Free Intermediate ASP.NET Core 1.0 Training on Microsoft Virtual Academy 

Introduction to ASP.NET Core 1.0 

This article shows how to use MySQL with ASP.NET Core 1.0 using Entity Framework Core. 

We are excited to announce the release of .NET Core 1.0, ASP.NET Core 1.0 and Entity Framework 1.0, available on Windows, OS X and Linux! .NET Core is a cross-platform, open source, and modular .NET platform for creating modern web apps, microservices, libraries and console applications.

This release includes the .NET Core runtime, libraries and tools and the ASP.NET Core libraries. We are also releasing Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code extensions that enable you to create .NET Core projects. You can get started at https://dot.net/core. Read the release notes for detailed release information. 

ASP.NET Core Kestrel: Adventures in building a fast web server - Damian Edwards, David Fowler

ASP.NET Identity 3 - Brock Allen

ASP.NET Core 1.0 Exception Filters and Resource Filters