August 2008 - Posts
Article Teaser: Hot off the presses, and new to ASP.NET MVC (Preview 5) is an awesome capability that (in my opinion) revolutionizes the way we design web applications. This feature is being touted (by me) as "the ViewState for MVC".
Model Binders in ASP.NET MVC
On a side note: MVC is getting really exciting. I'll be speaking at the Naples, FL code camp in a couple of weeks on the subject (whic is currently my passion). Hopefully all will go well.
I know I've said this 100 times at this point, but I'm in love with MVC. If you've read other MVC articles, but you're not really feeling it, then I suggest (and hope) you check out this one: Logging with ASP.NET MVC Action Filters
Action Filters aren't complicated, but the power they provide is clear to see. To think that this is only "preview 4" (meaning, it's not even a beta yet) is pretty amazing. My hat is off to Phil Haack for this one.
Hey all developers out there who are getting into ASP.NET MVC (or have been using the MVC design pattern for a while). Just a couple of days ago, Stephen Walther posted on a topic near and dear to my heart regarding MVC and how to address the issue of getting supplemental data for a View while not violating the MVC design pattern.
I've posted a follow up to his post, and I'd like your opinion on it (if you feel strongly about the subject that is). I'm not looking for general comments (though always welcome), but more for ideas and opinions directly about the subject.
My reply post is here: How to Handle "Side Content" in ASP.NET MVC
Stephen's original post is here: ASP.NET MVC Tip #31 – Passing Data to Master Pages and User Controls
I commented on this topic a while ago in an article (ASP.NET MVC in the Real World), but I didn't go into it as much in depth as I just did in that blog post.
Thanks,
-Timothy
I'm very excited about this article, because I'm very excited about ASP.NET MVC... At first, it didn't make sense to me, I didn't like it and I thought it strange that Microsoft was going this route. Now, I don't see myself going back :)
Here's the 'teaser text' for the article:
"Most .NET web developers have built at least one custom control (or user control) in their time. But MVC is a completely different beast. There's no ViewState, Page Life-Cycle, no code behind (not the way you think of it). In this article, we'll see how to create 'custom controls' in ASP.NET MVC."
Tell me what you think: Building Custom ASP.NET MVC Controls
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