K2 Junior full stack with .NET and Blazor

Who it is for

For everyone after K1 who wants to start in web development with .NET as a junior.

Prerequisites

K1 or the placement test.

Afterward, you can

• Build web pages with HTML and SCSS, accessible to WCAG
• Develop web APIs with ASP.NET Core
• Model and store data with SQL Server and EF Core
• Build user interfaces with Blazor, static and with interactive islands
• Add sign-in with Microsoft Entra ID and know the OWASP Top 10
• Test web applications automatically, up to an end-to-end test
• Build background work and integrations that hold up
• Deliver an application to Azure as a container, with a Dockerfile and a registry of your own
• Design and version APIs, with OpenAPI, gRPC and webhooks
• Build live views with SignalR
• Refactor code deliberately with SOLID and prove the gain with tests

Contents

1. 2.1

   Web fundamentals

   HTTP, HTML, CSS and SCSS, accessibility (WCAG), browser tools

   35 h
2. 2.2

   TypeScript, just what is needed

   strict mode, the DOM, one script per page, no framework

   15 h
3. 2.3

   ASP.NET Core

   minimal APIs, routing, dependency injection, configuration and options, middleware, ProblemDetails, validation

   40 h
4. 2.4

   Data

   SQL (SQL Server), modeling, indexes, EF Core, migrations, transactions

   45 h
5. 2.5

   Blazor

   components, static SSR, forms without script, interactive islands (Server/WebAssembly), layouts, two languages

   55 h
6. 2.6

   Sign-in and permissions

   cookies, OpenID Connect with Microsoft Entra ID, roles, antiforgery, OWASP Top 10

   25 h
7. 2.7

   Testing on the web

   unit tests, integration tests with WebApplicationFactory, component tests, an end-to-end test with Playwright for .NET

   30 h
8. 2.8

   Background work and integration

   BackgroundService, HttpClientFactory, retrying without sending twice, the outbox pattern, mail

   20 h
9. 2.9

   Containers and a first deployment

   containers with dotnet publish and with a Dockerfile of your own (layers, multi-stage, small and secure images), Azure Container Registry, Docker Compose next to Aspire, Aspire locally, Azure Container Apps with azd

   30 h
10. 2.10

    Working in a team

    pull requests, reviews, issues, definition of done, SOLID day to day

    15 h
11. 2.12

    Designing APIs

    REST done well, OpenAPI as the contract, versioning, gRPC, webhooks, Azure API Management

    20 h
12. 2.13

    Real time with SignalR

    hubs and clients, groups, sign-in and permissions in the hub, scaling with Azure SignalR Service or a backplane

    10 h
13. 2.14

    SOLID with real examples

    each principle as a refactoring of the Kladde: the smell that shows it, the test that proves the gain, and when not to apply it

    15 h
14. 2.11

    Final project

    the Kladde as a web application

    60 h

About 415 hours in all (indicative).

Lessons

You see the text and video of every lesson here on the site after buying the course; the titles and goals are already shown. A self-study course: you work through the lessons in order and check your exercises yourself against the solutions.

You can read the first module (2.1) for free, with text and video, without signing in: so you see how the course works before you buy.

The lessons stand under their modules, in the order of the course. Click a module to open or close its lessons.

Final project: the Kladde

Certifications

An offer, never a requirement: these Microsoft exams fit this stage. You take them at Microsoft; we are not a Microsoft training partner.

• AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals

  The entry point to the Azure certifications.

Keep learning with Microsoft Learn

Microsoft's learning paths and documentation that go with this course.

• Build web apps with Blazor
• Create web apps and services with ASP.NET Core, minimal API, and .NET
• Create a web API with ASP.NET Core controllers
• Persist and retrieve relational data by using Entity Framework Core
• Introduction to .NET and Docker
• Overview of ASP.NET Core SignalR
• What is Azure API Management?