Chapter 1. What's the Big Idea?
ASP.NET MVC is a web development framework from Microsoft that combines the effectiveness and tidiness of model-view-controller (MVC) architecture, the most up-to-date ideas and techniques from agile development, and the best parts of the existing ASP.NET platform. It's a complete alternative to traditional ASP.NET Web Forms, delivering considerable advantages for all but the most trivial of web development projects.
In this chapter, you'll learn why Microsoft originally created ASP.NET MVC, how it compares to its predecessors and alternatives, and finally what's new in ASP.NET MVC 2.
A Brief History of Web Development
To understand the distinctive aspects and design goals of ASP.NET MVC, it's worth considering the ...
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