Description

Advanced .NET Development

Duration: 45 Days (Excluding Sundays)

Core Focus: Master .NET 8 with C#, microservices, containerization, cloud-native apps, advanced frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.

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Week 1: Core Foundations

• C# 12 features: primary constructors, required members, default interfaces.

• LINQ, async/await, and parallel programming.

• Dependency injection and configuration in .NET Core.

• Modern architectures: layered, hexagonal, and clean architecture.

Week 2: Web & API Development

• ASP.NET Core minimal APIs and MVC.

• Building secure APIs with Identity, JWT, and OAuth2.

• SignalR for real-time communication.

• GraphQL integration with HotChocolate.

Week 3: Microservices & Cloud Integration

• Building microservices with .NET and gRPC.

• Containerization with Docker & orchestration with Kubernetes.

• Service mesh integration with Istio or Linkerd.

• Observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Jaeger.

Week 4: Data & Messaging

• Entity Framework Core: migrations, LINQ queries, performance tuning.

• NoSQL options: MongoDB, Cosmos DB integration.

• Event-driven systems with RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Azure Service Bus.

• Caching strategies with Redis.

Week 5–6: Capstone Project — Cloud-Native E-Commerce System

• Authentication, authorization, and role-based access.

• Product catalog service with search and pagination.

• Order management with event sourcing and CQRS.

• Payment integration (mock gateway).

• Logging, distributed tracing, and centralized monitoring.

Week 7: CI/CD & DevOps

• GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps pipelines.

• Automated testing, builds, and deployments.

• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform/Bicep.

• Deployment to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Week 8: Advanced Topics & Wrap-Up

• Domain-Driven Design (DDD) patterns.

• Testing strategies: unit, integration, contract, load testing.

• Performance optimization, scaling strategies.

• Final demo: deploy capstone project to cloud with full CI/CD.