September 2013
Intermediate to advanced
616 pages
15h 57m
English
book
Pro ASP.NET Web API: HTTP Web Services in ASP.NET
by Tugberk Ugurlu, Alexander Zeitler, Ali Kheyrollahi
Overview
Pro ASP.NET Web API shows you how to build flexible, extensible web services that run seamlessly on a range of operating systems and devices, from desktops to tablets to smart phones—even the ones we don't know today.
ASP.NET Web API is a new framework designed to simplify web service architecture. So if you're tired of interoperability issues between inflexible web services and clients tied to specific platforms or programming languages, or if you've ever struggled with WCF, this book is for you.
To start with, you'll get up to speed on Web API's modern HTTP programming model, REST and your hosting options. You'll then dive into building a real application over a series of three chapters, so you can get an immediate feel for how this technology works in practice. The second half of the book features dedicated chapters on topics like routing, controllers, validation and tracing, and the authors close with discussions on performance, hosting and an all-important look at unit testing to help you prepare your application for the real world.
ASP.NET Web API makes HTTP a first-class citizen of .NET. With Pro ASP.NET Web API, you can build HTTP-based web services for your company or business, expose your data to the world across different formats and devices and gain the best possible global reach for your application.
What you'll learn
The basics of HTTP web services
How to build HTTP-based web services on the .NET platform
In-depth knowledge of ASP.NET Web API and its processing architecture
How to Unit Test an ASP.NET Web API application
Asynchronous programming with ASP.NET Web API
Consuming HTTP-based web services across several different clients
Who this book is for
Whether you've previously worked with WCF or are an ASP.NET developer diving into web services for the first time, Pro ASP.NET Web API will show you a clean, modern approach to building HTTP web services.
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