Key FeaturesEasy-to-follow recipes to get you up-and-running with the new features of C# 7 and .NET Core 1.1Practical solutions to assist you with microservices and serverless computing in C#Explore the new Visual Studio environment and write more secure code in itBook DescriptionC# has recently been open-sourced and C# 7 comes with a host of new features for building powerful, cross-platform applications.This book will be your solution to some common programming problems that you come across with C# and will also help you get started with .NET Core 1.1. Through a recipe-based approach, this book will help you overcome common programming challenges and get your applications ready to face the modern world.We start by running you through new features in C# 7, such as tuples, pattern matching, and so on, giving you hands-on experience with them. Moving forward, you will work with generics and the OOP features in C#. You will then move on to more advanced topics, such as reactive extensions, Regex, code analyzers, and asynchronous programming. This book will also cover new, cross-platform .NET Core 1.1 features and teach you how to utilize .NET Core on macOS. Then, we will explore microservices as well as serverless computing and how these benefit modern developers. Finally, you will learn what you can do with Visual Studio 2017 to put mobile application development across multiple platforms within the reach of any developer.What you will learnWriting better and less code to achieve the same result as in previous versions of C#Working with analyzers in Visual StudioWorking with files, streams, and serializationWriting high-performant code in C# and understanding multi-threadingDemystifying the Rx library using Reactive extensionsExploring .Net Core 1.1 and ASP.NET MVCSecuring your applications and learning new debugging techniquesDesigning and building a microservice architectureUsing Azure and AWS for serverless computing with C#About the AuthorDirk Strauss is a software developer and Microsoft .NET MVP from South Africa with over 13 years of programming experience. He has extensive experience in SYSPRO Customization (an ERP system), with C# and web development being his main focus.He works for Evolution Software, but in all fairness, he cant really call it working at all. When youre having fun and loving what you do with incredibly inspirational individuals, you will not work a day in your life.He authored the C# Programming Cookbook in 2016 (also published by Packt) and has written for Syncfusion, contributing to the Succinctly series of eBooks.He also blogs at https://dirkstrauss.com/, whenever he gets a chance.Table of ContentsNew Features in C# 7.0Classes and GenericsObject-Oriented Programming in C#Code Analyzers in Visual StudioRegular ExpressionsWorking with Files, Streams, and SerializationMaking Apps Responsive with Asynchronous ProgrammingHigh Performance Programming Using Parallel and Multithreading in C#Composing Event-Based Programs Using Reactive ExtensionsExploring .NET Core 1.1ASP.NET Core on the MVC FrameworkChoosing and Using a Source Control StrategyCreating a Mobile Application in Visual StudioWriting Secure Code and Debugging in Visual StudioCreating Microservices on Azure Service FabricAzure and Serverless Computing