This section will gracefully introduce you to ASP.NET Core 3 and its features, as well as when it makes sense to use the web framework. By the end of this section, you will understand the capabilities of ASP.NET Core 3 and have set up a development environment where the demo application that we'll be using throughout this book will be developed.

This section comprise the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, What Is ASP.NET Core 3?
• Chapter 2, Setting Up the Environment
• Chapter 3, Continuous Integration Pipeline in Azure DevOps