Building Blazor Applications Training

• Introduction to Blazor
  • What is Blazor?
  • Blazor Web Assembly vs. Blazor Server
  • How Blazor fits into the Web Ecosystem
  • Setting up Dev Environment
  • Creating a Blazor Application
  • Project Structure and Key Files
  • Running and Debugging the Application
• Components and Razor Syntax
  • Creating and Using Components
  • Razor Syntax
  • Passing Parameters
  • Property Binding
  • Render Fragment
  • One-Way Data Binding
  • Two-Way Data Binding
  • Handling Events
• Deeper Look at Components
  • Working with Models
  • Lifecycle Methods
  • Using Forms and Input Controls
  • Built-in Form Validation
• Styling Blazor Components
  • Layouts
  • Global styles
  • CSS Isolation
  • Shadow-Piercing
• Routing and Navigation
  • Defining and Using Routes
  • Route Parameters
  • Constraining Route Parameters
  • Navigation via Code
  • Not Found Content
• Services and Dependency Injection
  • Dependency Injection in Blazor
  • Creating and Registering Services
  • Creating a RESTful API
  • Using Entity Framework Core
  • Using HttpClient to consume APIs
  • Create/Update/Delete Actions
• State Management
  • Server Storage
  • Database Access with Entity Framework
  • Client Storage with LocalStorage
• JavaScript Interop
  • Calling JavaScript from Blazor
  • Calling .NET From JavaScript
  • Use Cases and Best Practices
• Component Communication Patterns
  • Parent-child Communication
  • Event Callbacks
  • Cascading Parameters
  • Communication Through Services
• Advanced Forms and Navigation
  • Using EditContext
  • Custom Validation
  • Using Custom CSS
  • Disabling the Submit Button
• Unit Testing Blazor Applications
  • Using bunit with MSTest
  • Creating a Custom TextContext
  • Verifying Rendered Content
  • Mocking JSInterop
  • Triggering Event Handlers
  • Injecting Services
  • Verifying Component State
• Publishing and Deployment
  • Publishing Blazor Web Assembly
  • Publishing Blazor Server
  • Hosting Options
  • Performance and Optimization Tips
  • Deploying to Azure App Service
  • Deploying to IIS
  • Continuous Delivery with Azure DevOps

Before Taking this Class

Experience with the C# programming language is required, along with familiarity with HTML and CSS.

Software/Setup For this Class

The required software is Visual Studio 2019 or higher. The free Visual Studio Community 2019 or higher may be used. The operating system should be Windows 7 SP1 or later.  Several free tools are also used. These can all be downloaded from the Web.