Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework

by Steven Sanderson

Overview

Author Steven Sanderson has seen the ASP.NET MVC Framework mature from the start, so his experience, combined with comprehensive coverage of all the new features, including those in the official MVC development toolkit, offers the clearest understanding of how this exciting new framework can improve your coding efficiency. With this book, you’ll gain invaluable up-to-date knowledge of security, deployment, and interoperability challenges.

The ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework introduces a radical high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility, combined with all the benefits of ASP.NET 3.5.

In this book, the core model-view-controller (MVC) architectural concepts are not simply explained or discussed in isolation, but are demonstrated in action. You’ll work through an extended tutorial to create a working e-commerce web application that combines ASP.NET MVC with C# language features and unit-testing best practices. By gaining this invaluable, practical experience, you’ll discover MVC’s strengths and weaknesses for yourself—and put your best-learned theory into practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430228875
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	01/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	776
File size:	88 MB
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About the Author

After a childhood spent at the computer, Steven Sanderson started web development in 1996, first using Perl and later adopting PHP. His last five years of professional experience have focused on ASP.NET, learning what works and what works better, and experiencing a developer's life everywhere from an investment bank to a five-person Internet startup. Steven has led Red Gate's web development team, and spends his free time blogging and keeping up to speed with the latest technology developments. He's followed the ASP.NET MVC framework since its inception and frequently participates in online discussions with its core developers at Microsoft.

Table of Contents

Introducing ASP.NET MVC 2.- What’s the Big Idea?.- Your First ASP.NET MVC Application.- Prerequisites.- SportsStore: A Real Application.- SportsStore: Navigation and Shopping Cart.- SportsStore: Administration and Final Enhancements.- ASP.NET MVC in Detail.- Overview of ASP.NET MVC Projects.- URLs and Routing.- Controllers and Actions.- Controller Extensibility.- Views.- Models and Data Entry.- User Interface Techniques.- Ajax and Client Scripting.- Delivering Successful ASP.NET MVC 2 Projects.- Security and Vulnerability.- Deployment.- ASP.NET Platform Features.- Upgrading and Combining ASP.NET Technologies.