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.NET Class Libraries with C#

17 Courses
45 Hours
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This path is for the developer possessing a command of the C# language desiring to learn and properly implement the capabilities of the .NET Framework Class Libraries. It is designed as a sequential path to the C# Fundamentals path.

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.NET Class Libraries with C#

Take your skills to the next level moving beyond the basics of C# by learning how to harness the power of the .NET classes, interfaces, delegates, and value types.

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.NET 5 Class Libraries: The Big Picture

  • by Matthew Soucoup
  • 1h 15m
  • Jun 10, 2022
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Working with Files and Streams in C# 9

  • by Jason Roberts
  • 3h 26m
  • Mar 16, 2022
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Implementing ADO.NET 4 with C# 8

  • 2h 29m
  • Jun 23, 2022
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Using HttpClient to Consume APIs in .NET 5

  • by Kevin Dockx
  • 3h 27m
  • May 19, 2022
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Getting Started with JSON in C# Using Json.NET 12

  • by Xavier Morera
  • 3h 48m
  • Jun 22, 2022
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Working with XML in C#

  • 1h 47m
  • Feb 02, 2021
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Building Secure Applications with Cryptography in .NET

  • by Stephen Haunts
  • 3h 12m
  • Oct 16, 2020
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.NET Regular Expressions

  • by Alexandru Dima
  • 1h 15m
  • Feb 13, 2020
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String Manipulation in C#: Best Practices

  • by Steve Gordon
  • 3h 24m
  • May 05, 2021
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Building Configurable Applications Using .NET 5 Generic Host

  • by Matt Tester
  • 1h 54m
  • Apr 20, 2022
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Using Reflection in a C# Application: Best Practices

  • by Kevin Dockx
  • 1h 50m
  • Mar 30, 2021
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Working with C# 9 Generics: Best Practices

  • by Steve Smith
  • 2h 41m
  • May 12, 2022
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.NET Diagnostics for Applications: Best Practices

  • by Neil Morrissey
  • 3h 8m
  • Jul 27, 2021
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Globalization in C# Applications: Best Practices

  • by Filip Ekberg
  • 2h 35m
  • Sep 11, 2025
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Asynchronous Programming in C#

  • by Filip Ekberg
  • 5h 1m
  • Feb 22, 2024
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Building Multithreaded C# Applications with the Task Parallel Library

  • by Filip Ekberg
  • 1h 46m
  • Sep 11, 2025
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Dates and Times in .NET 2

  • by Filip Ekberg
  • 1h 38m
  • Jun 22, 2022
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What You'll Learn
  • Visualize the structure of the .NET Framework
  • Create code to manage files and directories from .NET applications
  • Create code to manage paths in .NET Applications
  • Write code to read data from files in .NET
  • Develop code to write data to files
  • Develop code to properly handle file operations
  • Create code to properly manage ADO.NET database connections
  • Create Code to Read data from a database using ADO.NET
Prerequisites
  • The learner is expected to have a full understanding of the C# language. .NET Framework and IDE is not as necessary.
Related topics
  • C#
  • .NET Framework
  • .NET Core
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Matthew Soucoup
Matthew Soucoup
Matthew is a Microsoft and Xamarin MVP from Madison, WI. He founded his company, Code Mill Technologies, and the Madison Mobile .NET Developers Group. Matt loves mobile development. At Code Mill, he creates elegant cross-platform mobile apps. For fun, Matt shares his passion for mobile and cloud development by blogging, writing articles, and presenting at conferences such as Xamarin Evolve, CodeMash, and That Conference. When not behind a computer screen, Matt gardens hot peppers, rides bikes, a...
Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts
With over 15 years of experience in both frontend and backend software development, Jason Roberts is a freelance developer, trainer, and author. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing, is the author of several books, and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. Jason is an open source contributor and in addition to enterprise software development, he has designed and developed Windows Store and Windows Phone apps.
Kevin Dockx
Kevin Dockx
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He's been working in the IT sector for more than 20 years, and his main focus these days is backend (API) architecture & security for web and Azure cloud applications, using .NET. He regularly speak at (inter)national conferences, he's a Microsoft MVP and has been for more than 10 years, and he's a keen proponent of open-source software. In his free time, he enjoys a glass of wine, travelling an...
Xavier Morera
Xavier Morera
Xavier Morera is driven by one passion: taking on the challenge of understanding complex topics and sharing that knowledge with others. He’s currently focused on the transformative fields of AI, machine learning, generative AI, search, and big data. As an entrepreneur, project manager, technical author, and trainer, he brings a diverse set of skills and deep expertise to every project he takes on. He holds multiple certifications with Cloudera, Microsoft, and the Scrum Alliance and has been rec...
Stephen Haunts
Stephen Haunts
Stephen Haunts is an experienced Software Developer and Leader who has worked across multiple business domains including Computer Games, Finance, and Healthcare Retail and Distribution. Stephen has worked in languages ranging from Assembler, various forms of BASIC, to C and C++, and then finding his love of C# and .NET. Stephen also runs a Software Development and Leadership blog called {Coding in the Trenches} which can be read at http://www.stephenhaunts.com . Stephen also runs a small music ...
Alexandru Dima
Alexandru Dima
Alexandru always enjoyed learning as well as mentoring others and often spends hours on Pluralsight. He has covered a lot of technical ground in his career, seeing projects from start to finish multiple times, either at work or at home as hobbies. He loves being able to share the things he knows and wants to continue helping people grow, and bring prosperity with his knowledge. Looking back at how many years have passed since Alexandru started software development, he realized that it's now beco...
Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP and senior engineer based in the UK. He works for Elastic maintaining their .NET client libraries. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with ASP.NET for over 17 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to be a part of the .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton....
Matt Tester
Matt Tester
Matt is an experienced architect, developer, and mentor. Driven by making the complex simple, he takes pride in finding new and better ways to work with technology, sharing the lessons learned along the way. As principal consultant at Pure Blue, Matt develops and advises on applications for the cloud using Azure, .NET, and JavaScript. Matt lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where he enjoys mountain running and lifting heavy weights.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith
Steve Smith (@ardalis) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. He provides mentoring and training workshops for teams with the desire to improve. Steve has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for over 10 consecutive years, and is a frequent speaker at software developer conferences and events. He is the top contributor to the official documentation on ASP.NET Core and enjoys helpings others write maintainable, testable app...
Neil Morrissey
Neil Morrissey
Neil has worked on everything from early mobile .NET compact framework apps to modern Azure based web apps during his years in IT. As a developer and architect, he has focused on .NET and JavaScript application development, security, and hosting across a variety of Microsoft platforms, including ASP.NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM. Neil has several Microsoft Certifications, including MCPD, MCSA, and MCSD.
Filip Ekberg
Filip Ekberg
Filip is an enthusiastic developer that strives to learn something new every day. With almost two decades of experience in .NET, Filip actively spreads his knowledge and ideas around the globe, be it speaking at conferences or online. Filip has worked in a range of different technologies such as WPF, Win Forms, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and .NET MAUI. In 2012, Filip published the book C# Smorgasbord, covering a vast variety of different technologies and patterns using C#, and right after Fi...

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