A basic overview of Microsoft ASP.NET MVC and why it is a great platform to develop with.

1. Programming is Fun
With ASP.NET MVC!
Ian Carnaghan

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Introduction to ASP.NET
What is ASP.NET?
 ASP.NET is a development framework for
building web pages and web sites with
HTML, CSS, JavaScript and server
scripting.
 It was first released in January 2002 with
version 1.0 of the .NET Framework, and
is the successor to Microsoft's Active
Server Pages (ASP) technology.
 ASP.NET supports three different
development models:
Web Pages, MVC (Model View
Controller), and Web Forms.

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ASP.NET
Visual Studio 2012
Programming is Fun with ASP.NET MVC
The ASP.NET Framework
ASP.NET
Web
Forms
ASP.NET
MVC
ASP.NET
Web
Pages
Web Forms
View Engine
Razor View
Engine
WebMatrix
What is ASP.NET?
 Web Pages is the Simplest ASP.NET
model. Similar to PHP and classic ASP
with built-in templates and helpers for
database, video, graphics, social media
and more.
 MVC separates web applications into
different different components and
provides a lighter weight framework,
separation of concerns and DRY
approach to development.
 Webforms is the traditional ASP.NET
event driven development model. Web
pages with added server controls, server
events, and server code.

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IIS
SQL
Server
Entity
Framework
ASP.NET
JS &
JQuery
The Microsoft Web Platform
Internet Information Services
is the web server used by
ASP.NET applications.
EF is an Object Relational
Mapper (ORM) – the layer
that converts DB elements
such as tables and views to
objects uses in the
application.
ASP.NET MVC comes with
JavaScript libraries, jQuery
and HTML 5 support.
ASP.NET can use a range of
databases, however SQL Server
is the most popular has great
support in Visual Studio.
ASP.NET is the development
framework.

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Model View Controller
MVC
Model–view–controller (MVC) is a software
architecture pattern which separates the
representation of information from the user's
interaction with it. It was introduced by Trygve
Reenskaug at Xerox Parc in 1976.
 Model represents the data and business logic
such as database tables, constraints and
validations.
 View represent the screens the users access.
The view uses data from the model to provide
information to the user.
 Controller handles requests sent in by the user
and determines what actions need to be taken
by the application.

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Interactions Follow Natural Cycle:
1. User takes action
2. Application changes data model
3. Updated view sent to user
Different Technologies
MVC compatible with combining
other technologies into tiers
or layers.
Full Control over UI
New Razor View Engine provides
greater control and cleaner code.
No Viewstate requirement with auto-
generated code –100s Kb smaller.
Total control over requests sent
netween server and browser.
User Experience
HTML 5 Technologies, Non-Obtrusive JS,
Routing,. Maintainability
Modern coding Standards
Convention over configuration.
Similar to other popular MVC
Frameworks including Grails,
Ruby on Rails, Spring MVC,
Monorail and many others.
Maintainablility
DRY approach to programming
Testability
Since the UI is completely seperated
from the business logic, it is easier to unit
tests.
Multiple Unit testing framworks available.
Why Microsoft ASP.NET MVC?

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C:InetpubwwwrootWebsitePerson.aspx
http://www.website.com/Person.aspx?id=5
http://www.website.com/Person/5
Physical Location
ASP.NET Style
MVC Style
Routing
 Routing in MVC comes packages with easy to configure rules based on different circumstances.
 By default {ControllerName}/{MethodName}/(optional Id)
 Many URLs can link to the same controller via different methods

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Code First
 Preferred by programmers who do not want to work with designers and EDMX.
 Full control (no autogenerated code).
 Seperation from DB, regardless of technology. The ORM will handle creation.
 Manual changes to DB problematic and lost since code defines the database.
Database First
 Best choice if you already have DB designed by DBAs.
 ORM creates entities for you to use in your application.
 Manual changes to the database are possible - update model from database
Model First
 Preferred by people interested in building a site with least amount of coding.
 Use design tools – Partial loss of control on both entities and database
 Can be very productive for small easy projects.
 Manual changes to DB problematic and lost since model defines the database.
Architectural Options for Developing an Application

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Person Entity:
 Id (int)
 FirstName (string)
 LastName (string)
 BirthDate (datetime)
Context:
 People (Collection of Person)
 Using ASP.NET DbContext library
for Entity Framework
Person Model
 Index Method – Call existing
records from model to pass to a
list view
 Create Method – Provide empty
model to pass to a create view and
handle posts
 Edit Method – Call an existing
record via the model to pass to an
edit view and handle posts
 Details Page – Call an existing
record via the model to pass to a
display view
Person Controller
 Person/Index
 Person/Create
 PersonEdit
 Person/Details
Person Views
Simple CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) Application
The Object Relational Mapper enables communication between the application and database and
converts database elements into application-ready objects.
ASP.NET uses Entity Framework and a .Net Library called DbContext for this process.
DbContext enables you to query a database and group together changes that will then be written back
to the store as a unit.

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Simple CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) Application

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 Office of Population Affairs was a legacy ColdFusion
Application, which was redesigned using ASP.NET
and launched in April 2013.
 Application required versioning of records, logging,
approvals and extensive search.
 Twitter Bootstrap was used for the frontend layout
providing a responsive HTML 5 compliant design.
 Solr libraries integrated with ASP.NET via SolrNET.
 MVC 4 using Code First Entify Framework
Implementation with SQL Server and IIS.
Office of Population Affairs
Boot
strap
Apache Solr
ASP.NET MVC 4 & EF

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Domain Model
 Object representation of the physical database tables
 Validation and contraints are defined here and used throughout the
application
Repositories
 Heavy lifting work of performing all transactions needed from the
application layer to the database
 Mapping between Domain objects and View Model objects
Abstraction
Layer
 Interfaces the controllers can use to perform repository actions.
 Provides an additional layer of seperation – if major changes occur in
repository – the controllers are not dependent upon them.
View Models
 Subsets of the Domain Model, proving view specific information.
 Example public Organization Details only contains specific fields.
OPA Application Structure

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Community Health Online Resource Center
Ajax-based CDC Application
 Resource database of records
tagged in various categories.
 Full-text searching and AJAX front-
end for user interaction.
 Back-end administration for
managing resources and adding
users to maintain the database.
 Integration into CDC PIV Card
authentication via C# Active Directory
libraries.

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 National Diabetes Education Program
 Application will share code-base for the CHORC
 Records listing with thumbnails and integration with
NDEP API for adding resources to external cart.
 Monarch Academy web-based Curriculum Mapping.
 CM for Expeditionary Learning
 Maintainable by Administrators, Accessible by all
Teachers
 Based on Education Research
Future Projects

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 http://www.pluralsight.com
 Pluralsight is by and far the
best Microsoft Development
Training Site!
 ICF may pay for the yearly
subscription via Training or
Tuition Reimbursement
 Check out Julie Lerman
 http://www.apress.com/97814
30242369
 Work through the Sports
Store tutorial!
 Great indepth explanations
 Keep as good reference
guide
 http://www.hanselman.com
 Check out his other videos at
various conferences
 Subscribe to Hanselminutes
Podcasts
 Also check out .Net Rocks!
Learning Resources for ASP.NET MVC 4
* Oh and did I mention Stackoverflow!?

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Do You Have
Any Questions?