Hands-on .NET Minimal API for Web Developers - Step 2: Create a New Web Project

This video tutorial guides viewers through creating a new Web API project using minimal API standards. It emphasizes a step-by-step approach to building a simple web project, highlighting the differences from MVC APIs and the benefits of using Visual Studio Code. The tutorial covers project creation, structure, and features of minimal APIs, including top-level statements and global using statements. It also provides instructions for building and running the project using .NET commands, preparing viewers for the next lecture on the map get function.

What is the primary focus of the course on minimal Web APIs?

• To use Microsoft's ready-made templates

• To understand Web API concepts thoroughly

• To learn about different programming languages

• To explore advanced database management

Which IDE is primarily used in this course for creating the Web API project?

• Visual Studio

• NetBeans

• Eclipse

• Visual Studio Code

What command is used to create a skeleton web project in the CMD Webapi?

• dotnet new api

• dotnet new mvc

• dotnet new console

• dotnet new web

What is a notable feature of .NET 6 that reduces the lines of code in a project?

• Manual memory management

• Dynamic typing

• MVC architecture

• Global using statements

What is absent in the structure of minimal APIs compared to MVC APIs?

• Controller folders

• View folders

• Model folders

• Service folders