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A Beginner's Tutorial on ASP.NET WebApi Hosting(IIS Hosting and Self Hosting)

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In this article we will look at the various ways of hosting ASP.NET WebApi.
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                <h1>Welcome to ASP.NET Web API!</h1>
                <h2>Modify the code in this template to jump-start your ASP.NET Web API development.</h2>
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                ASP.NET Web API allows you to expose your applications, data and services to the
                web directly over HTTP.
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                To learn more about ASP.NET Web API visit
                <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=238195" title="ASP.NET Web API Website">http://asp.net/web-api</a>.
                The page features <mark>videos, tutorials, and samples</mark> to help you get the most from ASP.NET Web API.
                If you have any questions about ASP.NET Web API, visit
                <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=238196" title="ASP.NET Web API Forum">our forums</a>.
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        <h3>We suggest the following steps:</h3>
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                <h5>Getting Started</h5>
                ASP.NET Web API is a framework that makes it easy to build HTTP services that reach
                a broad range of clients, including browsers and mobile devices. ASP.NET Web API
                is an ideal platform for building RESTful applications on the .NET Framework.
                <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245160">Learn more…</a>
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                <h5>Add NuGet packages and jump-start your coding</h5>
                NuGet makes it easy to install and update free libraries and tools.
                <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245161">Learn more…</a>
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                <h5>Find Web Hosting</h5>
                You can easily find a web hosting company that offers the right mix of features
                and price for your applications.
                <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=245164">Learn more…</a>
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I Started my Programming career with C++. Later got a chance to develop Windows Form applications using C#. Currently using C#, ASP.NET & ASP.NET MVC to create Information Systems, e-commerce/e-governance Portals and Data driven websites.

My interests involves Programming, Website development and Learning/Teaching subjects related to Computer Science/Information Systems. IMO, C# is the best programming language and I love working with C# and other Microsoft Technologies.

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