This course teaches how to build modern, production ready Minimal APIs using .NET 10 and C# with Visual Studio 2026.
It uses the GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods in Minimal APIs to demonstrate how to design clear and expressive HTTP endpoints from the very beginning. You will start by understanding the fundamentals of Minimal APIs and how they differ from traditional controller based APIs, then gradually move toward designing a well structured solution that follows clean architecture principles. The course emphasizes clear separation of concerns so your application remains easy to maintain, test, and extend as requirements grow.
As you progress, you will integrate SQL Server using Entity Framework Core and DbContext, learning how to model data, manage migrations, and perform efficient data access. You will also implement structured logging with Serilog to capture meaningful diagnostics and configure a global exception handler to ensure consistent and reliable error handling across the entire API.
Security is a core theme throughout the course. You will add API key based authentication to protect endpoints, apply an EndpointFilter that uses feature flags, and write comprehensive unit tests using xUnit v3 to validate business logic and ensure long term stability. Swagger is used extensively for testing, documentation, and exploration of the API, giving you confidence in every endpoint you build and helping you follow modern .NET best practices from start to finish.
