Chapter 12: Building REST APIs with C# and Windows Terminal
In this chapter, we'll build a REST API and show how Windows Terminal can be an important tool in our workflow. Similar to the previous chapter, where we set up Windows Terminal for our frontend development, this chapter will show how to use Windows Terminal to accelerate our backend development.
A REST API is a popular type of server-side application. These applications are compatible with a wide range of other technologies, such as mobile apps, client-side web applications, and embedded devices. We will create a simple REST API that returns random weather forecasts.
We'll select C# as our programming language, running on the .NET platform. As we progress through the chapter, we'll set up .NET platform tools for Windows Terminal that make our lives easier and development more efficient. We'll learn how to experiment with C# in the terminal, as well as how to efficiently create, build, run, and test...