.NET Fundamentals: Concepts, APIs, and Libraries in the .NET Framework

Learn the basic concepts of .NET, that foundational programming platform in the Microsoft developer ecosystem.

Introduction

• Understanding Microsoft .NET
• Getting the most from this course

1. .NET Framework and SDK

• Terminology: Framework and library
• Terminology: SDK and API
• What is .NET?
• A brief history of .NET Framework
• The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
• Installing .NET
• The big list of libraries
• Install additional libraries with NuGet
• The blurred line between .NET and C#

2. Essential Types and Concepts

• The Common Type System (CTS)
• Namespaces and assemblies
• Interfaces
• Generics
• Delegates and Lambda expressions
• Reflection and attributes
• Nullable value types
• Arrays and collections
• Events and event handlers
• Handling exceptions in .NET
• Strings and Chars
• C# records and .NET
• Auto memory management with garbage collection
• Command line and the SDK
• Publishing applications

Conclusion

• What’s new in .NET and .NET Core
• Next steps