Four-Project Series

Moving to C# you own this product

prerequisites
Basic knowledge of a programming language other than C# • Basic object-oriented programming • Basic knowledge of HTTP API and client-server architecture
skills learned
Structure apps with namespaces and classes • Using HttpClient to make API requests • C# data structures like lists and dictionaries • Error-handling techniques • File-handling techniques • LINQ • Delegates and lambdas • Unit testing
Alejandro Saez
4 weeks · 4-7 hours per week average · BEGINNER

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There’s never been a better time to move to C#! First-class Azure cloud support, AI Framework integration, and improved code performance in the latest .NET versions all make this an exciting time to be a C# developer. In this series of liveProjects, you’ll turn your existing programming skills into C# mastery by building an app for the agricultural consultancy Ground Truth Consulting (GTC). You’ll go deep into the structural essence of the language, mastering namespaces and classes for organized and reusable code. Learn to make effortless API requests by setting up access to data from the APIs of Congress and the Federal Register, optimize your data storage and retrieval with the efficiency of C# dictionaries, and ensure the reliability and integrity of your software with unit tests crafted using the xUnit framework. With hands-on experience and newfound confidence, you'll navigate the world of C# effortlessly.

These projects are designed for learning purposes and are not complete, production-ready applications or solutions.

I think the liveProject uses various projects to introduce C# pretty well. I especially liked how it encourages me to look at documentations and books, and apply right away to build projects. This really helps me learn fast and easy.

Chris Shin, Software Engineer, Tribbute

here's what's included

Project 1 Build a Data Retrieval PoC

Hit the ground running with C# by rapidly prototyping a data retrieval app. As a new developer at Ground Truth Consulting, you'll build a proof of concept to streamline legislative monitoring. Tap into .NET's capabilities and set up a data access layer leveraging api.data.gov. Focus on productivity and type safety with C#'s top-level statements, and get hands-on experience querying web APIs and iterating quickly.

Project 2 Create In-memory Data Representations

Level up your C# skills by evolving an API data retrieval prototype into a robust application. As a developer at Ground Truth Consulting, you'll expand the initial Federal Register API demo into a versatile tool to streamline legislative monitoring. This project lets you flex your C# muscles on real-world APIs while prepping for enterprise development. You’ll refactor with classes, tuples, and records for more maintainable code, cache API responses in memory to optimize performance, and integrate the Congress API to showcase multi-source data aggregation.

Project 3 Compare and Evaluate Objects

Take your C# skills to the next level by implementing smart change detection on a data retrieval app. As a developer at Ground Truth Consulting, you'll enable an application to automatically check for updates across legislative APIs. Store responses to disk and compare new results to spot differences, send alerts to stakeholders when fresh bills are introduced, and build reusable comparison logic to support future data sources. You’ll then add unit tests to validate critical flows, prevent regressions, and refactor with dependency injection for modular and testable code. Whether you're new to C# or a .NET veteran, this project is ideal for leveling up your skills.

Project 4 Streamline the PoC

Upgrade a legislative monitoring app with advanced C# features like LINQ and lambdas. As a developer at Ground Truth Consulting, you'll implement detailed change comparisons between API results. You’ll go beyond basic difference detection to provide insight into exactly what changed. Analyze bills line by line to spotlight new amendments, build flexible queries with LINQ to extract and compare key fields, and implement comparison logic concisely with lambdas and delegates. Plus, master professional techniques like parsing complex JSON responses and make an impact by shipping an automated legislative tracking tool ready for production use.

book resources

When you start each of the projects in this series, you'll get full access to the following book for 90 days.

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The project offered what I hope it would do and was a nice gateway into the C# language.

Ron Hubler, Test Manager, Capgemini

project author

Fabio Alejandro Saez
Alex Saez is a passionate technology enthusiast with over a decade of experience in software development. His journey began with a deep dive into .NET Development, where he spent most of his 12 years as a programmer shaping and mastering his skills. Alex’s expertise is not limited to a single domain; he has worked across various technologies, from web development to console programming and mobile application creation. Alex is an IT Manager for a major financial company in Argentina. In this role, he combines his technical skillset with leadership acumen to drive technology strategies and solutions that push the company forward. Besides his daily job, he occasionally speaks at local tech conferences about AI, .NET, and Web Components.

Prerequisites

This liveProject is for developers with basic experience in another programming language and object-oriented programming who want to turn their skills to C#.


TOOLS
  • .NET CLI
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Postman

TECHNIQUES
  • Basic programming
  • Basic Object-oriented programming
  • Basic APÏ knowledge

features

Self-paced
You choose the schedule and decide how much time to invest as you build your project.
Project roadmap
Each project is divided into several achievable steps.
Get Help
While within the liveProject platform, get help from other participants and our expert mentors.
Compare with others
For each step, compare your deliverable to the solutions by the author and other participants.
book resources
Get full access to select books for 90 days. Permanent access to excerpts from Manning products are also included, as well as references to other resources.