In this chapter, we have taken an overview of the REST style by considering some concrete some concrete examples. We also learned about some of the basic concepts of the .NET ecosystem, including how it is structured and why ASP.NET Core is an excellent choice if we wish to build web services. We also looked at an overview of the .NET Core CLI and the IDEs and code editors related to the .NET ecosystem.

The topics we covered in this chapter provide a good understanding of what REST means and why is important to follow this kind of principle when we develop a web service. Furthermore, we also looked at the fundamentals for setting up .NET Core in our local environment.

The next chapter will focus on ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET Core MVC. You'll learn how to set up a project using the .NET CLI and explore some of the fundamentals concepts of ASP.NET Core.