Should I use web api with jquery or razor syntax

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Hello ! So the title pretty much says it all. I am creating ASP.NET(MVC) apps, and i am wondering where should i use web api + jQuery and where should use razor syntax. I personally think that when there is not a chance of creating an client(desktop, xamarin app) and the app is not big(so you don't necessary want to "save resources" from the server) there is not a reason of creating a web api .. and you should use razor syntax .... but is that true ? I am asking this because i 've heard some guys saying that using razor is bad coding practice. Is that true ?

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Posted 20-Aug-17 10:11am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-20T10:57:00

You comparing apples to oranges.

Razor is a hybrid syntax of HTML and either C# or VB.NET used to generate HTML pages for a browser client.

A Web API returns no HTML but data formatted in either JSON or XML.

So, what are you doing with this site? What is the target client?

You could even do both, with the WebAPI servicing both remote clients AND your website, where the code-behind makes calls to the Web API you build.