Nowadays, almost all applications rely on web services. A lot of them operate using the RESTful method. The resource-centric approach and the simplicity of the REST style have become an industry standard. Therefore, it is essential to understand the theory behind the REST way of working and why it is important. This chapter will introduce you to the Representational State Transfer (REST) method. We will see what the definition of REST is and how to identify REST-compliant web services. We will also introduce .NET Core 3.1 and ASP.NET Core, the brand new version of the open-source, cross-platform framework provided by Microsoft.
In summary, this chapter covers the following topics:
- Overview of REST architectural elements
- A brief introduction to the .NET ecosystem
- Why you should choose .NET to build a RESTful web service
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