.NET Core MVC Roadmap

1. Beginner Level

1.1 Introduction to .NET Core MVC

Understanding .NET Core: Learn and Understand the basic fundamentals of .NET Core and its benefits, and also diffrences between .net Frameowok and Core
MVC Architecture: Inderstand the basic work flow of Model-View-Controller architecture and its components.
Setting Up .NET Core MVC: Understand and Get hands-on experience setting up a .NET Core MVC project using Visual Studio.

1.2 Controllers and Actions

Creating Controllers: Need to Learn how to create controllers and define actions.
Action Results: Understand and learn different types of Action Results, such as ViewResult and JsonResult.

1.3 Views and Razor Syntax

1.4 Models and Data Binding

Creating Models: Understand how to create models for data representation.
Data Binding: Learn about model binding and passing data between views and controllers.

2. Intermediate Level

2.1 Advanced Routing

Attribute Routing: Understand How we can Learn attribute routing for more control over routes.
Route Constraints: Implement route constraints for precise routing behavior.

2.2 Form Handling and Validation

Creating Forms: Learn to create forms in views using HTML helpers and tag helpers.
Validation Techniques: Implement client-side and server-side validation.

2.3 Entity Framework Core

Database First vs Code First: Understand different approaches with Entity Framework Core.
CRUD Operations: Need to create and Learn to perform Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations.

2.4 Dependency Injection

Understanding DI: Learn the basics of Dependency Injection in .NET Core MVC.
Implementing DI: Implement DI using built-in .NET Core services.

3. Advanced Level

3.1 RESTful Services and Web APIs

Creating Web APIs: Learn how to create RESTful services with .NET Core MVC.
Consuming APIs: Understand how to consume external APIs within your MVC application.

3.2 Security and Authentication

ASP.NET Identity:Need to Implement authentication and authorization using ASP.NET Identity.
Role Management: Learn to manage user roles and permissions effectively.

3.3 Advanced Caching Strategies

Output Caching: Understand and Learn to cache views and action results for better performance.
Data Caching: Implement caching strategies for database queries.

3.4 Unit Testing

Writing Unit Tests: Understand how to write unit tests for controllers and services in application so you can understand flow of testing use cases
Testing Frameworks: Understand how to use testing frameworks like NUnit or xUnit and other tool.

3.5 Performance Optimization

Profiling Applications: Learn how to profile and monitor .NET Core MVC applications.
Reducing Latency: Implement techniques to reduce latency in web applications.

3.6 Versioning and Upgrading

Versioning APIs: Understand how to version your APIs for backward compatibility.
Upgrading Frameworks: Learn best practices for upgrading to newer versions of .NET Core MVC.