halter73/aspnetcore-app-workshop

This repository is a hands-on workshop that teaches you how to build a complete conference management website from scratch using Microsoft's ASP.NET Core framework. Instead of just reading about concepts, you learn by doing, starting from an empty project and building all the way up to a working web application that could manage a real event. The workshop walks you through creating three connected pieces: a back-end API (the behind-the-scenes part that handles data), a front-end web app (what users actually see and interact with), and a shared library for common data structures. You start by building the database and data models, then add the front-end interface to display an event agenda. From there, the sessions cover authentication so users can sign in, personal agendas so attendees can track their own schedules, and finally deployment to production environments like Azure. There's also a session on building a single-page application front-end and a set of extra challenges for self-guided practice. This is designed for developers who want to learn ASP.NET Core in a practical, structured way, likely in a classroom or bootcamp setting given the mention of USB sticks with installers. A startup founder building an event platform, a product manager who wants to understand what goes into a full-stack .NET application, or a beginner developer looking for a real project to learn from would all get something out of it. The step-by-step format makes it approachable for someone who knows basic programming but hasn't built a complete web app before. The project is notable for covering the full lifecycle of a web application in one workshop, from the first line of code to production deployment. It doesn't skip the hard parts like authentication, user-specific data, and environment configuration, which are often glossed over in tutorials. The README itself is mostly a table of contents pointing to detailed session docs, so the real content lives in those linked files.