Tools and Skills for .NET 10
Get the career you want with good practices and patterns to design, debug, and test your solutions
2nd Edition
Published on 7. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
806 pages
978-1-83588-250-4 (ISBN)
Description
Advance your career by mastering key .NET tools and skills, including debugging, source code management, testing, cloud native development, multitasking, and more
Key Features
Coverage of key .NET tools and skills, including refactoring, source code management, debugging, and more
Practical guidance on using code editors effectively and implementing good practices
Explore cutting-edge techniques like cloud native development with Aspire and containerization
Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen reader
Book Description.NET is more powerful-and more complex-than ever. As the ecosystem evolves, so do the expectations from developers. Mastering the tools and patterns of professional .NET development can be the difference between simply shipping code and delivering resilient, scalable software. Tools and Skills for .NET 10 is a practical guide to leveling up in today's .NET world, offering both hard technical skills and career strategies to help you thrive.
Inside, you'll learn how to manage codebases with Git and implement debugging and memory analysis techniques that save hours of guesswork. The book also covers best practices for writing and maintaining documentation for your code, services, and APIs, which is crucial for team collaboration. You'll explore cryptography for securing data and concurrency for building responsive apps. Further chapters explore dependency injection, testing for performance and reliability, and packaging your apps in Docker containers.
By the end of this book, you'll be equipped not only with technical skills but also with the confidence to apply them in real environments. Whether you're aiming for a promotion, switching jobs, or preparing for technical interviews, you'll have the skills and the language to present yourself as a capable, well-rounded .NET developer ready for anything the industry throws at you.What you will learn
Make the most of code editor tools for efficient development
Explore advanced debugging techniques and troubleshooting strategies
Understand how to protect data and applications using cryptography
Build responsive, high-performance projects using multitasking and concurrency
Discover how to master dependency injection
Optimize performance through benchmarking and testing
Delve into cloud-native development using Aspire
Advance your career with advice on job readiness and interviews
Who this book is forThis book is for .NET professionals seeking to enhance their expertise, as well as aspiring developers aiming to advance their careers in the field. This book caters to individuals eager to master essential .NET tools, refine their development practices, explore advanced techniques and cutting-edge tools, and prepare themselves for job opportunities and interviews in the competitive landscape of .NET development.
Key Features
Coverage of key .NET tools and skills, including refactoring, source code management, debugging, and more
Practical guidance on using code editors effectively and implementing good practices
Explore cutting-edge techniques like cloud native development with Aspire and containerization
Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen reader
Book Description.NET is more powerful-and more complex-than ever. As the ecosystem evolves, so do the expectations from developers. Mastering the tools and patterns of professional .NET development can be the difference between simply shipping code and delivering resilient, scalable software. Tools and Skills for .NET 10 is a practical guide to leveling up in today's .NET world, offering both hard technical skills and career strategies to help you thrive.
Inside, you'll learn how to manage codebases with Git and implement debugging and memory analysis techniques that save hours of guesswork. The book also covers best practices for writing and maintaining documentation for your code, services, and APIs, which is crucial for team collaboration. You'll explore cryptography for securing data and concurrency for building responsive apps. Further chapters explore dependency injection, testing for performance and reliability, and packaging your apps in Docker containers.
By the end of this book, you'll be equipped not only with technical skills but also with the confidence to apply them in real environments. Whether you're aiming for a promotion, switching jobs, or preparing for technical interviews, you'll have the skills and the language to present yourself as a capable, well-rounded .NET developer ready for anything the industry throws at you.What you will learn
Make the most of code editor tools for efficient development
Explore advanced debugging techniques and troubleshooting strategies
Understand how to protect data and applications using cryptography
Build responsive, high-performance projects using multitasking and concurrency
Discover how to master dependency injection
Optimize performance through benchmarking and testing
Delve into cloud-native development using Aspire
Advance your career with advice on job readiness and interviews
Who this book is forThis book is for .NET professionals seeking to enhance their expertise, as well as aspiring developers aiming to advance their careers in the field. This book caters to individuals eager to master essential .NET tools, refine their development practices, explore advanced techniques and cutting-edge tools, and prepare themselves for job opportunities and interviews in the competitive landscape of .NET development.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1475 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83588-250-4 (9781835882504)
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Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years of experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get Microsoft Certified Trainers up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark has spent most of his career training a wide variety of students, from 16-year-old apprentices to 70-year-old retirees, with the majority being professional developers. Mark holds a BSc in Computer Science.
Content
Table of Contents
Introducing Tools and Skills for .NET
Making the Most of the Tools in Your Code Editor
Source Code Management Using Git
Debugging and Memory Troubleshooting
Logging, Tracing, and Metrics for Observability
Documenting Your Code, APIs, and Services
Observing and Modifying Code Execution Dynamically
Protecting Data and Apps Using Cryptography
Multitasking and Concurrency
Dependency Injection, Containers, and Service Lifetime
Unit Testing and Mocking
Integration and Security Testing
Benchmarking Performance, Load, and Stress Testing
Functional and End-to-End Testing of Websites and Services
Containerization Using Docker
Cloud-Native Development Using Aspire
Design Patterns and Principles
Software and Solution Architecture Foundations
Your Career, Teamwork, and Interviews
Epilogue
Appendix A: Answers to the Test Your Knowledge Questions
Appendix B: Setting Up Your Development Environment
Introducing Tools and Skills for .NET
Making the Most of the Tools in Your Code Editor
Source Code Management Using Git
Debugging and Memory Troubleshooting
Logging, Tracing, and Metrics for Observability
Documenting Your Code, APIs, and Services
Observing and Modifying Code Execution Dynamically
Protecting Data and Apps Using Cryptography
Multitasking and Concurrency
Dependency Injection, Containers, and Service Lifetime
Unit Testing and Mocking
Integration and Security Testing
Benchmarking Performance, Load, and Stress Testing
Functional and End-to-End Testing of Websites and Services
Containerization Using Docker
Cloud-Native Development Using Aspire
Design Patterns and Principles
Software and Solution Architecture Foundations
Your Career, Teamwork, and Interviews
Epilogue
Appendix A: Answers to the Test Your Knowledge Questions
Appendix B: Setting Up Your Development Environment