title: Building a C# Web API - REST
body: <p>I am about to start a project in C#. I've never used c# and I was hoping I could get some implementation advice before I make a silly mistake and go down the wrong path. </p>
  
  <p>What I am trying to achieve is basically having a C# application on a server that can be accessed via a Web API. This application will take in some string variables and then return a string. The application will be opening and running some installed programs (not c# programs).</p>
  
  <p>I've read about WCF but I think at first glance this might be overkill as the API I am hoping to create will only have one or two request methods and will return a string.</p>
  
  <p>What I am really looking for is advice on what I should be using, what to look into and even links to good tutorials on building web services with C# and how I can make the link between a web API to a C# app.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks all for any advice.</p>