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ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly

By : Maarten Balliauw
Book Image

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly

By: Maarten Balliauw

Overview of this book

<p>Using WebForms has led to problems for ASP.NET developers, such as low testability and inconsistent code. These problems become increasingly relevant when trying to develop or maintain anything but the simplest web site.<br /><br />This book takes you through the ASP.NET MVC framework to help you simplify and build web applications quickly. With example applications built on best practices and with clear explanations, you will get started in no time.<br /><br />The MVC pattern is widely accepted as one of the best approaches for building modern web applications and Microsoft's new ASP.NET MVC Framework offers a fully supported way for developers to implement MVC in ASP.NET.<br /><br />This book takes you through the essential tasks to create powerful web applications as fast as possible. These essential tasks are explained clearly, with well-structured instructions. The book does not cover every single feature in detail; it provides precise information for you to get started, and takes you through the creation of an example application that covers MVC application design techniques.<br /><br />In addition to helping you write code, this book covers unit testing, to improve the stability and quality of the application you are building. It provides a quick reference to the MOQ framework to aid in unit testing. With this book, you will soon have the skills that will make you an ASP.NET developer to be reckoned with, and you will be creating applications with a speed that will astonish your colleagues and boss!</p>
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly
Credits
About the author
About the reviewers
Preface
ASP.NET MVC Mock Helpers

Platforms that can be used


Theoretically, any web server capable of running ASP.NET web applications should be capable of running an ASP.NET MVC web application. Supported platforms are Windows running any version of Internet Information Services (IIS), from version 5.1 on.

Note

Some people managed to get ASP.NET MVC web applications running on Mono, an open source implementation of the .NET framework, but this is not officially supported. More on this can be found on: http://www.tobinharris.com/2008/4/3/asp-net-mvc-on-mono-osx.

Building an ASP.NET MVC web application also means building URL routes. URL routing is a key part of the ASP.NET MVC framework and is, therefore, required to run on the IIS server. Depending on the version of IIS being used, additional configuration may be required in order to be able to take advantage of URL routing.

Any ASP.NET MVC web application will be able to run on the following versions of IIS:

IIS version

Windows version

Remarks

IIS 7.0 (integrated...