covers handling dates, times, and internationalization in software development, with a focus on time zones, culture-aware formatting, and using Noda Time for accurate time manipulation. Learners will gain practical skills in localizing applications and managing time-related challenges across different regions and cultures.

What's included

1 video11 readings1 assignment

1 videoTotal 1 minute

Overview1 minute

11 readingsTotal 65 minutes

Introduction5 minutes
Formatting date and time values6 minutes
Microseconds and nanoseconds5 minutes
Localizing the DayOfWeek enum4 minutes
Unit testing with a time provider5 minutes
Working with time zones8 minutes
Working with cultures9 minutes
Temporarily using the invariant culture6 minutes
Testing globalization and localization7 minutes
Working with Noda Time5 minutes
Exploring Node Time in a console app5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 16 minutes

Mastering Dates, Times, and Globalization16 minutes

This module covers the development and security of web services using ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs, with a focus on configuring CORS, implementing rate limiting, and securing APIs through authentication and authorization. Learners will gain hands-on experience in setting up and testing web services, as well as understanding key security practices and tools like Swagger and AOT publishing.

What's included

1 video12 readings1 assignment

1 videoTotal 1 minute

Overview1 minute

12 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Introduction5 minutes
Setting up an ASP.NET Core Web API project7 minutes
Testing web services using Swagger7 minutes
Excluding paths from OpenAPI documentation5 minutes
Creating a web page JavaScript client4 minutes
Creating a .NET client6 minutes
Understanding other CORS policy options6 minutes
Creating a rate-limited console client7 minutes
Rate limiting using ASP.NET Core middleware6 minutes
Building a native AOT project6 minutes
Publishing a native AOT project4 minutes
Understanding identity services7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 16 minutes

Building Secure Web Services with Minimal APIs16 minutes

This module covers essential techniques for improving service scalability and reliability through caching strategies, fault tolerance with Polly, and implementing long-running background services. Learners will gain practical skills in using in-memory and distributed caching, HTTP caching, and message queuing with RabbitMQ. The module also explores resilient service design and scheduling jobs with tools like Hangfire.

What's included

1 video13 readings1 assignment

1 videoTotal 1 minute

Overview1 minute

13 readingsTotal 73 minutes

Introduction3 minutes
Caching with ASP.NET Core7 minutes
Caching objects using in-memory caching6 minutes
Caching objects using distributed caching6 minutes
Caching web responses using HTTP caching5 minutes
Fault tolerance with Polly5 minutes
Building an MVC project to call the faulty web service5 minutes
Implementing the Retry pattern for transient fault handling6 minutes
Setting up RabbitMQ using Docker7 minutes
Consuming message from a queue using a console app4 minutes
Implementing long-running background services6 minutes
Executing code on a timed schedule7 minutes
Scheduling jobs using Hangfire6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 16 minutes

Caching, Queuing, and Resilient Background Services16 minutes

This module provides an in-depth exploration of Azure Functions, covering key concepts such as triggers, bindings, and NCRONTAB expressions. Learners will gain hands-on experience with configuring, testing, and deploying serverless functions, including interaction with Azure Storage queues and BLOBs.

What's included

1 video8 readings1 assignment

1 videoTotal 1 minute

Overview1 minute

8 readingsTotal 44 minutes

Introduction4 minutes
NCRONTAB expressions8 minutes
Azure Functions versions and languages6 minutes
Installing Azure Functions Core Tools6 minutes
Testing a simple function5 minutes
Testing the Timer triggered function4 minutes
Implementing a function that works with queues and BLOBs5 minutes
Testing the function that works with queues and BLOBs6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 16 minutes

Exploring Serverless Nanoservices with Azure Functions16 minutes

This module explores the implementation of real-time communication using SignalR, covering the creation of live apps, client-server interactions, and data streaming techniques. Learners will gain hands-on experience with SignalR's features and its application in scenarios like chat apps and notifications.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

This module teaches how to integrate and manipulate data from multiple sources using GraphQL. It covers building GraphQL services, implementing queries, mutations, and subscriptions, and integrating them with .NET and EF Core. Learners will gain hands-on experience in creating efficient data interaction strategies.

What's included

1 video10 readings2 assignments

1 videoTotal 1 minute

Overview1 minute

10 readingsTotal 53 minutes

Introduction5 minutes
Building a service that supports GraphQL6 minutes
Defining GraphQL queries for EF Core models7 minutes
Implementing paging support6 minutes
Implementing sorting support4 minutes
Using an ASP.NET Core MVC project as a GraphQL client6 minutes
Testing the .NET client5 minutes
Implementing GraphQL mutations4 minutes
Implementing updates and deletes as mutations5 minutes
Implementing GraphQL subscriptions5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 52 minutes

Advanced Services and APIs with .NET 8 Final Assessment36 minutes
GraphQL Data Integration and Query Techniques16 minutes

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