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For those of you using .NET I highly recommend ServiceStack:

Doesn't use ASP.NET. Runs on Mono.

Don't bother with WebAPI.

ServiceStack is great but the recent licensing change is irritating to say the least.

You can still use the v3 version for free.

I agree that for a hobbyist the new license fees are too high. For a company those costs are a no-brainer though.

What Demis has done with ServiceStack (and now having made it his full-time job after leaving Stack Exchange) deserves remuneration in my opinion.