Developing Minimal APIs in ASP.NET

Building modern web applications requires fast, lean, and highly scalable backends. Traditional API development often comes with heavy boilerplate, but ASP.NET offers a streamlined approach designed for high performance and rapid development. Through this text-based course, you will transition from traditional controller-based setups to writing clean, efficient Minimal APIs. You will learn how to structure your code, handle routing, and implement modern best practices that keep your codebase maintainable as it grows. What you'll learn: - Understand the fundamental concepts of Minimal APIs and how they differ from controller-based architectures - Map endpoints, handle routing, and manage request and response payloads efficiently - Implement modern dependency injection and configuration patterns to keep your application modular - Secure your endpoints using modern authentication and authorization strategies - Integrate OpenAPI for clear, interactive API documentation - Write robust integration tests for your endpoints using modern testing libraries We begin with core definitions and basic setup before moving into routing, dependency injection, and security. You will work through clear written explanations and practical code snippets designed to build your skills step-by-step. This course is designed for beginners to intermediate developers who want to learn lightweight API development with C# and ASP.NET. No prior experience with Minimal APIs is required. Start building leaner, faster web services with ASP.NET today.