Key Features

Use specialized libraries to improve all aspects of your apps, including security and localization

Unlock scalability, performance, and resilience in your services

Unleash the capabilities of Avalonia, Blazor, and MAUI to develop stunning, truly cross-platform apps for desktop, web, and mobile

Book Description

Building modern apps and services with C# and .NET isn t just about knowing the syntax it s about knowing the right tools for the job. Whether you re building for web, desktop, or mobile, the .NET ecosystem offers a vast range of technologies. But with so many choices, it s easy to get stuck in a narrow skillset. Apps and Services with .NET 10 helps you build real-world experience across the breadth of what .NET has to offer.

This edition covers practical implementations across a diverse set of technologies. You'll build APIs with ASP.NET Core Minimal API, gRPC, GraphQL, and SignalR, and create user-facing applications using Blazor for the web, Avalonia for desktop, and .NET MAUI for mobile. You ll also explore native AOT (Ahead-of-Time) compilation for high-performance web services, along with caching, messaging, and long-running background tasks. Each chapter provides hands-on projects and real-world context for when and why to use each tool.

By the end, you ll have a full-stack command of modern .NET. You ll know how to select the right UI tech for your target platform, build APIs that scale, architect reliable backend services, and confidently adopt newer patterns. You won t just understand the tools you ll know how to put them together to deliver robust, user-friendly, cross-platform apps in production environments.

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What you will learn

Familiarize yourself with a variety of technologies to implement services, such as gRPC and GraphQL

Store and manage data locally and cloud-natively with SQL Server

Implement web services with native AOT publish support

Leverage Dapper for improved performance over EF Core

Implement popular third-party libraries such as Serilog, Humanizer, and Noda Time

Build web apps using Blazor, mobile apps using MAUI, and desktop apps using Avalonia

Who this book is for

This book is for .NET developers interested in exploring more specialized libraries and implementation fundamentals behind building services and apps. You ll need to know your way around .NET and C# to make the most of this book, so if you want to work your way up to this book, you can pick up Mark s other .NET book, C# 14 and .NET 10 Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals, first.