ASP.NET "MVC" Preview Questions

What is PVC Preview

I guess the question was around MVC Preview.  MVC is Model View Controller a new pattern that helps test driven web development.  It is not a replacement for Webforms and rather an additional pattern that developers can chose based on interest, requirements.

What technologies need to know to attend the session

MVC requires a basic understanding of Webpages, Request/Response as well as C#/VB.NET programming concepts in addition to object oriented concepts.  Knowledge of Webforms can provide more help though not essential.

What is the aim of ASP.NET

ASP.NET provides a robust programming model for Web development that provides choice of creating websites / web applications using AJAX patterns.

Is MVC Preview part of the .NET 3.5 SP1

No. MVC is currently available as a separate download and it is not part of .NET 3.5 SP1.  You can find more information and download links at www.asp.net/mvc

Will this have an RTM Version

MVC will RTM shortly.  The Preview Beta 1 is available for download now from www.asp.net/mvc

Benefit of ASP.NET 2008 over 2005

If the question is around ASP.NET 3.5, ListView control, Data Pager Control and Linq DataSource controls are the new controls.  ASP.NET AJAX is part of the runtime, so no separate download required.

If the question is around Visual Studio 2008 over Visual Studio 2005, multi-targeting to support .NET 2.0, 3.0 & 3.5 frameworks, JavaScript intellisense, built-in website & web application projects and a whole lot of benefits.  To read more details visit http://www.asp.net/learn

What is Master Page

Master Page is a webform that can be inherited as a template into regular webforms.  It was released with ASP.NET 2.0 and allows you to maintain consistent navigation across websites

Who is guru for MVC

MVC is an industry standard pattern and adopted widely.  If you are asking about ASP.NET MVC, Phil Haack currently has a lot of interesting posts around the same.  You can read more information at http://www.haacked.com/

What is the MVC Version supported in ASP.NET 3.5 SP1

MVC 3 was supported with ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 though in practical cases, MVC is independent and the newer versions can be used with ASP.NET 3.5 SP1

I am a newbie to MVC.  Can you provide some resources for reading up on MVC?

http://www.asp.net/mvc

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu

http://www.haacked.com

What is the advantage of MVC

MVC provides a cleaner separation of concerns namely the Model, View & the Controller and also helps in test driven development

What are the benefits of ASP.NET 3.5 from a customer point of view

ASP.NET AJAX is part of runtime so well integrated and better performance.  New server controls such as Linq DataSource helps in creating Data driven web sites quickly and saves a lot of development time and hence cost.

Can you tell me which version of MVC I can use with Visual Studio 2008

MVC is independent and you can download and install the latest version which is Beta from http://www.asp.net/mvc and it works well with Visual Studio 2008 SP1

What is RegisterRoutes?

RegisterRoutes is a routine where the routing pattern is defined. It is typically a part of Global.asax such that it is defined at the application level.

Where can you find source code for MVC Model?

http://codeplex.com/asp.net provides the latest bits on ASP.NET MVC along with Source Code

Is MVC a design pattern or control

MVC is a pattern and ASP.NET MVC provides templates to get started with developing MVC Based websites in ASP.NET

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