To get the most out of this book

Having a good background in C#, ASP.NET Core, and Visual Studio (any recent version), and a basic knowledge of cloud computing and databases will be helpful when using this book.

Most of the examples presenting the solution reference are presented using .NET 6; basic knowledge in C# and .NET technology is essential to understand the described topics.

Software/hardware covered in the book	Operating system requirements
.NET 6 and .NET 7	Windows, macOS, or Linux
Docker Desktop	Windows, macOS, or Linux
Visual Studio 2022 (Community Edition)	Windows or macOS
Visual Studio Code	Windows, macOS, or Linux

We assume that you can install Visual Studio Code as an IDE. Visual Studio 2022 (the Community Edition) is enough to run the examples if you don’t have access to the commercial license.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.

Examples are used to explain the use of every Azure service.