About the authors

Rishabh Verma is a Microsoft certified professional and works at Microsoft as a development consultant, helping to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-level applications. He has 10 years' hardcore development experience on the .NET technology stack. He is passionate about creating tools, Visual Studio extensions, and utilities to increase developer productivity. His interests are .NET Compiler Platform (Roslyn), Visual Studio Extensibility, and code generation.

No words can describe my gratitude to my parents, Shri Rakesh Chandra Verma and Smt. Pratibha Verma, who supported me during the writing of this book. Their hard work over the years has been the inspiration behind me taking up this challenging work. I would also like to offer special thanks to my brother, Shri Rishi Verma, who kept motivating me day in and day out. I also want to thank my colleagues, managers, and team at Microsoft for their support.

Neha Shrivastava is a Microsoft certified professional and works as a software engineer for the Windows Devices Group at Microsoft India Development Center. She has 7 years' development experience and has expertise in the financial, healthcare, and e-commerce domains. Neha did a BE in electronics engineering. Her interests are the ASP.NET stack, Azure, and cross-platform development. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeps herself up to date with the latest advancements.

I would like to thank my parents, Shri O. P. Shrivastava and Smt. Archana Shrivastava, for their continuous support and motivation. Their "Never Say Die" mantra keeps me up and running. Heartfelt thanks to my brother, Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava, my sister-in-law, Dr. Samvartika Shrivastava, and my little angel Sarvagya, for their continuous support and words of encouragement. This book wouldn't have been possible without the blessings of my beloved Dadi!