ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Website Programming: Problem – Design – Solution

Introduction

Dear reader, thanks for picking up this book, and welcome to the new edition of ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Website Programming: Problem – Design – Solution, fully updated to ASP.NET MVC 1.0! The idea for this book was born in 2001, with ASP.NET 1.0, from the desire to have a book that teaches how to create real-world websites. The first edition was published in 2002, and fortunately it was a success. Because of the success of the first edition, the concept was updated to use the new features in ASP.NET 2.0. The second edition was published in 2006, and again had a style that resonated with developers and was a success. We believe that this was due to the fact that most ASP.NET books on the market were (and still are) reference-type books, which describe every single control of the framework, and all their methods and properties, but the examples they provide are single-page demos showing how to use a singular feature. However, typically these references don't show how to integrate all ASP.NET features and controls into a single site with rich functionality, which is what readers have to do at work or at home. Designing and implementing a real-world site is very different from creating simple examples, and that's why we think a book like this is helpful for developers facing real problems in their everyday lives.

This new edition of the book was rewritten completely from scratch, to use all the features of ASP.NET MVC 1.0 as much as possible, and it is hoped that it is better in ...