Minimal API Development with ASP.NET Core - Introduction

Trevor Williams introduces a course on building minimal Restful APIs using .NET Core. The course covers Restful standards, industry patterns like the repository pattern, and the use of generics and Entity Framework. It highlights the benefits of minimal APIs over traditional controller-based approaches, emphasizing code simplification. The course uses tools like Visual Studio 2022, Git, Postman, and Swagger, and is compatible with .NET 6 and 7. The course aims to teach students how to write efficient code and integrate third-party tools.

Describe the significance of using JSON Web Tokens for securing the API.

What tools will be utilized for testing the API in this course?