.NET Backend Developer roadmap

Before you start

• C# Developer

What you will learn

1. 1. The .NET Platform

   The CLR, JIT and GC, dependency injection, and configuration, options and logging.

   • CLR, JIT & GC — .NET · CLR, JIT & GC
   • Dependency Injection — .NET · Dependency Injection
   • Configuration, Options & Logging — .NET · Configuration, Options & Logging

2. 2. ASP.NET Core

   Middleware, routing and endpoints, with authentication and authorization.

   • ASP.NET Core, Middleware & Routing — .NET · ASP.NET Core, Middleware & Routing
   • Authentication & Authorization — .NET · Authentication & Authorization

3. 3. EF Core

   Map and query data with Entity Framework Core and keep it fast and safe under concurrency.

   • EF Core Fundamentals — .NET · EF Core Fundamentals
   • EF Core Performance & Concurrency — .NET · EF Core Performance & Concurrency

4. 4. SQL for Applications

   Keep application data correct with transactions, ACID, isolation levels, locking and MVCC.

   • Transactions & ACID — Databases · Transactions & ACID
   • Isolation, Locking & MVCC — Databases · Isolation, Locking & MVCC

5. 5. Hosting & Testing .NET

   Background services and health checks, and testing .NET applications.

   • BackgroundService & Health Checks — .NET · BackgroundService & Health Checks
   • Testing .NET — .NET · Testing .NET

6. 6. Observability Essentials

   Structured logging and distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.

   • Structured Logging — Observability · Structured Logging
   • Distributed Tracing & OpenTelemetry — Observability · Distributed Tracing & OpenTelemetry

7. 7. Async & Concurrency in C#

   async/await and tasks, threads, locks and concurrent collections.

   • Async & Await — C# · Async & Await
   • Threads, Locks & Concurrent Collections — C# · Threads, Locks & Concurrent Collections