Practical C# Projects with .NET
Sharpen your C# and .NET skills to build fun console, web, game, and AI apps with modern tools and patterns
Will be published approx. on 17. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
518 pages
978-1-83664-251-0 (ISBN)
Description
Build useful and fun .NET applications to deepen your C# knowledge, explore new libraries, and grow your developer confidence - project by project.
Key Features
Learn by building practical .NET applications for real-world use
Develop cross-platform apps, games, web APIs, and AI integrations
Master new C# and .NET features through creative, hands-on projects
Book DescriptionToo many C# developers feel stuck building the same apps day in and day out - but learning through side projects can reignite your passion and level up your skills. This book offers a practical, hands-on approach to mastering .NET 9 and modern C# by building a variety of engaging applications, from interactive games and productivity tools to machine learning apps and browser-based chatbots.
Each project focuses on building something useful or fun, reinforcing critical programming concepts and modern development techniques. You'll work with tools like Spectre.Console, ML.NET, Uno Platform, and more, developing everything from an adventure game and a card tracker to a voice-to-text transcriber and an AI chatbot.
Written by an experienced C# engineer and teacher, this book blends technical depth with a developer-friendly tone, helping you learn faster and retain more. Along the way, you'll sharpen your understanding of core .NET capabilities and gain the confidence to apply them in your own work or hobby projects.
By the end of this book, you'll not only have a portfolio of practical .NET apps - you'll also have grown as a developer and rediscovered the joy of programming.
What you will learn
Build an adventure game console app with Spectre.Console
Create infinite world simulations using procedural generation
Build RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework
Design a cross-platform chatbot using Uno Platform
Incorporate voice recognition and AI with .NET and OpenAI
Develop browser-based apps with Blazor and JavaScript interop
Train and use ML.NET models in your own applications
Explore game development with MonoGame and .NET
Who this book is forC# developers eager to deepen their practical knowledge of .NET by building meaningful and creative projects. Suitable for professionals and hobbyists alike, this book is ideal for those who enjoy learning through experimentation. Readers should have a basic understanding of C# and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem.
Key Features
Learn by building practical .NET applications for real-world use
Develop cross-platform apps, games, web APIs, and AI integrations
Master new C# and .NET features through creative, hands-on projects
Book DescriptionToo many C# developers feel stuck building the same apps day in and day out - but learning through side projects can reignite your passion and level up your skills. This book offers a practical, hands-on approach to mastering .NET 9 and modern C# by building a variety of engaging applications, from interactive games and productivity tools to machine learning apps and browser-based chatbots.
Each project focuses on building something useful or fun, reinforcing critical programming concepts and modern development techniques. You'll work with tools like Spectre.Console, ML.NET, Uno Platform, and more, developing everything from an adventure game and a card tracker to a voice-to-text transcriber and an AI chatbot.
Written by an experienced C# engineer and teacher, this book blends technical depth with a developer-friendly tone, helping you learn faster and retain more. Along the way, you'll sharpen your understanding of core .NET capabilities and gain the confidence to apply them in your own work or hobby projects.
By the end of this book, you'll not only have a portfolio of practical .NET apps - you'll also have grown as a developer and rediscovered the joy of programming.
What you will learn
Build an adventure game console app with Spectre.Console
Create infinite world simulations using procedural generation
Build RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework
Design a cross-platform chatbot using Uno Platform
Incorporate voice recognition and AI with .NET and OpenAI
Develop browser-based apps with Blazor and JavaScript interop
Train and use ML.NET models in your own applications
Explore game development with MonoGame and .NET
Who this book is forC# developers eager to deepen their practical knowledge of .NET by building meaningful and creative projects. Suitable for professionals and hobbyists alike, this book is ideal for those who enjoy learning through experimentation. Readers should have a basic understanding of C# and familiarity with the .NET ecosystem.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
956 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83664-251-0 (9781836642510)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Matt Eland is a senior software engineering and data science consultant at Leading EDJE in Columbus, Ohio. He loves sharing his journey by teaching software engineering, AI, and data science concepts in the most engaging ways possible. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether certain movies are Christmas movies, reinforcement learning to create digital attack squirrels, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog. He is the author of multiple books and courses, helps organize a user group and regional conferences, holds a Master's of Science in Data Analytics, and is a 2x Microsoft MVP in AI and .NET.
Content
Table of Contents
Build a Choose Your Own Adventure with C#
Recreating Enigma with Object-Oriented Programming
Building a data-driven Role Playing Game
Building a trading card tracker API with Entity Framework
Creating a trading card web application using Blazor
Building a test management desktop and mobile application with Avalonia
Building a Side Projects Tracker with .NET Aspire
Building a personal assistant with conversational AI and RAG
AI-powered Role Playing with AI Orchestration and Semantic Kernel
Predicting TV episode ratings with Machine Learning and ML.NET
Building a cooking game with MonoGame
Simulating AI Agents in a Game Overworld
Making a Small RPG with sound and effects
Journeying onwards: building your own side projects
Build a Choose Your Own Adventure with C#
Recreating Enigma with Object-Oriented Programming
Building a data-driven Role Playing Game
Building a trading card tracker API with Entity Framework
Creating a trading card web application using Blazor
Building a test management desktop and mobile application with Avalonia
Building a Side Projects Tracker with .NET Aspire
Building a personal assistant with conversational AI and RAG
AI-powered Role Playing with AI Orchestration and Semantic Kernel
Predicting TV episode ratings with Machine Learning and ML.NET
Building a cooking game with MonoGame
Simulating AI Agents in a Game Overworld
Making a Small RPG with sound and effects
Journeying onwards: building your own side projects