Course Outline
Transitioning from Language Proficiency to Solution Design
- Advanced C# features and their impact on design.
- Extracting design intent from legacy code.
Requirements Analysis and Domain Modeling
- Defining use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Establishing domain models and ubiquitous language.
Core Software Design Principles
- Applying SOLID principles within .NET solutions.
- Managing coupling, cohesion, and dependency direction.
Design Patterns for .NET Ecosystems
- Selecting creational, structural, and behavioral patterns.
- Identifying patterns and anti-patterns in existing codebases.
Architectural Styles and Strategic Decision-Making
- Comparing layered, hexagonal, and clean architecture approaches.
- Maintaining architecture decision records and analyzing trade-offs.
Structuring Solution Planning
- Organizing solutions and projects for large-scale codebases.
- Evaluating modular monoliths against service-oriented boundaries.
Modern C# for Sustained Maintainability
- Utilizing pattern matching, records, and nullable reference types.
- Leveraging 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 scenarios.
- Source generators and compile-time code generation.
ASP.NET Core Core Competencies
- Hosting models, dependency injection, and configuration management.
- Understanding the request pipeline, middleware, and filters.
REST API Architecture
- Resource modeling and adherence to HTTP semantics.
- Handling versioning, validation, and error responses.
- Defining API contracts through OpenAPI.
.NET Application Security
- Implementing authentication and authorization via OpenID Connect.
- Managing policy-based authorization and secrets.
Threat Modeling and Secure Architecture
- Applying STRIDE modeling and defining trust boundaries.
- Conducting secure design reviews prior to coding.
Data Access via Entity Framework Core
- Modeling entities and their relationships.
- Managing DbContext lifecycle and migration strategies.
Query Efficiency and Data Architecture
- Selecting loading strategies and avoiding eager loading issues.
- Handling transactions, concurrency tokens, and EF bypassing.
Concurrency and Asynchronous Execution
- Mastering Tasks, TPL, and avoiding async/await pitfalls.
- Ensuring synchronization, cancellation, and thread safety.
Performance Tuning
- Profiling and benchmarking using BenchmarkDotNet.
- Optimizing memory, allocations, and garbage collection.
- Developing caching strategies and conducting load tests.
Multi-Layer Testing Strategy
- Defining boundaries for unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
- Designing testable architectures and utilizing test doubles.
Deployment and Operational Excellence
- Implementing containers, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensuring production diagnostics and release safety.
Capstone: Design Review and Execution
- Conducting an architecture review of a case study application.
- Implementing and refactoring a specific feature slice.
Requirements
- Practical experience in C# development
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming concepts
- Familiarity with SQL and relational database structures
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.
