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Professional .NET CLI (The Command Line Mastery)
The Modern Developer's Workflow
Visual Studio is great, but Expert Architects use the CLI for CI/CD automation and fast-paced microservice development.
Top 5 Expert Commands
- dotnet watch: Automatically re-compiles and re-launches your app whenever you save a code change!
- dotnet publish: For professional releases with Tree Shaking and Assembly Trimming.
- dotnet dev-certs: Securely manage your local SSL certificates for HTTPS development.
12-Year Senior Fact: dotnet ef migrations
For high-end data architects, the CLI is the **ONLY** way to manage database schema versions. Running dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate from the console is the professional standard for version-controlled databases.