Book excerpt: This 2nd Edition of Murachs ASP.NET Core MVC does a better job than ever of delivering the skills you need to develop websites using the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern with ASP.NET Core. If you know the basics of C#, youll quickly learn to code the way todays top web professionals do. Each section features clear, beginner-friendly examples and easy-to-understand explanations that walk you through crucial skills, best practices, and helpful tips. Im a first-time customer who has recently purchased your ASP.NET Core MVC book, and I have to say Im greatly impressed. [It] was actually fun from start to finish (and I've read many, many programming books before). - Shannon Fairchild, Senior Software Developer, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Section 1 (just 5 chapters) shows how to develop responsive web apps that follow the MVC pattern so theyll be easy to maintain as they grow and change. Then, it shows how to test and debug these apps using the debugging tools provided by Visual Studio and your browser. Section 2 builds out that set of skills to create more complex controllers, work with Razor views, handle cookies and sessions, work with model binding, validate data, and use EF Core to work with databases. Finally, section 3 presents additional skills that you can learn when you need them. Automate testing by using dependency injection and unit tests. Reduce code duplication by creating custom tag helpers and view components. Control user access to a site with ASP.NET Core Identity. Deploy a site to the cloud with Azure. And use Visual Studio Code, an increasingly popular alternative to the Visual Studio IDE. Every Murach book guarantees high quality. The complete apps show how each feature works in context. The exercises at the end of each chapter let you practice your new skills and gain valuable hands-on experience. And the distinctive paired-pages format is ideal for learning and reference.