I've been learning .NET recently and there are several choices for building a webapp, such as MVC, Razor pages, and Blazor (further split into server vs web assembly). MVC uses Razor views, Razor pages use Razor pages, and Blazor uses Razor components. MVC without the V is apparently the recommended way to create APIs.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to understand the distinction between these options and when you would choose one over the other, and I would have to disagree that it's a no-brainer choice. Perhaps if you've been in the .NET ecosystem for years and have followed the changes but definitely not if you're new to it.