This chapter will cover the basics of getting started with SignalR and at the same time will show the potential to improve the user experience in a simple way. We will begin with something simple, which is making your own forum discussion site. As a consequence of creating this, you will learn more about the following topics:
Using simple ASP.NET MVC 5
Enabling security
Using simple jQuery
Using Entity Framework 6
Utilizing a hub
Using SignalR groups