Setting the Stage

ASP.NET Core—the redesign of ASP.NET from Microsoft—is the server-side web application development framework which helps you to build web applications effectively. This runs on top of the .NET Core platform, which enables your application to be run on a wide variety of platforms, including Linux and macOS. This opens up heaps of opportunities and it is exciting to be a .NET developer in these times.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Explain the fundamental concepts about web applications—HTTP, client side, and server side
• Explain the three programming models of ASP.NET MVC
• Get to grips with the philosophy of ASP.NET MVC
• Create your first ASP.NET Core Web Application project and project structure