Tutorial 1 - Access an API with Winforms
This tutorial will enable you to access data from an API in Winforms. It is a good place to start as you don't need to learn MVC you can do everything you need within a familiar WinForms environment.
APIs / MVC / ASP
APIs are online data resources that you can access. Some are available and open with no restrictions, most require a “key” and a “secret” a bit like a password and username. To get these you will need to create an account with the provider.
The environment changes from Winforms to ASP/MVC after tutorial 1. This is far more complex but the end result is worth the effort.
This section can be a bit intimidating, read through the tutorials in order, watch the available YouTube content.
C# is used for these projects and we work in MS Visual Studio.
Tutorial 2 - Car Data API in ASP/MVC
This tutorial will enable you to make a start building MVC (Model View Controller) apps. MVC uses a web front end. It is far more complex than winforms but the end result is more modern and much more attractive.
Tutorial 3 - MVC with Spotify data
This tutorial will enable you to access data from Spotify using MVC and ASP. This is a complex tutorial which I have simplified as far as I could, but it will take some time to complete. The end result is a great interactive music experience using Spotify data.