This time we will build a simple, yet realistic ASP.NET Core application and showcase the feature of Entity Framework Core. But before we dig down further, let’s take a quick recap about the high-level differences and key benefits of Code-First and Database-First design workflows, then we’ll decide which we are going to use in our project. http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/building-an-asp-net-core-application-with-web-api-and-code-first-development/

A corner stone of Visual Studio Code is an open standard known as the Language Server Protocol (LSP). A language server is essentially a compiler/analyzer that runs in a separate process. It handles a variety of tasks including compiler error reporting, hover text, code completion (i.e. IntelliSense), etc. https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/12/LSP-Visual-Studio?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=.NET

Last month at Microsoft Connect 2017, Azure Cosmos DB received several new updates including support for using the Cassandra NoSQL database API and increased guarantees for availability. With the Cassandra NoSQL database API, customers can run operations inside Cosmos DB on a data model. The availability guarantee moves from 99.99 percent to 99.999 percent. https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/12/azure-cosmosdb-cassandra

Jeff Fritz and Maria Naggaga continue a 3-part series on ASP.NET Core at Microsoft Virtual Academy.

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/aspnet-core-intermediate-18154?l=tigJ5mbeE_8711787171

.NET Standard explained to developers: What if it was an interface? https://dev.to/thatfrankdev/net-standard-explained-to-developers-what-if-it-was-an-interface-bjj

Working with New Out Variables & Discard Feature in C# 7.0 http://techxposer.com/2017/07/19/working-with-new-out-variables-discard-feature-in-c-7-0/

Sometimes you may need to render a certain view as string, for example when you want to send an email where usually the body is pure html. https://ppolyzos.com/2016/09/09/asp-net-core-render-view-to-string/

In this post I'm going to show you how to setup SonarQube on Docker on Windows machine and the way how to perform a code analysis of simple application written in C#. Trust me, it's easier than you think it is. https://dev.to/rafalpienkowski/static-code-analysis-in-3-steps-2ahi

For 70-532 students, here is a Github repository of over 700+ code samples, in all languages, for interacting with Azure.
https://github.com/azure-samples/
This will probably become my #1 recommendation as a supplement to my course for studying for the test.

.Net Core 2.0 Performance Notes Revisited http://anthonylloyd.github.io/blog/2017/12/30/dotnetcore-performance-part2

C#: Favorite Features through the Years
Each newer version of C# is packed full of powerful and impactful features. In this tutorial I walk through the various versions of C# and share my favorite features from each release.
http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=1411

We never stopped believing, and hope you didn’t either! Bootstrap 4.0.0 has finally landed! http://blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/01/18/bootstrap-4/

By default, ASP.NET Core Identity doesn't require mail addresses unicity for the users, so several users can have the same mail. To change this behavior, this is very simple. You have just to configure the policy you want in your application's startup class.

https://adrientorris.github.io/aspnet-core/identity/configure-mail-unicity.html

Entity Framework is Microsoft’s flagship Object/Relation Mapper, and the recommended way to access relational databases. Entity Framework Core is a complete rewrite from the “classic” Entity Framework, building on the new multiplatform .NET Core framework and adding the ability to connect to nonrelational data sources while keeping the features that made Entity Framework Code First so popular. In Entity Framework Core Succinctly, join Ricardo Peres to explore this new version of the O/RM, from getting set up to avoiding common traps.

https://www.syncfusion.com/ebooks/entity_frame_work_core_succinctly

Anthony Giretti shares samples of real-time Google Gauges using SignalR Core 2, Entity Framework Core 2, and SqlTableDependency.
https://github.com/AnthonyGiretti/Angular5-RealTime-gauges-with-SignalR-Core-EFCore2

Quickpaste lets you host your own pastebin to quickly send or request files/text from others just by sending a link.
Quickpaste uses the ASP.NET Core web framework and runs on the .NET Core 2 Runtime.
https://github.com/Beyhum/quickpaste

The performance characteristics of async methods in C#
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/seteplia/2018/01/25/the-performance-characteristics-of-async-methods/

Let’s take a look at how this has changed in ASP.NET Core by installing Foundation 6, a responsive front-end framework that is a capable alternative to Bootstrap.
https://developer.telerik.com/featured/using-foundation-6-asp-net-core/