Cross-Platform C# Using .NET Core and WebAssembly

Demo code from the VS Live workshop: Cross-Platform C# Using .NET Core and WebAssembly

Authors:

• Jason Bock
• Rockford Lhotka

Primary topic areas:

• Cross-platform .NET in Action
• Services (microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure)
• WebAssembly and Blazor
• Xamarin Forms
• .NET in the Browser
  • Windows Forms in the browser via WiseJ
  • Uno - UWP XAML in WebAssembly
  • Ooui - Xamarin Forms in WebAssembly
  • Avalonia - WPF XAML in WebAssembly
  • Various examples from the CSLA .NET samples

Workshop Abstract

We have entered an era where Microsoft .NET runs everywhere, on servers and client devices. Windows, macOS, iPhone/iPad, Android, Linux, and other platforms are now supported. Perhaps even more exciting is the standards-based  WebAssembly (wasm) platform, allowing frontend web development to be done in languages other than JavaScript, including C, C++, Go, Rust, and C#. Yes, .NET now runs in the browser using native browser capabilities; no plug-ins are needed.

In this workshop Rocky and Jason will show you how to build C# and .NET code that runs on Windows, Linux, Docker, macOS, iOS, Android, and in the browser. You'll learn how to leverage .NET Core, .NET Standard (netstandard), Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Docker, and many other tools and technologies to build apps and services for each platform. Perhaps more importantly, you'll learn how to share common code across all these platforms, and techniques for when you need to also leverage platform-specific code.

Lessons:

1. Learn how to build C# and .NET code that runs cross-platform
2. Learn how to leverage .NET Standard and .NET Core
3. Learn how to share common code across platforms