Build Web Applications the Way Professionals Actually Do Most ASP.NET Core resources teach features. Very few teach how real applications are designed, built, secured, tested, deployed, and maintained in production. This book fills that gap.
Real-World Web Development with .NET 10 is written for developers who are tired of toy examples and incomplete tutorials and want the confidence to build web applications that can survive real users, real traffic, and real business demands. It focuses on mature, proven technologies-ASP.NET Core MVC, Web API, Entity Framework Core, security best practices, testing, Docker, and Umbraco CMS-and shows how they work together as a complete system.
This is not a theoretical guide and it does not chase short-lived trends. Every concept is explained from first principles, then grounded in practical application. You will learn not only how to implement features, but why experienced developers make certain architectural and design decisions. The result is a way of thinking that scales with your projects and your career.
Inside this book, you will move step by step from foundational concepts to advanced, production-level practices. You will understand how the ASP.NET Core request pipeline really works, how to structure projects for long-term maintainability, how to design clean RESTful APIs, and how to manage data safely and efficiently using Entity Framework Core. Security is treated as a first-class concern, with clear explanations of authentication, authorization, roles, claims, and endpoint protection.
You will also learn how professional teams handle state management, performance optimization, caching strategies, logging, monitoring, and error handling. Automated testing is covered in depth, including unit tests, integration tests, and UI testing with Playwright, so you can ship changes with confidence instead of fear. Deployment and reliability are addressed with practical guidance on Docker, cloud and on-premise hosting, environment configuration, secrets management, uptime, and scalability.
A standout feature of this book is its practical integration of Umbraco CMS, showing how to build content-driven websites that non-technical users can manage without sacrificing architectural integrity. This reflects real client and enterprise scenarios where developers and content editors must work together efficiently.
By the time you finish this book, you will no longer feel uncertain when starting a new ASP.NET Core project. You will know how to structure applications cleanly, evolve them safely, and deploy them responsibly. Your code will be easier to understand, easier to test, and easier to maintain. Most importantly, you will think like a professional web developer who understands the full lifecycle of modern web applications.
If you want to move beyond demos, tutorials, and fragmented knowledge-and start building ASP.NET Core applications that feel solid, scalable, and production-ready-this book is written for you.
Skip it, and you will keep stitching together partial solutions from scattered sources. Read it, and you gain a clear, confident path to building real-world web applications with .NET 10.
