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.NET has been around for over two decades, and with the release of .NET Core (later rebranded to .NET), there are many .NET codebases that are now outdated and out of support. Thousands of companies are either stuck on outdated .NET Framework versions or are forced to migrate to the new, cutting-edge ASP.NET Core. There is one problem, though. It can be extremely overwhelming. In this course, Jonathan "J" Tower will teach you everything you need to know to migrate ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC to ASP.NET Core using the knowledge he obtained by helping hundreds of companies migrate from old .NET Framework solutions to the latest ASP.NET Core.
Welcome (02:22)
What will you learn in this course? (03:22)
Who is the course for and prerequisites (02:30)
Installing the required software (04:05)
Why Upgrade to ASP.NET Core (05:47)
Migration Strategies: Big Bang vs. Incremental approaches (03:07)
Strangler Fig Approach (03:09)
Stages of the upgrade process (01:55)
Introduction to reverse proxies & YARP (06:39)
ASP.NET Core Architecture Overview (05:13)
The Startup Class and Program.cs (02:31)
Middleware Pipeline vs HttpModules/Handlers (04:58)
Built-In Dependency Injection (02:48)
Configuration System Changes (04:35)
Hosting and Environment Management (01:16)
Controllers and Routing (04:13)
Authentication and Authorization (02:11)
Static Files and Bundling (03:23)
What is .NET Upgrade Assistant (01:49)
Supported Upgrade Projects and Paths (02:14)
Installing .NET Upgrade Assistant (05:07)
Analyze Your Projects (08:25)
Upgrades Using the dotnet CLI (05:32)
In-Place, Side-by-Side, and Side-by-Side Incremental Upgrades (04:01)
NuGet and Project File Upgrades (03:36)
Sample Application Review (18:26)
Upgrade Strategy Planning (13:41)
Introduction to .NET Standard (03:05)
Migrate a Class Library to .NET Standard (13:25)
Differences from Entity Framework 6 to Entity Framework Core (13:17)
EF6 to EF Core Migration Recommendations (02:37)
Dapper and ADO.NET (01:40)
Side-by-Side Incremental Migration Setup (12:23)
Migrating a Controller and Fix EF6 (20:49)
Forwarding Static File Requests (02:58)
Checking Migration Progress (04:13)
Side-by-Side Incremental Migration Setup (11:24)
Migrate a Page and Layout; Forward Static Requests (22:52)
Fixing EF6 (10:37)
Shared Authentication (30:53)
Shared Session (19:26)
Configuration (06:11)
Bundling and Minification (12:36)
Migrate EF6 to EF Core (19:16)
Using DataProtection (15:07)
Conclusion (02:49)
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Jonathan, or J as he's known to friends, is a husband, a father, and the owner of Trailhead Technology Partners, a custom software consulting company with employees all around the world. He is also a Microsoft MVP in .NET and frequently speaks at software meetups and conferences. He doesn't mind too much because he loves sharing what he’s learned, and it also gives him an excuse to visit any nearby National Parks, a passion of his, proven by the fact that he's currently made it to 52 of the 63 parks. J also has a passion for building community and has served on several non-profit boards over the years as a result. Currently, J sits on the SoftwareGR board, a non-profit trade organization dedicated to building the software industry in West Michigan. He also runs Beer City Code, a software conference, and has served as president on that board for over a decade. J loves hiking, reading, photography, and trying to see all the best picture nominees before the Oscars ceremony.
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