Based on the bestselling .NET Core in Action, the new;.NET in Action, Second Edition has been completely rewritten and updated by original author Dustin Metzgar; an industry veteran who helped develop both the original .NET Framework and .NET Core.

.NET in Action, Second Edition presents the big picture of .NET application development, introducing core concepts like:

• Designing applications to take full advantage of .NET 8
• Integrating the latest C# and .NET features
• Building web services and applications with ASP.NET Core
• Working with data in files and remote services, and databases via Entity Framework Core
• Verifying code with unit and integration tests
• Make applications ready for internationalization
• Benchmarking and analyzing application performance

.NET in Action, Second Edition offers a clear-headed introduction to implementing full-featured, cross-platform professional applications on the Microsoft .NET platform. It compiles the must-know skills of .NET into a format that's clear and easy to follow. In each chapter, you'll build new applications, pick up essential .NET skills, and test your knowledge against handy exercises.