Chapter 2. Getting Ready
Before you can start to develop MVC Framework applications, you need to get ready. In this chapter, we'll describe the tools that are required as we go through the preparation of the workstation we'll use for development and the server we'll use for deployment.
Preparing the Workstation
A small set of tools is essential for MVC Framework development. These include Visual Studio 2010, the Web Platform Installer, and optional components like IIS Express. Here, we'll explain how to install each one.
Installing Visual Studio 2010
The first step in preparing a workstation for development with the MVC Framework is to install Visual Studio 2010. Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE), a tool that you ...
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