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Covers all facets of web application development including requirement analysis, design, building, testing, and deployment Explore the ASP.NET MVC framework with several newly released features including Web Forms, Script Combining, j Query integration, and ASP. Net MVC AJAX helpers Rich with example code, clear explanations, and interesting examples - a truly hands-on book for ASP.NET developers In Detail Using Web Forms 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. 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. 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. 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. 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! What you will learn from this book? Learn about the architecture of ASP.NET MVC framework Integrate AJAX and ASP.NET MVC and use ASP.NET AJAX and j Query to build powerful database-driven web applications Customize the ASP.NET MVC request life cycle Give your application clean URLs and a direct coupling between URL and application logic Create mock objects to improve the design of code within Test-Driven deployment Get familiar with unit testing in a web application, including advanced unit testing concepts such as mocking Approach The book walks through the main concepts of the MVC framework to help ASP.NET developers to move on to a higher level. It includes clear instructions and lots of code examples. It takes a simple approach, thereby allowing you to work with all facets of web application development: requirements, designing, testing, and deployment. Who this book is written for? This book is for ASP.NET developers who want a fast-paced guide to building powerful web applications using the ASP.NET MVC framework. All the code examples are in C#. About The Author Maarten Balliauw has a Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering and has about eight years of experience in software development. He started his career during his studies where he founded a company that did web development in PHP and ASP.NET. After graduation, he sold his shares and joined one of the largest ICT companies in Belgium, Real Dolmen, where he continued web application development in ASP.NET and application life cycle management in Visual Studio Team System. He is a Microsoft Certify Technology Specialist in ASP.NET and works with the latest Microsoft technologies such as LINQ and ASP.NET 3.5. He has published many articles in both .NET and PHP literature, such as MSDN magazine Belgium, and PHP Architect. Ever since the first announcement of the ASP.NET MVC framework, he has been following all its developments and features.