ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. We’ve discussed minimal APIs in several earlier posts here.

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Chris Gallant, CFA, is a senior manager of interest rate risk for ATB Financial with 10 years of experience in the financial markets. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...