C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0: Modern Cross-Platform Development

Chapter 14. Building Web Applications and Services Using ASP.NET Core

This chapter is about building web applications and services using a modern HTTP architecture on the server-side using Microsoft ASP.NET Core 1.0. You will learn about the startup configuration, routes, models, views, and controllers that make up ASP.NET Core.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

• Understanding ASP.NET Core
• ASP.NET Core startup
• ASP.NET Core controllers
• ASP.NET Core models
• ASP.NET Core views
• Taking ASP.NET Core further
• ASP.NET Core Web API

Understanding ASP.NET Core

Microsoft ASP.NET Core 1.0 is part of a suite of Microsoft technologies to build web applications and services that have evolved over the years as shown in the following bullet points:

• ASP.NET Web Forms ...