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A roadmap chart showing the skills and libraries you need to learn to become an ASP.NET Core developer, updated for 2026.
A roadmap chart showing the skills and libraries you need to learn to become an ASP.NET Core developer, updated for 2026.Is this a tutorial or just a chart of topics?It is mainly a visual chart/list of topics and technologies organized by category, with links to tutorials and courses for some sections, not a step-by-step course itself.
It is mainly a visual chart/list of topics and technologies organized by category, with links to tutorials and courses for some sections, not a step-by-step course itself.How is the roadmap organized?It's structured into numbered stages from general dev skills and C# through SQL, ASP.NET Core basics, SOLID, ORM, DI, databases, caching, logging, APIs, testing, microservices, CI/CD, design patterns, monitoring, and client-side .NET.
It's structured into numbered stages from general dev skills and C# through SQL, ASP.NET Core basics, SOLID, ORM, DI, databases, caching, logging, APIs, testing, microservices, CI/CD, design patterns, monitoring, and client-side .NET.Where should a beginner start?A beginner should start at step 1 (general dev skills like Git and HTTP) and step 2 (C# and .NET), then move into SQL fundamentals before touching ASP.NET Core basics in step 4.
A beginner should start at step 1 (general dev skills like Git and HTTP) and step 2 (C# and .NET), then move into SQL fundamentals before touching ASP.NET Core basics in step 4.Is this list curated or just a dump of every library?The author explicitly warns it's meant to show the landscape and reasoning for choices, not to push whatever is trendy — you're expected to understand trade-offs, not just copy the list.
The author explicitly warns it's meant to show the landscape and reasoning for choices, not to push whatever is trendy — you're expected to understand trade-offs, not just copy the list.Is it kept up to date?Yes, the author actively updates it and encourages PRs to keep it current, with the title itself targeting 2026.
Yes, the author actively updates it and encourages PRs to keep it current, with the title itself targeting 2026.Does it only cover backend APIs, or also client-side .NET?It also covers client-side .NET with template engines (Razor, Scriban, Fluid) and frameworks like Blazor and .NET MAUI.
It also covers client-side .NET with template engines (Razor, Scriban, Fluid) and frameworks like Blazor and .NET MAUI.Is it available in languages other than English?Yes, the README is also provided in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, and Russian.
Yes, the README is also provided in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, and Russian.Does it mention AI tools for .NET developers?Yes, the first section now includes AI/LLM tools and IDEs like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, and Claude Code as part of general developer skills.
Yes, the first section now includes AI/LLM tools and IDEs like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, and Claude Code as part of general developer skills.What topics does it cover for microservices?It covers message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka), message buses (MassTransit, NServiceBus), API gateways (Ocelot, YARP), containerization (Docker, Podman), and orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher).
It covers message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka), message buses (MassTransit, NServiceBus), API gateways (Ocelot, YARP), containerization (Docker, Podman), and orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher).Where did the idea for this roadmap come from?The author credits the idea to the 'React Developer RoadMap' project.
The author credits the idea to the 'React Developer RoadMap' project.What are similar projects?practical-aspnetcore, nopCommerce, abp, DotNetGuide, Smartstore, booking-microservices, aspnetboilerplate, server
practical-aspnetcore, nopCommerce, abp, DotNetGuide, Smartstore, booking-microservices, aspnetboilerplate, serverWhich topics is it in?asp-net-core, entity-framework, blazor, aspnet-core, aspnetcore, dotnet-core, dependency-injection, roadmap, design-patterns, logging, grpc, ci-cd
asp-net-core, entity-framework, blazor, aspnet-core, aspnetcore, dotnet-core, dependency-injection, roadmap, design-patterns, logging, grpc, ci-cd