Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core

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Build fully-featured APIs with ASP.NET Core! This practical guide takes you through a hands-on development project, focusing on modern APIs using REST and GraphQL standards. You'll learn to create your first web APIs by developing an API for a board games application that serves web-based services, including websites and mobile apps. The book is structured to reflect a real-world project, with each chapter introducing a new feature request, allowing you to build your API using ASP.NET Core tools that simplify everything from data model setup to documentation generation. Web APIs serve as the front door to applications, offering controlled access to data and features. ASP.NET Core, Microsoft’s web framework, accelerates API creation with developer-friendly features, including a “no compile” coding experience. This guide teaches you to write safe, maintainable, and performant REST APIs while incorporating best practices for both modern and classic API styles. You’ll explore the Minimal API model, enabling you to create high-quality APIs with minimal code. Each chapter includes realistic user stories, backlog items, and development tasks, making it suitable for developers with some .NET Framework experience. Valerio De Sanctis, with over 20 years in web development and project management, offers insights throughout the book.