Programming ASP.NET MVC 4: Developing Real-World Web Applications with ASP.NET MVC

Get up and running with ASP.NET MVC 4, and learn how to build modern server-side web applications. This guide helps you understand how the framework performs, and shows you how to use various features to solve many real-world development scenarios you’re likely to face. In the process, you’ll learn how to work with HTML, JavaScript, the Entity Framework, and other web technologies.

You’ll start by learning core concepts such as the Model-View-Controller architectural pattern, and then work your way toward advanced topics. The authors demonstrate ASP.NET MVC 4 best practices and techniques by building a sample online auction site ("EBuy") throughout the book.

• Learn the similarities between ASP.NET MVC 4 and Web Forms
• Use Entity Framework to create and maintain an application database
• Create rich web applications, using jQuery for client-side development
• Incorporate AJAX techniques into your web applications
• Learn how to create and expose ASP.NET Web API services
• Deliver a rich and consistent experience for mobile devices
• Apply techniques for error handling, automated testing, and build automation
• Use various options to deploy your ASP.NET MVC 4 application

Jess Chadwick is an independent software consultant specializing in web technologies. He has over a decade of development experience ranging from embedded devices in start-ups to enterprise-scale web farms at Fortune 500s. He is an ASPInsider, Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET and is an avid community member, frequently delivering technical presentations as well as leading the NJDOTNET Central New Jersey .NET user group. Jess lives in the Philadelphia, PA area with his wonderful wife, baby daughter, and black lab.

Todd Snyder is a Software Architect, Consultant and Speaker who specialized in N-Tier and Web Application development on the Microsoft Platform, he has over 18+ years experiences and currently works At Infragistics as a Principal Consultant helping customers achieve success.

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