has someone put together a decent discussion board/forums based on ASP.NET MVC or MVC2?
A simple solution would be good enough.
Preferable something which integrates into an existing site.
Any hints?
Have you checked out Codeplex?
http://www.codeplex.com/site/search?query=mvc%20forum&ac=8
Near forums - ASP.NET MVC forum engine
OpenForum - MVC Forum
Cool Forum - ok this one isn't released yet.
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Can somebody give me a link to article or name of book, where i can find something about Design Patterns in ASP .NET MVC applications? Sry if i asking for something stupid, i'm not expert in this.
I'd recommend Steven Sanderson's book for how to use MVC (probably worth waiting for the MVC 3 version which is due soon)
Otherwise I'd look at general design patterns books like Head First Design Patterns as these still apply within MVC.
Do you have a more specific question around a particular design pattern?
MVC itself is a design pattern. You can use several combinations of other design patterns in your application to suit your particular needs.
If you want a read an excellent book on ASP.NET MVC then I would recommend Steven Sanderson's book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-ASP-NET-Framework-Steven-Sanderson/dp/1430210079
Note: This book is available for MVC2 as well, but I have not read that one. This book uses several good concepts that will help you create a production ASP.NET MVC application including TDD, repository pattern etc
The official Microsoft website is actually very good for this. http://www.asp.net/mvc. I actually used Rob Conery's MVC store front video to get started (http://www.asp.net/mvc/videos/aspnet-mvc-storefront-part-1-architectural-discussion-and-overview). He goes through the repository pattern and a few other good practices for MVC, it's a little outdated now in some areas as it is written in MVC 1 but a lot of the points still hold.
Dino Esposito and Andrea Saltarello have a very good explanation and demystification of the MVC pattern on their book "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise". I've got a review of the MVC chapter of their book in my blog
I need to know how to use the asp.net mvc? i am new to this technology and i decided to use it and i have downloaded MVC release 1.0 so i need to know the steps needed fro setup the framework as after setting up the framework do i need to do any configurations in VS? i need a tutorial for creating mvc project and an example with code for accessing database through mvc. and which version or release of mvc u advice me to use release 1 or 2 ?
And with respect to posting back i knew that mvc don't do post back like web forms instead it call controller so is this means that each view (.asox file) don't have a related .cs file or the .cs file is shared with many .aspx files ?
I know that my question is not clear but i got confused from articles about mvc when i ask any question or seatch about mvc many articles without practical example or direct answer to my questions in my mind
Thanks in advance
Asp.net have some good basic tutorials here http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/ and here http://www.asp.net/mvc/learn/. Hope they help you.
you dont need to do any configuration in VS at all. after you installed ASP.NET MVC you got a new project type called ASP.NET MVC Web Application thats where your journey begins :)
a good place to start would be this little sample app http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc/#MVC_SampleApp
after this you should understand the basic concept of how ASP.NET MVC works
You could start out reading ScottGu's "Nerddinner" tutorial. It was originally published as part of the book titled "Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0", but has later been released freely on his blog. I believe the tutorial covers all the basics needed to get up and running.
If you feel you need more insight, I would suggest you look to Steven Sanderson's "Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework", rather than the aforementioned book. Sanderson's book seems to cover more detail on how stuff work, and he does a great job trying to promote best practices.
Pick up a good book, e.g.- http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/03/10/free-asp-net-mvc-ebook-tutorial.aspx, or go to http://www.asp.net for tutorials.
I'm checking out ASP.NET MVC RC2. Is the API documentation completely missing? I should be able to find something by hitting F1, right?
Although I've been developing with ASP.NET MVC for about a year, I haven't seen any formal documentation personally. The best kind of documentation you are going to find is in screencasts and blogs. Check out Stephen Walther's MVC blog, Rob Conery's MVC Storefront project/adventure, and, of course, http://asp.net/mvc. There's also a very promising book coming out.
I don't think you're going to find any kind of reference book or MSDN docs at this point. You'll probably have to wait for RTM.
I am trying to figure out how to use ASP.NET MVC and it seems the only way to learn it is through reading blog posts. Scott Gu and Phil Haak are the two that come to mind. The problem I am running into is that alot of the documentation they write is relevant at the time and doesn't work in the latest versions.
Is there a place that has the documentation for RC only? What are the best places to look for documentation on MVC RC?
Maybe this helps: http://stephenwalther.com/blog/archive/2009/01/27/a-guide-to-learning-asp.net-mvc-release-candidate-1.aspx
I've found a few pages (some that even link to a number of other pages) on the Microsoft website that I bookmarked last night for reading today, but I'm curious as to other good non-Microsoft resources for discussing ASP.NET web applications, both Forms and MVC (including comparisons/contrasts between the two).
Keep your eye out on the MVC forums, read up on blogs:
Phil Haack
Scott Hanselman
Rob Conery
Simone Chiarretta
Derik Whittaker
Me :)
Jeremy Skinner
Torkel Odegaard
Steve Sanderson
There's a ton of people blogging about it. Also, check out some of the open source projects that are using it:
MvcContrib
Code Camp Server
Kigg
There's a bunch of books coming out:
Pro ASP.NET MVC by Steve Sanderson
Programming ASP.NET MVC by Alex Horovitz
Beginning ASP.NET MVC by Simone Chiaretta
Professional ASP.NET MVC by Phil Haack, Scott Hanselman, Rob Conery
ASP.NET MVC in Action by myself, Jeffrey Palermo, and Jimmy Bogard
I think you can guess which one I
recommend most :). Our book has an
early access program that allows you
to download PDFs as they're written.
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Any thing else I should add to this list? I'm marked it as community wiki.
As a first port of call, I would use a social bookmarking network site, such as Delicious, to get a list of popular/tagged posts and sites:
ASP.NET MVC tagged bookmarks
Popular ASP.NET MVC bookmarks
Phil Haack's blog seems to be a good source. He's an insider and can tell you the tricks there are to know. In the end it all depends on how you prefer to learn - some people like videos, others prefer books. For me the best way is to learn by doing it. So take a look at Phil, go to CodePlex and find a project that uses ASP.NET MVC and look at the code. That way you'll also see how people solved their problems and what practices they followed, not only learn the rules of the framework.