ASP.NET Web API?

Question

ASP.NET

I was told to use the ASP.NET Web API and was given this link . I don't understand if this is ASP.NET MVC 4, 5 or Core? What version are we talking about? Can you understand from this? The customer didn't say...

Answer 1

everything will be.
First, ASP.NET MVC5 = ASP.NET Core
The question remains: 4ka or Core The
key idea of ​​Core is cross-platform. It is assumed that it can be hosted (and developed) not only on Windows.
Differences in the types of service files (for example, where and how the list of dependencies or application settings is stored). But, at a slightly higher level, WebAPI is WebAPI.
Ask questions:

• What environment will the application be located in? - the environment will allow you to determine the configuration you need
  
• Prospects for the development of the project? - if the project does not imply long-term development (we wrote it and just support it), then you can get by with the "traditional" ASP.NET WebAPI. If it will live and develop for many years, take Core so that it doesn’t turn out that you are working with unsupported technology (small-soft ones will now pay more attention to it)