I want to create a RestFull service. In c# .Net in Visual studio 2012 framework 4.5
Do I need to create a web api for this?
Or can I create a project with .svc file and manage this?(I dont remeber what sort of project is this)
Which is the best way
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The following Stack Overflow post seems to address your issue: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9348639/wcf-vs-asp-net-web-api – Seymour May 15 '15 at 12:59
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have a look at nancy - http://nancyfx.com – tom redfern May 15 '15 at 14:44
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Unfortunately, There is no answer that one is better than the other. Fortunately, there is a fairly straightforward way of determining which framework to use when building a new web service. My general rule of thumb is: If it's an internal/intranet web service, use WCF; if it's an external/internet web service, use Web API.
To prevent creating a whole Web API for this the best way would be creating a project with .svc file and manage it. Easier , faster and "safer"!
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And a WCF service project can produce both SOAP and REST endpoints in the same project, mostly with the same code. – John Saunders May 15 '15 at 22:54
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Without doubt wCF for internal and rest for external facing
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What if the external-facing wants to use SOAP? Perhaps because of rich metadata, or, features? – John Saunders May 15 '15 at 22:53