Course Outline
Transitioning from Language Proficiency to Solution Architecture
- Advanced C# capabilities and their impact on design decisions.
- Extracting design intent from legacy codebases.
Requirements Analysis and Domain Modeling
- Defining use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Constructing domain models and establishing ubiquitous language.
Core Software Design Principles
- Applying SOLID principles to .NET solutions.
- Managing coupling, cohesion, and dependency flow.
Design Patterns for .NET Applications
- Selecting appropriate creational, structural, and behavioral patterns.
- Identifying patterns and anti-patterns in existing code.
Architectural Styles and Technical Decision-Making
- Comparing layered, hexagonal, and clean architecture approaches.
- Maintaining architecture decision records and analyzing trade-offs.
Planning Solution Structure
- Organizing solutions and projects for large-scale codebases.
- Evaluating modular monoliths against service-oriented boundaries.
Modern C# for Maintainable Code
- Utilizing pattern matching, records, and nullable reference types.
- Leveraging generics, LINQ, and functional composition.
Exception Handling, Logging, and Observability
- Defining exception strategies and error contracts.
- Implementing structured logging, correlation, and health checks.
Reflection, Attributes, and Metaprogramming
- Attribute-driven design and practical reflection use cases.
- Source generators and compile-time code generation.
ASP.NET Core Fundamentals
- Understanding the hosting model, dependency injection, and configuration.
- Navigating the request pipeline, middleware, and filters.
REST API Design
- Resource modeling and adherence to HTTP semantics.
- Handling versioning, validation, and error responses.
- Establishing API contracts with OpenAPI.
Security in .NET Applications
- Authentication and authorization using OpenID Connect.
- Policy-based authorization and secrets management.
Threat Modeling and Secure Design
- Applying STRIDE modeling and defining trust boundaries.
- Conducting secure design reviews before implementation.
Data Access via Entity Framework Core
- Modeling entities and their relationships.
- Managing DbContext lifetime and migration strategies.
Query Performance and Data Architecture
- Loading strategies and avoiding eager loading pitfalls.
- Managing transactions, concurrency tokens, and bypassing EF when necessary.
Concurrency and Asynchronous Programming
- Working with Tasks, the TPL, and avoiding async/await pitfalls.
- Handling synchronization, cancellation, and thread safety.
Performance Optimization
- Profiling and benchmarking using BenchmarkDotNet.
- Analyzing memory, allocations, and garbage collection.
- Implementing caching strategies and conducting load tests.
Layered Testing Strategies
- Defining boundaries for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Creating testable architectures and utilizing test doubles.
Deployment and Operational Readiness
- Utilizing containers, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensuring production diagnostics and release safety.
Capstone: Design Review and Implementation
- Conducting an architecture review of a case study application.
- Implementing and refactoring a specific feature slice.
Requirements
- Practical experience with C# programming
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming concepts
- Fundamental understanding of SQL and relational databases
Target Audience
- .NET Developers
- Software Engineers and Technical Leads
- Professionals transitioning into application design roles
Testimonials (3)
It was 1-on-1 so the training was specialized to my specific needs. Shane highlighted elements of WPF/C# that could potentially be beneficial to my development projects.
Warren Nolan - Northrop Grumman
Course - Programming in WPF
The explanations and interactivity of the trainer, he really brought the subject well; and even-though I was probably not experienced enough, I did learn a lot from it!
Pieter Bruynseels - Spot Buy Center BV
Course - Design Patterns
Nice and friendly. Very knowledgeable. Would recommend Shane to others.
