Exploring .NET Minimal APIs (Kevin Smith)

It is a privilege to welcome Kevin Smith to Liverpool to do a talk on Exploring .NET Minimal API. Kevin is a Microsoft MVP and a technology enthusiast. He runs 2 user groups in the north, dotnet York and dotnetsheff, and casually speaks at user groups. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and helping in the community, likewise, he is keen to contribute to open source projects. He has worked across a broad range of domains including; logistics, law, travel, finance, and analytics.

Website: https://kevsoft.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kev_bite
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kevbite/

The Minimal API story started in November 2019, it was introduced to eliminate the barrier to entry for creating C# APIs. Minimal APIs have minimal dependencies and are ideal for microservices and apps that will have minimum files, features, and dependencies in ASP.NET Core.
In this session we'll take a look at the "what", "why" and "how" around the .NET Minimal APIs and how we can utilize these to make our API faster and more understandable. We'll also cover the new .NET Minimal APIs coming in .NET 7!

Location
This meeting will be held back on the floor 13, 20 Chapel Street Unity Building, Liverpool L3 9AG

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Schedule
Doors open from 18:00
Intro and welcome 18:40
Speakers from 18:50 (with a pizza break at some point )
Close ~21:00 (Don't feel bad if you have to leave early for a train/bus/lift home - no one will be offended)

Travel
Train - We are located just a couple of minutes walk from the Moorfields

train station
Driving - There is a multi-story paid car park next door to the building we recommend - https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/liverpool-moorfields/