Preface

Over the years, people have been asking the ASP.NET support team for the ability to develop web applications using a model-view-controller (MVC) architecture. In October 2007, Scott Guthrie presented the frst preview of the ASP.NET MVC framework. Ever since, interest in this product has been growing, and many example applications and components have been released on the Internet by enthusiastic bloggers and Microsoft employees.

ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly was written to help people who have a basic knowledge of ASP.NET Webforms to quickly get up-to-speed with developing ASP.NET MVC applications. The book starts by explaining the MVC design pattern, and follows this with a bird's eye-view of what the ASP.NET MVC framework has to offer. After that, each chapter focuses on one aspect of the framework, providing in-depth details of the components that comprise the ASP.NET MVC framework. For each of the concepts explained, a to-the-point example application is provided, demonstrating the theory behind the concept.

By the time you fnish this book, you'll be well be on your way to mastering the ASP.NET MVC framework, and will have the confdence to build your own ASP.NET MVC applications.