◦ Easily map resources to URIs and implement the uniform interface of HTTP ◦ Rich support for formats and HTTP content negotiation ◦ Request validation ◦ Enable hypermedia with link generation ◦ Separate out cross cutting concerns ◦ Help page generation ◦ Flexible hosting ◦ Light-weight, testable, scales From http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-603
◦ ASP.NET Web API 2 ships with Visual Studio 2013 ◦ Install ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012 ◦ ASP.NET Web API 2.1 ships with Visual Studio 2013.2 ◦ Requires .NET 4.5 or later ◦ Docs and samples at http://www.asp.net/web-api ◦ Includes free Pluralsight courses! ◦ See the code at http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com ◦ Try out the latest nightly build on MyGet From http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-603