Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework [Paperback]

Steven Sanderson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1430210079 | ISBN-13: 978-1430210078 | Publication Date: April 30, 2009 | Edition: 1st ed. 2009. Corr. 2nd printing

The ASP.NET Model-View-Controller (MVC) Framework is a widely anticipated extension and improvement to the way that ASP.NET applications are architected and developed. MVC frameworks have been widely and successfully employed in other technology areas, such as Java, for some time. This is Microsoft’s long-awaited version for the .NET framework and community interest is very high.

This book aims to give the average ASP.NET developer everything they need to make the leap from traditional ASP.NET practices to ASP.NET MVC techniques. It details the minutiae of the MVC framework, and the official MVC developer’s toolkit that supports it, before going further and demonstrating these techniques in action by creating a working eCommerce website – a design that has been widely deployed in traditional ASP.NET and that will serve to highlight the differences well. Finally, the book provides readers with a rapid run-down of how traditional ASP.NET features are applied differently in ASP.NET MVC to get them up and running quickly and to provide a valuable reference as they begin their own projects.

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About the Author

After a childhood spent at the computer, Steve Sanderson started web development in 1996, first using Perl and later adopting PHP.

His last five years of professional experience have focused on ASP.NET, learning what works and what works better, and experiencing a developer’s life evewhere from an investment bank to a 5-person internet startup.

Today, he leads Red Gate’s web development team, and spends his free time blogging and keeping up to speed with the latest technology developments.

He’s followed the ASP.NET MVC framework since its inception, and frequently participates in online discussions with its core developers at Microsoft.

Product Details

• Paperback: 616 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1st ed. 2009. Corr. 2nd printing edition (April 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430210079
• ISBN-13: 978-1430210078
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After a childhood spent at the computer, Steven Sanderson started web development in 1996, first using Perl and later adopting PHP. His last five years of professional experience have focused on ASP.NET, learning what works and what works better, and experiencing a developer's life everywhere from an investment bank to a five-person Internet startup.

Steven has led Red Gate's web development team, and spends his free time blogging and keeping up to speed with the latest technology developments. He's followed the ASP.NET MVC framework since its inception and frequently participates in online discussions with its core developers at Microsoft.

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Perfect, May 14, 2009

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Paul "Ajax Developer" (Gaithersburg, Moldova, Republic of) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework (Paperback)

I read this book about a week after reading the wrox-published "four talking heads" book by Guthrie, et. al.

It was like night and day. This book is, simply put, perfect. I could not put it down. Sanderson does such a magnificent job at taking the reader from "Hello, MVC" all the way through fairly advanced application concepts that I have a whole new threshold for what a "good" programming book is.

Throughout the book, he does a wonderful job of keeping true to good, solid principles of design, using proven patterns of Test-Driven Design, Domain Modeling, and Dependency Injection; but (to borrow another reviewer's term) never from an "ivory tower" perspective. His approach is always well-grounded in real developer concerns and application needs.

I sincerely hope this isn't Mr. Sanderson's last programming book.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelllent Book. A Must Buy, May 14, 2009

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David Hayden "Developer" (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework (Paperback)

Hands down the best ASP.NET MVC book available as of today.

The book starts off by walking you through the creation of an e-commerce website that introduces you to the necessary features of the ASP.NET MVC Framework in a very logical, systematic, and friendly way. This is perfect for hitting the ground running without be overloaded with a lot of low-level details that don't make sense at the moment. You create product catalog pages, a shopping cart, administration pages, etc. Along the way you are gently introduced to some C# 3.0 language features used in the book, unit testing and mocking, using LINQ To SQL in a code-first approach and in a semi-POCO manner, and Domain-Driven Design concepts. It is a very easy, thought-provoking way to learn the ASP.NET MVC Framework.

The second part of the book gives you the deep level of understanding to master the ASP.NET MVC Framework by introducing the "pipeline" of ASP.NET MVC Requests and then breaking it up into pieces for further digesting. It is fantastic how the author truly explains what is happening, when it happens, and how you can leverage and customize each piece to bend the ASP.NET MVC Framework to your will. If you are a big fan of extensibility like I am, the examples of extending the MVC Framework are worth the price of the book alone.

If that isn't enough, there are several practical examples in the book on CAPTCHA, generating RSS Feeds, and creating tamper-proof confirmation links with HMAC Codes. The section on security is a must-read and shows you various ways to avoid Cross-Site Scripting and HTML Injection, Session Hijacking, Cross-Site Request Forgery.

I can't say enough positive things about the book. It is truly well-written and the book I keep within arm's reach at my desk.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Next Logical Step After NerdDinner, May 6, 2009

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Kevin C. Stevens "Software Engineer" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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I've been following this book for the last several months and it is a great way to get in-depth knowledge of:

The MVC framework
How to use Dependency Injection
Excellent software development practices and building flexible software.

Mr. Sanderson has been rigorous in explaining the ins and outs of the framework.

My honest suggestion is to download the Nerd Dinner pdf file, blaze through that to get your feet wet (it should only take you a few hours) and then read this book cover to cover. You will not regret it. Nerd Dinner is great and should be the starting place for an intro to ASP.net MVC, but this is what you need to put production code in the wild.