ASP.net 5 (everything you should know so far…)

ASP.net 5 is the new (and significantly redesigned) open source and cross-platform framework for building .NET web applications which can run on both .NET Framework 4.6 and .NET Core.

Getting Started

• Install : https://get.asp.net/
  
  
• Learn : https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/introduction-to-asp-net-5-13786
  
  
• Docs : https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/ 
  
  

Tools and Terminologies

• DNX – Short for .NET Execution Environment. It is a SDK + Runtime environment to run .net applications for Windows, Mac and Linux.
  
  • DNVM – .NET Version Manager
  • DNX – .NET Execution Environment
  • DNU – .NET Development Utilities
    
    
• OWIN – Open web interface for .NET
  
  
• WebListener – Self hosted windows-only web server for ASP.NET applications to be hosted outside of IIS.
  
  
• Kestrel – Cross platform web server for ASP.net 5 based on libuv (the async I/O library used by Node.js)
  
  
• Katana - OWIN implementations for Microsoft servers and frameworks.
  
  
• OmniSharp – Makes cross platform .NET development much easier.
  • See Scott Hanselman’s post for more details on how it works.
    
    
• Yeoman – Scaffolding tool for modern web apps.
  • Yeoman generator for ASP.net 5 apps

Additional Resources

• Deep Dive ASP.net 5 (Tech Days Sweden)
  
  
• Mastering ASP.NET 5 without growing a beard
  
  
• Building Web App with ASP.net 5, MVC 6, EF7 and AngularJS (pluralsight course by Shawn Wildermuth)
  
  
• Benchmarks for ASP.net 5
  
  
• How to Run ASP.net 5 on a Raspberry Pi 2
  
  
• ASP.net 5 and SPA  (Microsoft.AspNet.NodeServices)
  

Enjoy modern web development….

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Trying out PhoneGap Desktop App on Windows 10 for Windows Phone Apps

 

PhoneGap Desktop app is basically a visual interface for developing phonegap apps easily. For this post I am using the the latest beta release 0.1.11 from github.

I followed the step-by-step instructions from here but it did not work for me. I had to do some additional steps and use the old PhoneGap CLI to make it work.

Here are the high level steps I performed to make it work on my Windows 10 machine

• Install PhoneGap Desktop App (download beta release 0.1.11 from here)







• Install Mobile App
  
  

• Create New App using Desktop App

  
  
  

  

• Run the App

  
  
  
  
  
  

• Resolve the Issue

• Disable Virtualbox or VMWare Network Adapters
  
  

• Run CLI   (You can install the CLI from here)
  
  

• App Working

• Connecting the Mobile App
  
  
  
  

• Editing it in Visual Studio Code and Live Update
  
  
  
  

 

Enjoy JavaScripting on any device…

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Trying out Docker Toolbox on Windows 10

Couple of months back docker team announced the new installer Docker Toolbox which replaced the Boot2Docker installer.

I successfully upgraded my machine to Windows 10 (after second attempt) and thought to try this out and so far I love how easy it is to install and get started.

Docker Toolbox includes the following Docker tools:

• Docker Machine for running the docker-machine binary
• Docker Engine for running the docker binary
• Kitematic, the Docker GUI
• a shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment
• Oracle VM VirtualBox
  

(Note: If you already have Virtualbox installed make sure you have the IPv4 settings for the adapter set to obtain the IP address automatically.)

Docker Quickstart Terminal

 

Kitematic (Alpha)

You will need the docker hub account to signin. It allows to manage all your containers and add new ones from the hub.

 

Next step will be to add some Node goodness (Dockerizing a Node.js web app) and sprinkle the “Microservices” dust . . .

Enjoy Containerization . . .

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Resources that helped me start learning Node.js

 

• Pluralsight Course -  “Node.js for .NET Developers”

• MVA Course – “Building Apps with Node.js Jump Start”

• Understanding node.js event loop

• Hands on Tutorials at Nodeschool.io

• node weekly to keep up with all the latest updates in node.js world

 

Enjoy JavaScripting !!!

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