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Run ASP.NET Web API Inside Your Application

ASP.NET Web API is a solid communications framework, and many applications can benefit from breaking free of IIS by including an embedded ASP.NET Web API server. In 2011, Microsoft released ASP.NET ...
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How to version minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6

ASP.NET Core 6 introduces a simplified hosting model that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. We have discussed getting started with minimal APIs, using logging and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Implementing Binary JSON in ASP.NET Web API 2.1

Visual Studio 2013 came with a new version of Web API. The Web API 2.1 update includes a host of new features, including support for Binary JSON. Learn how to leverage BSON by building a Web API 2.1 ...
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How to test minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6

ASP.NET Core 6 allows us to create APIs that include a bare minimum of files, features, and dependencies. Here’s how to test a minimal Web API. ASP.NET Core 6 introduces a simplified hosting model ...