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I want to develop a personal blogging website using ASP.NET MVC 4.
I know that I could be using WordPress/ Joomla/ Orchard/ Umbraco/ Funnelweb, etc., instead of reinventing the wheel but I really wish to try it out myself.
I do not want my website to look like some beatle-aged archaic remain. I see plugins like Akismet/ Prettify/ Markdown/ nrelate that add amazing functionalities to your blog. But I am not really sure if I would be able to use any of these in my custom application as most of them are PHP based. I want to stick under the Microsoft roof and implement technologies like HTML5, CSS3 Silverlight5 and WCF 4.0, along with ASP.NET MVC 4. (At least thats what I plan to do)
I understand that I need to develop a scalable database design that could accomodate newer functionalities in the future. Additionally, the exorbitant focus on SEO and cross-browser capabilities is overwhelming. Permanent links for individual blogs, internal navigation, video-embedding inside posts, etc., sound like building Rome in a day
Please if you could guide me personally or direct me to appropriate resources, it would be very helpful.
I am sort of doing it right now on my own. It's not done yet but it will give you an idea: MvcBloggy.
Also, have a look at FunnelWeb source code. It's written in C# and uses ASP.NET MVC 3 I believe but it's a really good resource and easy to follow.
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What is the most popular design pattern in web app?
I know that in asp.net mvc often used dependency injection and repository, but I want to know which additional patterns can I use in web apps. And it would be best if you give me sample of situation in which I can use patterns, or give code snippet.
Most of the design patterns we've developed as software engineers over the last few decades are still applicable for the situations they were designed for. Depending on your needs you will use most of these in web apps at some point.
http://geekswithblogs.net/subodhnpushpak/archive/2009/09/18/the-23-gang-of-four-design-patterns-.-revisited.aspx
Also below is a link to a site that shows quite a few of these patterns and has explanations / examples. They have their own product, which the site is a shop front for, but the site does have examples and contain code samples so may be worth a visit if you feel like it. most in C#
http://www.dofactory.com/Patterns/Patterns.aspx
Singleton is the most popular pattern. It is also one of best know anti-pattern (patterns that are considered to be harmful).
Every newbie uses it, because it lets you use global state, that looks like object oriented code. It also lets you avoid, that confusing dependency injection thing.
As for the "Gang of Four" book, there has been a movement by some uneducated people to remove the Singleton pattern in latest editions, but the attempts has been successfully thwarted.
Or if you have $28... C# Design Strategies with Jon Skeet
I haven't watched it but I do plan to buy it soon.
edit: IMHO the most popular design pattern in asp.net web development is the Smart UI anti-pattern ;)
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I know many have asked the MVC vs Webforms question many times. My question is slightly different in that I am currently updating my skills from ASP.NET2/VB.NET to ASP.NET4/C#. I am seriously thinking that I should perhaps not waste time in upgrading my Webforms skills which are Okish, but instead put the effort into starting again with MVC. I keep looking at all the properties of ASP.NET server controls and sigh !!! I do see the benefit in just focussing on web technologies such as JS, CSS and now JQuery and CSS3.
I would be interested in your thoughts?
It sounds like you are doing a clean-slate here. You are changing languages and technologies. My advice would be to identify what you feel is the best technology going forward and learn that. You are already committing to learning something new - make it the most valuable experience you can make it.
From my perspective, I would recommend MVC. Personally I feel that this is the better platform to move forward on. You will have to add quite a few auxiliary skills such as Razor, JQuery and all the rest but it will be worth it. The bottom line though is that it is what is best for you. If your environment is better served by Webforms, then that is the best choice for you.
Six months ago I changed jobs. I was previously working at a large company that was still on .NET 2.0, VB.NET and ASP.NET WebForms. I now work at a company that uses .NET 4.0, C# and ASP.NET MVC3. So, I've been through this myself.
If you understand how the web works and want complete control over the client experience, MVC is the answer without a doubt. At my previous job I would end up pulling my hair out because I hated how WebForms prevented me from creating a page with clean markup. But, a lot of people don't know how HTTP, CSS, Javascript and HTML all fit together. WebForms was a solution to that. But, it's much more fun and performant to have complete control of what you sent to your customer/client.
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Am thinking about building a social networking site,that can function more like an application then a site,thus giving it better performance and user interface.
what am stuck up with here is which would be the best framework to try this out?
GWT-i have some experience(about 2 years) with Java and it looks easy but the forum appears dead.
Ruby on Rails- i visited the website today,went through a few tutorials and it looks easy to learn,but i never programmed on this 1 before.
Grails - i have heard that this is a very god framework and based on java,but i've never personally tried it.
What would you think would be the right choice?
it would be cool if you consider factors like performance,scalability and the widgets already available.I don't really care about the development time...i've got more than 2months!
Especially with a Java background, Grails would be a good choice. Grails is built on top of Spring and Hibernate, but makes using them much easier. No painful editing of XML config files.
Although, I'd make sure you evaluate using Ning and the existing open source projects before you bother building another one from scratch.
I'm not sure what you mean by "more like an application then a site". If what you mean is give the app a desktop application feel, then I think GWT fits more. Though if you want to have something really fast, (half the development time that you'd use to develop it in GWT), then I'd recommend rails. I haven't tried Grails before but it seems neat.
The best for you to use is ruby on rails if it about performance,scalability and the widgets
then you have no problem at all. It also has lots of gems/plugins that can help you so much
Read this book Grails in action.
It shows you how to make a social networking site using grails.
It uses an old version of Grails but you can adapt it.
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I am starting a website and am wondering if I should go with PHP, a php framework, or ruby on rails? I want to make a website fast, easiest and without a big learning curve. I already know a little bit of php and a little ruby on rails...But which would be best?
OK so to clarify more on the topic of what my site will be, It's basically a Classified Ads website that needs to have a user login, ability to post classifieds, and categorizing, and basically anything else a classified website has.
I would put my vote in for Rails. It's easy to get started building a website that requires persistence in a database, and there are many websites that host the framework. I agree with #Squeegy that PHP is great for sprinkling dynamic content into an otherwise static page, but it sounds to me that you want something more involved, so I would go with Rails.
Start with anything you know better.
PHP is great for sprinkling bits of dynamic content into a website. Given your requirements "fast, easiest and without a big learning curve" I think PHP would be ideal.
Now a large and more complex site, that would be much better suited to a framework. But with any framework also comes steep learning curve.
Codeigniter.com, try it out, it rocks.
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I need to add a real time dashboard of data to a ASP.NET MVC application. The dashboard needs to be refreshed every few minutes from SQL server 2008. I was going to use ASP.NET MVC, with jQuery and AJAX. But Silverlight 3 is a possible option (each client has Silverlight 3 installed). I know WPF, is it worth the jump to SL 3 for this?
A dashboard is an excellent use of Silverlight. You can create some terrific looking UIs and it can be used to create a very compelling visual experience. Charts and gauges will pop off the screen. Your data will look incredible.
There is a learning curve when developing your first Silverlight app so make sure that you're clear on what the final product will be. If the requirements are well defined, you'll be able to determine if you think it is something that you and your team will be able to achieve.
For a dashboard, I think a JQuery solution works best and that is the direction I would go in. I'm still a little unsold on the long term future of Silverlight compared to the AJAX/HTML 5 future.
I would only go to SL 3 under one of the 2 scenarios below.
You need a rich UI experience (ex. fancy charts, graphs, etc..) that WPF/SL will help you achieve easier. If the user interacts with the dashboard, then that makes it a good candidate
You want to learn SL 3 or want your team to learn SL 3