Notes on .NET Core MVC Course

Introduction

• Host: Teddy
• Topic: Full course on .NET Core MVC
• Project: Building a social media app
  • Features include:
    • User login
    • Home page with geolocation based on IP
    • Club dashboard
    • Display of races
    • Login and registration features

Prerequisites

• Software Requirements:
  • Visual Studio 2022
  • .NET 6
• Knowledge Requirements:
  • HTML (necessary)
  • CSS (not necessary)
  • JavaScript (necessary)
  • C# (necessary)

Why Use MVC?

• Popularity in various industries:
  • Banking, insurance, enterprise-level organizations
• Benefits:
  • Easy to maintain
  • Scalable for large applications
  • Easy to deploy
  • High demand for .NET developers leads to high salaries
• Importance of learning to code

Understanding MVC

• Acronyms:
  • MVC = Model-View-Controller
  • Suggested alternative: CVM (Controller-View-Model)

Breakdown of MVC Components

1. Controller

   • Manages URLs and app structure
   • Handles data fetching from databases
   • Essential for managing user input and response

2. Model

   • Represents data in the application
   • Interacts with the database to retrieve and store data
   • Often involves business rules
   • High demand for backend developers due to the importance of models

3. View

   • Responsible for the UI and presentation of data
   • Careers dedicated to views; important for frontend and full-stack developers

Creating an MVC Project

1. Steps to Create a New Project:

   • Select MVC in the new project dialog
   • Name project: RunGroupWebApp

2. Project Structure:

   • Program.cs: Bundles options and middleware settings
   • App Settings: Contains settings for the application (e.g., connection strings)
   • Views: Contains HTML necessary for the MVC application
   • Controllers: Entry points for website navigation

Running the App

• Use the green button in Visual Studio to run the app.
• Example of initial URL structure and components (e.g., privacy page).

Conclusion

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• Thanks for watching.