Course Content

What will you learn in this year's courses?

Content

General Goals

Build on a common platform (C#, .NET Core) to minimize required learning
Gain knowledge that is applicable today
- We can look into new, cool stuff that is coming in lightning talks
Focus on cross-platform development
- Make knowledge broadly usable
Focus on open-source platforms
Use latest versions (e.g. .NET Core 3, VS 2019), minimize old stuff
Gain knowledge that is valuable on the job market

POSE: CSharp, .NET Core/Standard

Recap C#
Deep dive into more advanced C# concepts
Cross-platform .NET Core development
Library development with .NET Standard

NVS MC: ASP.NET Core Web APIs

Practical application of C#/.NET Core (POSE)
.NET Core Web APIs as the backend for mobile apps
Open API

POSE: Entity Framework

Learn how to access databases with OR Mapper
Practical application of C#/.NET Core (POSE)
Integrate Entity Framework in Web APIs (NVS MC)

NVS MC: Xamarin Forms, XAML

XAML UI declaration language
Practical use of XAML in cross-platform mobile apps with Xamarin Forms
Integrate XAML with C# code (POSE)
Use backend Web APIs (NVS MC)

POSE: UI, WPF

Second practical application of XAML (NVS MC) as a UI declaration language
Designing and implementing UIs
Use backend Web APIs (NVS MC)
Use Entity Framework (POSE)

NVS MC: Docker

Host Web APIs (NVS MC) in Docker containers
Cross-platform cloud computing
Practical application of cross-platform .NET Core development (POSE)
Backend for mobile apps (NVS MC)

POSE: Software Quality

Automated testing of C#/.NET Core apps (POSE)
Use mocking for testing database logic (Entity Framework, POSE)
Build/test automation with Docker (NVS MC)

NVS MC: Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing principals
Practical use of Docker (NVS MC) in public clouds
Host backend Web APIs (NVS MC) for mobile apps in public cloud
Practical application of test automation (POSE) in the Azure cloud