C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development - Third Edition: Create powerful applications with .NET Standard 2.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, and Entity Framework Core 2.0, using Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio Code

This book is a comprehensive guide to creating powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0.

It covers the basics of C#, debugging functions, object-oriented programming, and the latest features of C# 7.1 such as default literals, tuples, inferred tuple names, pattern matching, out variables, and more.

The book also delves into the .NET Standard 2.0 class libraries, covering topics such as packaging and deploying your own libraries, and using common libraries for working with collections, performance, monitoring, serialization, files, databases, and encryption.

Finally, it demonstrates how to build various types of applications, including websites, web applications, web services, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, and mobile apps.

By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to create modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET.