Market_Desc: " Web development professionals that use ASP.NET as their primary platform. They have intermediate knowledge of asp.net as well as common web development technologies such as JavaScript, web services, patterns and unit testing." Web developers using php, Ruby on Rails or other web development platforms that might be interested in learning about MVC and what it brings to the table Special Features: " ASP.NET MVC is the tip of the iceberg for Microsoft web developers wanting to improve their web application skills" Adding a test driven development (TDD) methodology and tools on top of MVC gives serious Microsoft enterprise developers a quality toolkit in the same vein that developers on other language platforms have known for years" Knowing which additional open source frameworks and tools to use such as nUnit, spring.net, and jQuery is a key way ASP.NET developers will improve their applications" The book includes a complete working sample application that demonstrates all the tools to build an e-commerce web application About The Book: The book shows using unit testing tools such as nUnit and IoC (Inversion of Control) containers such as Structure Map, Spring and Castle Windsor to perform dependency injection (DI) and make the application extensible and testable. Readers will also use open source JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Dojo, Prototype and so on to implement web 2.0 , interactive and ajax functionality. And reader will work with a mocking framework (MOQ or Rhino Mocks) to facilitate the creation of unit tests. Readers working through the book will develop a web application that will be live and in production by the time the book is finished. The book documents the process of developing this application using MVC and the tools mentioned above. This gives the user a unique experience in that they get to see the creation of a web application from concept to production. This allows the reader to work with all facets of web application development: requirements, design, testing, deployment, beta releases, refactoring, tool and framework selection.

A hands-on journey takes you through the development process of a Web application from concept to production ASP.NET MVC is a new Web development framework created by Microsoft as an alternative to ASP.NET web forms applications. MVC is well suited to testability, and Test Driven Development (TDD) affords you a generous level of control while also making MVC very powerful and extensible. This book takes the ASP.NET MVC and combines it with a testing methodology and tools and guides you through the process of taking Web application from concept to production. Using a complete working sample application that demonstrates all the tools needed to build an e-commerce Web application, the popular Problem – Design – Solution format gradually introduces you to new alternative tools, frameworks, and methodologies to get you started creating cutting-edge Web applications. ASP.NET MVC is Microsoft's hot new Web development framework to use as an alternative to ASP.NET Web forms applications Use the popular Problem – Design – Solution recipe and encourages you to get involved with developing a Web application from concept to production Introduces new alternative tools, frameworks, and methodologies, such as nUnit and Inversion of Control containers Shows you how to use open source JavaScript libraries and work with a mocking framework As you work with all facets of Web application development-requirements, design, testing, deployment, beta releases, refactoring, tool, and framework selection-you will have developed a live Web application by the time the book is finished. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Recipes is a practical guide for developers creating modern web applications, cutting through the complexities of ASP.NET, jQuery, Knockout.js and HTML 5 to provide straightforward solutions to common web development problems using proven methods based on best practices. The problem-solution approach gets you in, out, and back to work quickly while deepening your understanding of the underlying platform and how to develop with it. Author John Ciliberti guides you through the framework and development tools, presenting typical challenges, along with code solutions and clear, concise explanations, to accelerate application development. Inside you will find recipes dealing with streamlined syntax, full control over HTML, a simple API for creating RESTful web services, writing support for test driven development, and more. Solve problems immediately by pasting in code from the recipes, or put multiple recipe solutions together to overcome challenging development obstacles. Dive head first into ASP.NET MVC web development with ASP.NET MVC 4 Recipes.

Perfectly suited to the innovative Problem ? Design ? Solution approach, ASP.NET MVC is a new development model that separates code for the data, look, and business processes of a Web site. This nuts-and-bolts guide thoroughly covers creating a Web site with MVC and discusses solving the most common problems that you may encounter when creating your first application or trying to upgrade a current application. The material is based on the highly praised and widely used ?TheBeerHouse? ASP.NET Starter Kit that was developed in the bestselling ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem?Design?Solution. Additional coverage includes registration and membership systems and user-selectable themes; content management systems for articles and photos; polls, mailing lists, and forums; e-commerce stores, shopping carts, and order management with real-time credit card processing, and more.

Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately see positive results. They eliminate the fear involved in their jobs, and are better equipped to tackle the difficult challenges that face them. TDD eliminates tentative traits, it teaches programmers to communicate, and it encourages team members to seek out criticism However, even the author admits that grumpiness must be worked out individually! In short, the premise behind TDD is that code should be continually tested and refactored. Kent Beck teaches programmers by example, so they can painlessly and dramatically increase the quality of their work.

This book begins with you working along as Scott Guthrie builds a complete ASP.NET MVC reference application. He begins NerdDinner by using the File->New Project menu command within Visual Studio to create a new ASP.NET MVC Application. You'll then incrementally add functionality and features. Along the way you’ll cover how to create a database, build a model layer with business rule validations, implement listing/details data browsing, provide CRUD (Create, Update, Delete) data form entry support, implement efficient data paging, reuse UI using master pages and partials, secure the application using authentication and authorization, use AJAX to deliver dynamic updates and interactive map support, and implement automated unit testing. From there, the bulk of the rest of the book begins with the basic concepts around the model view controller pattern, including the little history and the state of the MVC on the web today. We'll then go into the ways that MVC is different from ASP.NET Web Forms. We'll explore the structure of a standard MVC application and see what you get out of the box. Next we dig deep into routing and see the role URLs play in your application. We'll deep dive into controllers and views and see what role the Ajax plays in your applications. The last third of the book focuses entirely on advanced techniques and extending the framework. In some places, we assume that you're somewhat familiar with ASP.NET WebForms, at least peripherally. There are a lot of ASP.NET WebForms developers out there who are interested in ASP.NET MVC so there are a number of places in this book where we contrast the two technologies. Even if you're not already an ASP.NET developer, you might still find these sections interesting for context, as well as for your own edification as ASP.NET MVC may not be the web technology that you're looking for.

Hands-on guidance to creating great test-driven development practice Test-driven development (TDD) practice helps developers recognize a well-designed application, and encourages writing a test before writing the functionality that needs to be implemented. This hands-on guide provides invaluable insight for creating successful test-driven development processes. With source code and examples featured in both C# and .NET, the book walks you through the TDD methodology and shows how it is applied to a real-world application. You’ll witness the application built from scratch and details each step that is involved in the development, as well as any problems that were encountered and the solutions that were applied. Clarifies the motivation behind test-driven development (TDD), what it is, and how it works Reviews the various steps involved in developing an application and the testing that is involved prior to implementing the functionality Discusses unit testing and refactoring Professional Test-Driven Development with C# shows you how to create great TDD processes right away.