From Zero to Hero: SOLID Principles for C# Developers

Learn one of the core fundamentals of modern software engineering

About This Course

SOLID Principles have been a staple of modern software engineering for many years. They are some of the most used software engineering principles that every company requires knowledge of, if not the most used. This course will teach you what SOLID principles are and why they are so important. It will also go in-depth with practical examples and animations to give you a fundamental understanding of the five principles. The course will also briefly cover some other acronyms, such as DRY, YAGNI and KISS, which are also used heavily by most software developers. Join Alex Hyett in this journey to master the SOLID principles in C#!

Course Curriculum

2h 21m 9 sections
Welcome
01:16 Free preview
What will you learn in this course?
01:38 Free preview
Who is the course for and prerequisites
01:10 Free preview
History of SOLID
02:08
Purpose of SOLID
04:36
Definition
01:32
Responsibilities
03:13
Reasons to Change
05:33
Cohesion and Coupling
03:26
Reusability
01:56
Example
12:48
SRP Summary
01:36
Definition
04:23
Abstractions
03:18
Example
14:59
Decorator Pattern
03:47
Extension Methods
01:39
OCP Summary
02:06
Definition
02:38
Rules of LSP
01:26
Method Rules
07:06
Class Property Rules
02:25
Example
02:42
LSP Summary
02:45
Definition
03:26
Detecting and Fixing ISP Violations
03:25
Simple Example
10:56
ISP Summary
01:47
Definition
02:51
Dependency Injection and Other Methods
03:43
Example
07:05
DIP Summary
02:21
Introduction
00:34
DRY
04:48
YAGNI
02:52
KISS
01:50
Course Conclusion
03:36

Meet Your Instructor

Alex Hyett

Alex Hyett

Alex Hyett is a Staff Engineer at Revenew and a content creator. With over 13 years of experience in software development Alex has worked on everything from defence, startups and finance. Alex has always had a passion for sharing his knowledge, whether it be writing technical articles on his website or creating videos for his YouTube channel. When he is not creating videos on software development, Alex enjoys playing guitar, tinkering with his home server and playing video games.

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