Course Outline
Transitioning from Language Proficiency to Solution Design
- Advanced C# capabilities and their impact on system design.
- Extracting design intent from legacy or existing codebases.
Requirements Analysis and Domain Modeling
- Defining use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Establishing domain models and a ubiquitous language.
Core Software Design Principles
- Applying SOLID principles within .NET solutions.
- Managing coupling, cohesion, and dependency flows.
Design Patterns in .NET Development
- Selecting appropriate creational, structural, and behavioral patterns.
- Identifying patterns and anti-patterns in current codebases.
Architectural Styles and Technical Decision-Making
- Comparing layered, hexagonal, and clean architecture approaches.
- Creating architecture decision records and analyzing trade-offs.
Structuring the Solution
- Organizing solutions and projects for large-scale codebases.
- Evaluating modular monoliths against service-oriented boundaries.
Modern C# for Maintainability
- Leveraging pattern matching, records, and nullable reference types.
- Utilizing generics, LINQ, and functional composition.
Exception Handling, Logging, and Observability
- Defining exception strategies and error contracts.
- Implementing structured logging, correlation, and health checks.
Reflection, Attributes, and Metaprogramming
- Attribute-driven design and practical reflection use cases.
- Source generators and compile-time code generation techniques.
ASP.NET Core Essentials
- Hosting models, dependency injection, and configuration management.
- The request pipeline, middleware, and filters.
REST API Design
- Resource modeling and proper HTTP semantic usage.
- API versioning, validation, and standardized error responses.
- Defining API contracts using OpenAPI.
Application Security in .NET
- Implementing authentication and authorization via OpenID Connect.
- Policy-based authorization and secure secrets management.
Threat Modeling and Secure Design Practices
- Applying STRIDE modeling and defining trust boundaries.
- Conducting secure design reviews prior to implementation.
Data Access via Entity Framework Core
- Modeling entities and their relationships effectively.
- Managing DbContext lifetimes and migration strategies.
Query Performance and Data Architecture
- Loading strategies and avoiding eager loading pitfalls.
- Handling transactions, concurrency tokens, and bypassing EF when necessary.
Concurrency and Asynchronous Programming
- Mastering Tasks, the TPL, and avoiding async/await pitfalls.
- Synchronization, cancellation, and ensuring thread safety.
Performance Tuning
- Profiling and benchmarking using BenchmarkDotNet.
- Managing memory, allocations, and garbage collection.
- Implementing caching strategies and conducting load tests.
Comprehensive Testing Strategy
- Defining boundaries for unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
- Designing for testability and utilizing test doubles.
Deployment and Operational Readiness
- Working with containers, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Production diagnostics and ensuring release safety.
Capstone: Design Review and Practical Implementation
- Conducting an architecture review of a case-study application.
- Implementing and refactoring a specific feature slice.
Requirements
- Practical experience in C# programming
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming concepts
- Fundamental understanding of SQL and relational database systems
Target Audience
- .NET developers
- Software engineers and technical leads
- Developers transitioning into application design roles
Testimonials (4)
It was 1-on-1 so the training was specialized to my specific needs. Shane highlighted elements of WPF/C# that could potentially be beneficial to my development projects.
Warren Nolan - Northrop Grumman
Course - Programming in WPF
Trainer knowledge, involvement, and rapport
Adam Kuklewski - GE Medical Systems Polska
Course - Technical Architecture and Patterns
The explanations and interactivity of the trainer, he really brought the subject well; and even-though I was probably not experienced enough, I did learn a lot from it!
Pieter Bruynseels - Spot Buy Center BV
Course - Design Patterns
Nice and friendly. Very knowledgeable. Would recommend Shane to others.
