Chapter 4. Creating and consuming Web API-based services
Today applications are more connected. Exposing your application through a set of services is important to achieve such interconnectivity.
When building a service, the more limitations and constraints it comes with, the more likely you are to encounter resistance during adoption. There are certainly cases in which clients are well-defined, and you can control who is consuming your services and how they are used, but such an approach will likely cause you some problems.
HTTP is established and ubiquitous. As such, it’s well-suited for many purposes, among which is creating an ASP.NET Web API. These HTTP services are also known as Representational State Transfer (RESTful services, or REST for ...
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