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DeathStorm · 9 Aug 2017 at 01:07

Hello all, apologies if I've missed answers to similar questions but I need some advice.

I've been doing work in other fields over the past 4-5 or so years but I need to pick things up again to help out a client, so I'm trying to figure out where I should be heading. I was creating asp.net websites using C# and I think around that time we were being nudged towards MVC and Linq but I never got around to properly looking into that.

So what's considered the best approach for web development in a Microsoft environment currently? To clarify I'm not asking for the benefit of the client as the existing design/technologies should hopefully cover their needs, it's more so if I need to job hunt for this work full time again and just to be up to date in general.

So any advice?

GravyMonster · 9 Aug 2017 at 09:38

MVC with C# is still king when it comes to MS web development

Scotty123 · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:13

I'd look into the new-ish .net core / asp.net core too. It's a modern rewrite of asp.net 5 mvc. Very fun! I've seen jobs appearing for it now, but I imagine it will be for new projects and startups.

GravyMonster · 9 Aug 2017 at 17:29

ASP.Net Core is an 'optimized' (aka lobotomized) version of the .Net runtime so that it can now be executed on multiple platforms. It's a bit of a buzz at the moment, but I wouldn't expect it to last.

DeathStorm · 9 Aug 2017 at 19:32

Scotty123 said:
I'd look into the new-ish .net core / asp.net core too. It's a modern rewrite of asp.net 5 mvc. Very fun! I've seen jobs appearing for it now, but I imagine it will be for new projects and startups.

I suppose I could use .net core as an excuse to learn MVC as it apparently doesn't support web forms.

Thanks for the advice everyone.

Scotty123 · 9 Aug 2017 at 22:22

Web forms is old stuff and not really a recommended way of doing things now. These days it's all about the MVC frameworks to be modern and organised.

Dj_Jestar · 10 Aug 2017 at 06:37

WebApi with some flavour of the month JavaScript MVVM framework is another option.

@Spunkey .net core and standard is literally the future of .net. they aren't going away anytime soon.

djkav · 3 Sep 2017 at 19:31

.Net Core 2 is released now. Adding a whole tonne of features back in.

It's all under the umbrella of the .Net Standard 2.0. That covers, full fat .Net 4.6.1, slimmer .Net Core 2, mobiles Xamarin.Mac/iOS/Android and UWP.

chroniclard · 3 Sep 2017 at 19:46

Were currently building a .net core wep api with an angular 2(3, 4, 5) front end. Its pretty nice.

.net core 2 should add a host of missing features! Lost count of the stuff we tried to use and found missing/broken with the last version.

NutterzUK · 9 Sep 2017 at 14:38

Why a Microsoft environment specifically?

stewski · 9 Sep 2017 at 14:43

NutterzUK said:
Why a Microsoft environment specifically?

Masochism

Dj_Jestar · 9 Sep 2017 at 19:47

Job security. More .net jobs than any other.

NutterzUK · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:16

Dunno if that's true:

Source: http://www.codingdojo.com/blog/9-most-in-demand-programming-languages-of-2017/

Dj_Jestar · 19 Sep 2017 at 22:28

Hmm.. coulda sworn I saw a blog article from stackoverflow that put .NET on the highest trend increase, but it appears it was my imagination.