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ASP.NET Core Essentials

By : Shahed Chowdhuri
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ASP.NET Core Essentials

By: Shahed Chowdhuri

Overview of this book

<p>ASP.NET Core is the latest collection of Microsoft’s web application development technologies. When you’re trying to reach a broad spectrum of users with a robust web application, ASP.NET Core is there to help you build that application. With the ability to cater to users on desktop, tablet, or smartphone platforms, you can put together a solution that works well anywhere.</p> <p>This book is what you need to get started developing ASP.NET Core applications was quickly as possible; starting by introducing the software and how it can be used in today’s modern world of web applications and smartphone apps. Walking you through the benefits of a Web API to support both applications and mobile apps to give you a solid understanding of the tech to build upon as you see what ASP.NET Core can do for you.</p> <p>The book wraps up with practical guidelines for the use of database technologies, unit tests, security best practices, and cloud deployments for the real world.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
ASP.NET Core Essentials
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Understanding a Web API


Building web applications can be a rewarding experience. The satisfaction of reaching a broad set of potential users can trump the frustrating nights spent fine-tuning an application and fixing bugs. But some mobile users demand a more streamlined experience that only a native mobile app can provide.

Mobile browsers may experience performance issues in low-bandwidth situations, where HTML5 applications can only go so far with a heavy server-side backend. Enter Web API, with its RESTful endpoints, built with mobile-friendly server-side code.

The case for Web APIs

In order to create a piece of software, years of wisdom tell us that we should build software with users in mind. Without use cases, its features are literally useless. By designing features around user stories, it makes sense to reveal public endpoints that relate directly to user actions. As a result, you will end up with a leaner web application that works for more users.

If you need more convincing, here's...