ASP.NET Core MVC Mastery
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Razor Pages vs MVC

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Razor Pages: The Modern High-Speed Workflow

When to use Razor Pages vs. MVC is a question every senior .NET developer must be able to answer. Razor Pages are the default for lightweight or page-focused applications.

Section 1: When to Choose Razor Pages?

1. Razor Pages

Best for **Page-Focused** scenarios like Admin Dashboards, Contact Forms, and simple CRUD. No need to jump between Controller and View.

2. MVC

Best for **Data-Focused** scenarios with multiple views for the same logic (e.g. Mobile View vs Desktop View) or complex API-driven workflows.

Architect Insight: Mixing MVC & Razor Pages

Professional .NET apps often use **BOTH**. You can use Razor Pages for simple admin screens and MVC for the complex public-facing product catalog. Both run on the same middleware and share the same Dependency Injection container.

ASP.NET Core MVC Mastery
Course syllabus
1. Core Framework Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION & ENVIRONMENT SETUP Microsoft Web Stack Overview Evolution of ASP.NET Environment Setup
2. View Engine Layouts & Partial Views in Razor
MODULE 2: .NET CORE FUNDAMENTALS Core Concepts Project Structure Startup Flow Middleware Pipeline
MODULE 3: ASP.NET CORE BASICS Creating Project CLI Commands wwwroot & Static Files
MODULE 4: MVC FUNDAMENTALS MVC Architecture Dependency Injection (DI) Service Lifetimes
MODULE 5: DATA PASSING TECHNIQUES ViewData vs ViewBag TempData ViewModel Pattern
MODULE 6: ROUTING Conventional vs Attribute Routing Custom Constraints
MODULE 7: VIEWS & UI Razor View Engine Layouts & Sections View Components
MODULE 8: ACTION RESULTS ViewResult JsonResult RedirectResult
MODULE 9: HTML HELPERS Form Helpers Custom HTML Helpers
MODULE 10: TAG HELPERS Built-in Tag Helpers Custom Tag Helpers
MODULE 11: MODEL BINDING FromQuery vs FromRoute Complex Binding
MODULE 12: VALIDATION Data Annotations Remote Validation Fluent Validation
MODULE 13: STATE MANAGEMENT Cookies & Sessions TempData
MODULE 14: FILTERS & SECURITY Action Filters Authorize Filters Anti-forgery
MODULE 15: ENTITY FRAMEWORK CORE (DEEP DIVE) DbContext Migrations LINQ Relationships
MODULE 16: DESIGN PATTERNS Repository Pattern Unit of Work Clean Architecture
MODULE 17: FILE HANDLING File Upload/Download PDF/Excel Generation
MODULE 18: ADVANCED ASP.NET CORE Request Lifecycle Bundling & Minification Deployment
MODULE 19: PERFORMANCE & BEST PRACTICES Caching Strategies Async Programming Secure Coding
MODULE 20: RAZOR PAGES (BONUS) Razor Pages vs MVC
MODULE 21: REAL-WORLD PROJECTS (🔥 MUST DO) E-Commerce Web Application Employee Management System
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