Getting Started with .NET Aspire Build Cloud-Native and Distributed Applications with Ease

Learn to master the brand-new .NET Aspire stack to simplify the creation of cloud-native and distributed applications. You will learn how .NET Aspire combines all the necessary tools, templates, and packages to minimize friction for applications that draw on a broad array of servers.

Experienced software engineer Dave Rael explains how to leverage .NET Aspire. He begins by describing the motivations for .NET Aspire and how it improves upon current approaches for distributed applications. Then, he shows you how to use .NET Aspire and its associated tools and libraries in your projects, whether your project is completely from scratch or builds upon a previously existing solution.

What You Will Learn:

• Gain a solid understanding of the .NET Aspire stack
• Create rich and dynamic distributed apps using .NET Aspire
• Test, deploy, and observe your cloud-native app
• Leverage built-in tools to use unit testing and integration testing with your projects

Who This Book is For:

This book is for both students and .NET developers who want to build cloud-native, distributed applications using the .NET Framework. A working knowledge of C# is recommended to follow the examples used in the book.

Chapter 1: Introducing .NET Aspire.- Chapter 2: Getting Started with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 3: .NET Aspire Project Types and Templates.- Chapter 4: System Architecture Considerations.- Chapter 5: Testing Your Systems.- Chapter 6: .NET Aspire Integrations.- Chapter 7: Deploying Your Aspire-Based System.- Chapter 8: System Observability with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 9: Greenfield: Implementing New Systems with .NET Aspire.- Chapter 10: Brownfield: Using .NET Aspire with Existing Systems.- Chapter 11: Wrapping Up.

Dave Rael is a father, husband, and seasoned software professional. He has worked as a software developer, analyst, tester, engineer, and architect in numerous verticals and industries over the course of more than 25 years. In 1999, he started in professional software development for a large telecom company working with C++, Visual Basic, .NET, and C#. He created and published the popular podcast Developer On Fire from 2015-2019, in which he interviewed software professionals to gather stories from the world of software. The project of raising excellent offspring is his most important and most successful project to date.