ASP.NET 6.0 - Build Hands-On Web Projects - How Do We Create an ASP.NET 6.0 Web API Using EF Core?

This tutorial guides you through creating an ASP.NET 6 Web API using Entity Framework with a Code First approach. It covers setting up a project in Visual Studio, installing necessary packages, creating models and a database context, configuring connection strings, performing database migrations, and testing API endpoints. The tutorial emphasizes using minimal APIs while still incorporating controllers, and demonstrates how to insert and view data using SQL Server.

What is the purpose of using Entity Framework in the ASP.NET 6 Web API?

Describe the steps to create a new ASP.NET Core Web API project in Visual Studio 2022.

What are the differences between using minimal APIs and controllers in ASP.NET 6?

What is the process to install NuGet packages in Visual Studio for an ASP.NET 6 project?

How do you add a new model class in an ASP.NET 6 Web API project?

What is the role of the ApplicationDbContext class in the Entity Framework?

Explain the significance of the appsettings.json file in an ASP.NET 6 Web API project.

Describe how to set up a connection string in the appsettings.json file.

What are migrations in Entity Framework, and how do you create them?

How can you generate dummy data for testing in an ASP.NET 6 Web API application?