Signum Framework Docs

Documentation to start using Signum Framework.

Prerequisites

In order to be effecting using Signum Framework a developer needs to know:

• Git (we recomend Git Extensions)
• C# (Visual Studio, LINQ, ASP.Net Web API)
• Javascript / Typescript (ES6)
• React

Here are some links that can be useful

GIT:

• Commits are Snapshots not Diffs

Backend:

• C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners
• C# 101
• C# Advanced
• 101 LINQ Samples
• LINQ Samples
• .Net Core 101
• ASP.NET Core 101 (... not so important, we use only Web.API, no Razor or Blazor).

Frontend:

• Modern JavaScript Tutorial
• React
• TypeScript documentation
• Typescript Cheatsheet
• Webpack
• Free Code Camp for Javascript and Typescript and React

Additionally, in 0-Prerequisites folder there are some documents that could help clarify important concepts in C# / Typescript + React before starting with the Signum Framework.

Udemy Videos

If you have access to Udemy.com, this videos could be usefull to learn the prerequisites.

C#

• https://www.udemy.com/course/csharp-advanced/

  • Skip: Dynamic

• https://www.udemy.com/course/linqlinq/

  • Skip: Parallel Linq
  • Skip: Rider, MoreLINQ

• https://www.udemy.com/course/csharp7-whats-new/

  • Skip: Everithing but C# 8 Nullable reference types

Javascript

• https://www.udemy.com/course/modern-javascript-from-the-beginning/
  • Skip: 4: Dom projects
  • Skip: 6: OOP Book List PRoject
  • Skip: 8: API Projects
• https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-javascript-course/

Typescript

• https://www.udemy.com/course/understanding-typescript/
  • Skip: 8: Decorators
  • Skip: 9: Drag and Drop
  • Skip: 15: Express

React

• https://www.udemy.com/course/react-the-complete-guide-incl-redux/
  • Class Component -> Old (not so important)
  • Functional Components and hooks -> New (IMPORTANT)
  • Skip: 5.70,71,72 Styled Components
  • Maybe skip: 13 Forms and Form Validation
  • Skip 14...25: Redux and Next.js
  • IMPORTANT 26: Hooks
  • Maybe skip 27...30

Signum Framework

Signum Framework Map

Diagram showing the main component of Signum Framworks, with links to relevant pieces of documentation or source code.

Diagram with the basic architecture of a Signum Framework application (ComputerShop in this case)

Markdown documentation

The documentation site in http://www.signumsoftware.com contains a viewer for the Markdown files included in Signum Framework repository.

Tutorials

In 1-Tutorials there are docx files that explain the architecture of a Signum Framework application, like Southwind or any clone.

The documents are meant to give an overview of the different projects/modules and should be followed in order. They pretend to create a new application (Southwind) as a greenfield project but loading data from another database (Northwind).

Other

In 2-Other unrelated documents that try to explain specific concepts.

Signum Extensions

Catallog of extensions with small explanations. http://www.signumsoftware.com/en/Extensions