Azure's WebJobs can take over the heavy lifting when creating a Web app.

Azure's WebJobs can take over the heavy lifting when creating a Web app.
Create a C#/VB.NET kiosk application that runs on Windows and displays modern Web content using WPF or WinForms and a Browser control based on Chromium.
Web sites that need certificates, the secure ones running under HTTPS, are quickly becoming the standard. Get ready to use certificates.
Learn to understand actors and messages in an operational manner under Akka.NET.
Securing regular sockets against tampering isn't that difficult if you follow this lead.
Add an HTML5 User Interface directly to your desktop applications.
Learn more about a few commonly used components and explore their utility and usages.
Become proficient with using type definitions in C#.
Learn about the various forms of encryption in Visual Basic and the differences among them.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are where you have to be. It's not a matter of if as much as a matter of which.