How to Become a Highly Employable C# Developer in 2025

In this video I discuss how to go about becoming a highly employable C# developer in 2025. I discuss the concepts and syntax that you'll need to apply in order to competently work as a C# developer. It's not enough to just know syntax, so also discussed in this video are the associated technologies that you'll also need to learn. The video is structured in an order that denotes the order in which you should learn each the relevant concepts and technologies. At the end we address the elephant in the room, AI.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:33 - Basic C# syntax beginners should know
00:03:10 - Object Oriented Programming
00:03:28 -WinForms
00:04:59 - Learn Advanced Features of C#
00:05:23 - SOLID Principles
00:06:16 - Design Patterns
00:06:53 - Relational Database Design
00:09:00 - .NET MAUI or Blazor
00:09:56 - Full-stack Development
00:10:29 - GitHub
00:11:01 - Micro-service Architecture
00:11:49 - MongoDB
00:12:06 - Redis
00:12:27 - .NET Aspire
00:12:53 - AI Assisted Development
00:13:17 - Agentic AI and AI Services
00:16:05 - Other Technologies Likely to Impact Developers
00:16:23 - Conclusion
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[@obinnailoanya8730]

This is my goto spot for anything C#....... your voice is great for documentaries and tutorials. I am one of your early subscribers and i mean like 3-4years ago from the .net 5 MVC web application course, i learnt alot from you sir and as soon as this popped up that you made a new video, i wanted to appreciate you. Thank you for making me the dev i am today

[@GavinLon]

You are very kind! Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I'm very happy and encouraged that you have benefited from my videos. More videos are coming soon :)

[@CoffeeWithFred]

Your channel is a great source for c# developers! I appreciate all the information you provide.

[@GavinLon]

Thank you for your kind comment! I appreciate your support! :)

[@umasankarsivasubramanian607]

Thanks, mate, for your video. I learned a new term, Agentic AI!

[@GavinLon]

You're very welcome! :)

[@mlsandreas]

Happy new c# year Gavin!!!

[@GavinLon]

Same to you!!! :) All the best for 2025! Happy C# coding!

[@BeepBoop2221]

I'm really starting to think AI is burning itself out. Open AI is asking for even more money having produced a non profitable product. Every single person I've encountered hates ai agents in customer support and would rather talk to a person.

[@GavinLon]

AI is definitely hyped to the max. It's not going to replace traditional programming any time soon. Having said that, my advice is to stay ahead of the game and learn the basics of integrating AI functionality into your apps. Learn about prompt engineering. AI agents are likely to be the next big thing but possibly also over hyped. I think it's always a good idea to keep up to date in terms of the latest technological trends. The evolution of AI doesn't mean the demise of traditional programming at least in the foreseeable future. :)

[@jordanolson11]

This really is going to help me a lot this year in having some kind of goals on where to get started. I like how you go into what principles to focus on, I have a problem where I jump around too much, this will allow me to set goals and achieve them much easier. Thanks Gavin!

[@GavinLon]

I know it can be easy to jump around when learning a new programming language or framework - I do it myself sometimes. I've learnt from experience that it is much better to take a step back and look at the big picture first, then appropriately structure your approach to learning the relevant material. Hopefully this video will help you with that :)

[@Albert-n4r]

I love your videos

[@GavinLon]

Thank you! :)

[@Beyondry]

from my own experience i don't recommend anyone to study software development now 2025 unless you already have a job or don't care about the job market, doing this for entrepreneurial ventures or hobby, people who are working as developers are those who are already in or have extensive experience not newbies if this was like 5 to 8years back i would have said yes, something that needed 45 teams of devs can now be done with less than 15 with the same deadline and same quality Based on my own experience, I wouldn't recommend anyone to study software development in 2025 unless you already have a job in the field, are pursuing it for entrepreneurial ventures, or treating it as a hobby. The job market is extremely competitive, and most opportunities are going to experienced developers or those already established in the industry not newcomers. If this was 5 to 8 years ago, I would have said otherwise, but things have changed. Tasks that used to require teams of 45 developers can now be completed by fewer than 15, with the same deadlines and quality. This shift has drastically reduced the demand for new developers.

[@GavinLon]

Thank you for your comment and sharing your experience. There have been several predictions by reputable sources that in fact demand for developers will increase significantly over the next 5 years. I don't think you can go wrong learning to code in 2025 but I agree that you need to make yourself as marketable as possible. That's why it is important to see where the demand is. I remember even in the early 2000s the developer job market was very competitive in London. When I was looking for a job in London one of the interviewers told me he had received 120 applications in a small time frame. If you persist, you'll find a job. I would recommend not becoming a programmer to make lots of money (although you certainly can make a lot of money as a developer) but rather pursue a career as a programmer because you like programming - or else your 9-5 will certainly become a day to day grind.

[@Beyondry]

@@GavinLon aweasone!

[@cloudbaud7794]

MVC also

[@GavinLon]

I think Blazor is the most important web framework to learn but yes, the Asp .NET Core MVC framework is also a great web framework to learn. Thank you. :)

[@Stokkies07]

Man I love your videos but here is some constructive criticism. Please get rid of the sound effects. It is really too loud and super annoying.

[@GavinLon]

I'm always trying new things in my videos to see what works. I really appreciate your feedback - I'll definitely take your comment on board. Many thanks :)

[@tonywhite4476]

Yeah, go to school til 2029.

[@LukeAvedon]

It must have been expensive to rent that elephant.

[@GavinLon]

It was expensive but that wasn't the worst part. It was incredibly difficult to get it into that room!

[@LukeAvedon]

@@GavinLon hahahaha amazing! great video!

[@GavinLon]

@LukeAvedon Thank you! :)

[@technovikingnik]

Also happy and successful to you sir Gavin Lon :)

[@GavinLon]

Thank you! :)

[@gligom]

The future of programming is the new language NaLa, Natural Language, this will be the ultimate programming language that many will need, not long in the future the keyboard and mouse will be something of the past. Anyone will just say what they need and AI agents will create, the data collection process will have forms created on the fly, data processing and analysis will be automated. In 10 years this technology will change the world in a way that we cant imagine now, hope that until then I will retire 😂

[@GavinLon]

Thanks for your comment. I agree that programming will be unrecognisable in the distant future - but I still think being grounded in traditional programming practices is a good idea. The way we communicate with technology is certainly going to change but logical thinking and human creativity are not going away. :)