ASP.NET Core Web API Roadmap

Master how to build robust, scalable, and secure backend services with ASP.NET Core Web API.

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Stage Main Topic Content & Learning Activities Objectives & Deliverables
1 C# and .NET Fundamentals
  • Learn C# basics
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • LINQ
  • Async/Await
  • .NET Ecosystem
  • Build a strong foundation in the C# language and .NET.
2 Getting Started with ASP.NET Core
  • Overview of ASP.NET Core
  • Create First Web API Project
  • Project Structure
  • Routing in Web API
  • Model Binding & Validation
  • Dependency Injection (DI)
  • Build a "Hello World" API and understand core concepts.
3 Database Interaction
  • Basic SQL knowledge
  • Entity Framework Core (EF Core)
  • Dapper
  • Perform CRUD operations
  • Migrations
  • Repository Pattern
  • Connect the API to a database to read and write data.
4 Advanced API Topics
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
  • ASP.NET Core Identity
  • Middleware & Error Handling
  • Logging
  • AutoMapper
  • Build secure, robust, and maintainable APIs.
5 Testing
  • Unit Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • API testing tools
  • Ensure the quality and reliability of the API.
6 Documentation & Versioning
  • Swagger / OpenAPI
  • API Versioning
  • Create clear API documentation and manage versions.
7 Deployment
  • Docker
  • Deploying to the Cloud
  • CI/CD Concepts
  • Bring your API to end-users.
8 Architecture & Design Patterns
  • RESTful Principles
  • Clean Architecture
  • CQRS & MediatR
  • GraphQL
  • gRPC
  • Learn advanced architectures and patterns for large systems.