ToolUp Tuesday #2
Chris and Matt move from planning to coding, creating the Player State API as a .NET Web API project. They define data models representing player state for the SpaceBar management sim, debating how deep and detailed the models should go. The episode covers practical .NET development decisions, including the trade-offs between minimal API patterns and traditional controller-based approaches, with a preference for controllers for better logical grouping.
The pair also set up their first GitHub Actions CI workflow, walking through YAML syntax for building the .NET project on push to main. They troubleshoot the workflow live — discovering they forgot the checkout step — and iterate until the build succeeds. GitHub Copilot makes a brief appearance as a code suggestion tool during API scaffolding.
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