| Summary: | Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core is a practical beginner's guide to creating your first web APIs using ASP.NET Core. In it, you'll develop an API that feeds web-based services, including websites and mobile apps, for a board games application. The book is cleverly structured to mirror a real-world development project, with each chapter introducing a new feature request. You'll build your API with an ecosystem of ASP.NET Core tools that help simplify everything from setting up your data model to generating documentation. Web APIs are the front door to an application, providing controlled access to its data and features. ASP.NET Core, Microsoft's web framework, simplifies and accelerates API creation with powerful, developer-friendly features, including an innovative "no compile" coding experience. It is reliable, fast, free, open-source, and backed by Microsoft's legendary support. Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core teaches you how to write safe, maintainable, and performant REST APIs. It's full of best practices for modern and classic API styles, including REST and GraphQL. You'll love the groundbreaking Minimal API model that helps you build pro-quality APIs with just a few lines of code. Each chapter contains realistic user stories, backlog items, and development tasks.
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