ASP.NET Core (Formerly known as ASP.NET 5) is the new way to develop Cross Platform web applications in ASP.NET and C#. In this course, I will teach you how to build ASP.NET Core(ASP.NET 5) Web Applications from the ground up. We will also examine and demonstrate all of the features of MVC 6, Entity Framework Core, Web Api, AngularJS 2.0 & C#. After we develop our ASP.NET Core(ASP.NET 5) Web App, I will teach you how to deploy your web app to Microsoft Azure.

What is ASP.NET Core (ASP.NET 5)?

ASP.NET Core is an open-source and cross-platform application framework used for developing modern cloud based web applications utilizing .NET.

Why Build Web Applications in ASP.NET Core (ASP.NET 5)?

The web stack for ASP.NET is based on a older legacy platform. ASP.NET has a lot of the unused code in the .NET framework. Since ASP.NET 1.0 (Over 15 years old), there's a lot of legacy code that has to load even when it is not being utilized in your web projects. This can cause performance issues in your web apps. ASP.NET Core (ASP.NET 5) solves this issue.