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NET 6 Developer Roadmap (Beginner to SE)
1. Prerequisites
- Basic Programming Concepts
- C# Language Fundamentals: Variables, Data Types, Operators, Loops, Conditionals, Arrays, Collections, Methods,
Exception Handling
- Object-Oriented Programming: Classes, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction, Encapsulation
2. .NET Core & .NET 6 Basics
- Introduction to .NET Core and .NET 6
- Differences: .NET Framework vs Core vs 6
- CLI Tools: dotnet new, run, build
- Project Types: Console, Web, API, Class Library
3. C# Advanced Concepts
- Async/Await, Task-based Programming
- Delegates, Events, Func/Action
- LINQ, Extension Methods, Records, Tuples
- Nullable Types, Exception Filtering, File I/O
4. ASP.NET Core
a. Web API:
- REST APIs, HTTP Methods, Routing, Validation, DI, Middleware, Versioning, Error Handling
b. MVC:
.NET 6 Developer Roadmap (Beginner to SE)
- Razor Pages, Views, Layouts, MVC Pattern, Form Handling, Validation
5. Entity Framework Core
- ORM Concepts, Code First vs DB First
- DbContext, DbSet, Migrations
- LINQ to Entities, Relationships, Loading Strategies
6. Dependency Injection
- What is DI, Built-in IoC
- Service Lifetimes: Transient, Scoped, Singleton
- Registering and Injecting Services
7. Authentication & Authorization
- Identity, JWT Auth, Role & Policy-based Auth
- OAuth2, OpenID Connect basics, Securing APIs
8. Configuration & Environment Management
- appsettings.json, IConfiguration, Env Variables
- Secrets Management, Logging (Serilog)
9. Testing
.NET 6 Developer Roadmap (Beginner to SE)
- Unit Testing with xUnit/NUnit, Mocking with Moq
- Integration Testing, TDD
10. Consuming APIs
- Using HttpClient, Consuming REST APIs
- IHttpClientFactory
11. Frontend Integration (Optional)
- Razor Pages, Blazor, React/Angular/Vue with .NET APIs
12. DevOps & Deployment
- Publishing, Dockerizing, CI/CD, Hosting (IIS, Azure, AWS, Linux)
13. Design Patterns
- Repository, Unit of Work, Singleton, Factory, Strategy
- Clean Architecture, CQRS, MediatR
14. Best Practices
- SOLID, Clean Code, SoC, Layered Architecture, Logging
.NET 6 Developer Roadmap (Beginner to SE)
15. Optional Topics
- SignalR, gRPC, Background Services, Localization
- Swagger/OpenAPI, Health Checks