Ready to get the basics on ASP.NET Core and learn the foundational skills that employers are looking for? Join experts Scott Hanselman and Maria Naggaga, and find out how to build .NET Core applications on any operating system. Bring your web development expertise and roll up your sleeves, for this first in a three-part series.   Explore ASP.NET Core SDK and tooling, look at ASP.NET Core and middleware, learn about multi-project solutions, review MVC and routing, and get the details on logging and diagnostics. Find lots of cross-platform goodness and get .NET ready, as you learn more about this framework for building modern cloud-based web apps. Build your first ASP.NET project, and gear up for the Intermediate ASP.NET Core course.   NOTE: Download the tools you need to get started with ASP.NET Core. For more helpful links, be sure to check the resources tab in this course.