Tutorials for getting started with .NET

The following step-by-step tutorials run on Windows, Linux, or macOS, except as noted.

Tutorials for creating apps

• Create a console app
• Create a web app
  • with server-side web UI
  • with client-side web UI
• Create a web API
  • with controllers
  • with Minimal APIs
• Add data access with Entity Framework Core
• Add authentication and authorization
  • with ASP.NET Core Identity
  • with JWT Bearer tokens
• Create a remote procedure call web app
• Create a real-time web app
• Create a serverless function in the cloud
• Build your first multi-platform app using .NET MAUI
• Create a Windows desktop app
  • WPF
  • Windows Forms
  • Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
  • WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK)
• Create a game using Unity
• Create a Windows service

Tutorials for creating class libraries

• Create a class library

Tutorials for testing .NET apps

• Unit test a .NET class library using xUnit
• Integration test an ASP.NET Core app

Resources for learning .NET languages

• Get started with C#
• Get started with F#
• Get started with Visual Basic

Other get-started resources

The following resources are for getting started with developing .NET apps but aren't step-by-step tutorials:

• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Machine learning

Next steps

To learn more about .NET, see Introduction to .NET.