PART I

The New ASP.NET at a Glance

Welcome to ASP.NET Core.

It’s been over fifteen years since Microsoft introduced ASP.NET and the .NET Framework. Of course, web development has changed dramatically in that time. Developers have learned much, and clients want radically different solutions delivered in new ways to new devices. ASP.NET Core reflects all of this, and it anticipates much of what’s likely to happen next. Part I places ASP.NET Core in context, and it helps you quickly get started with it.

Chapter 1, Why Another ASP.NET?, explains why ASP.NET Core exists, where it might be familiar (especially to ASP.NET MVC developers), and the many ways it’s radically different. You’ll explore ASP.NET Core in the context of the compact, modular, ...

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