ASP.Net MVC

"The AsyncController class enables you to write asynchronous action methods. You can use asynchronous action methods for long-running, non-CPU bound requests. This avoids blocking the Web server from performing work while the request is being processed. A typical use for the AsyncController class is long-running Web service calls."

Handy to pass more than one model to a view

"Deferreds, new in jQuery 1.5, decouple logic dependent on the outcome of a task from the task itself. They're nothing new to the JavaScript scene; Mochikit and Dojo have implemented them for some time, but with Julian Aubourg's AJAX rewrite landing in 1.5, deferreds in jQuery was the logical next step. With deferreds, multiple callbacks can be bound to a task's outcome, and any of these callbacks can be bound even after the task is complete. The task in question may be asynchronous, but not necessarily. "

"Learn how to use the [Authorize] attribute to password protect particular pages in your MVC application. You learn how to use the Web Site Administration Tool to create and manage users and roles. You also learn how to configure where user account and role information is stored."

So it turns out adding authorization was a 2 min job, using the existing membership provider.. :)

"You cannot use routing or web.config files to secure your MVC application. The only supported way to secure your MVC application is to use a base class with an [Authorize] attribute, and then have each controller type subclass that base type. "

Applying Uncle Bob's packaging principals to MVC organization

Alternative AJAX frontend for Asp.Net MVC applications

Simplify dynamic JavaScript UIs by applying the Model-View-View Model (MVVM) pattern.

"Spark is a view engine for Asp.Net Mvc and Castle Project MonoRail frameworks. The idea is to allow the html to dominate the flow and the code to fit seamlessly."

Looked at Spark about a yaer ago and it seemed ok - better than the webforms one. Started using Razor very recently and it is just amazing.

Yup, been using Razor in MM for the last 9 months or more, and it is awesome! But I read this, yesterday, that's why I tagged it: http://geek.ianbattersby.com/2012/01/07/battle-of-heart-vs-mind-you-win-again-razor-over-spark

Handy trick to pass extra data to the controler. 

"TekPub is an interesting study in a company who started on ASP.NET MVC and quickly moved to Ruby on Rails. InfoQ had the opportunity to talk with Rob and James about TekPub and their journey from using ASP.NET MVC to Ruby on Rails."

Quite a thought provoking interview for us .Net veterans.

"What Firebug is for the client, Glimpse does for the server... in other words, a client side Glimpse into whats going on in your server."

Manifesto for Agile Software Development

I've decided this is a page I need bookmarked - probably useful to go through it each morning :)

"HTML 5 experimentation and demos I've hacked together. Click on the browser support icon or the technology tag to filter the demos (the filter is an OR filter)."

This is some awesome out of the box thinking!

MVC?

After a mammoth effort by Jarrod Dixon the team's production profiler is now ready for an open source release. http://code.google.com/p/mvc-mini-profiler/ Let me start with a bold claim. Our open-source profiler is perhaps the best and most comprehensive production web page profiler out there for any web platform.

"So you're ready to start that new and ambitious ASP.NET MVC project. Maybe you're kicking off a new startup or just finally moving that old-and-crusty webforms project into modern development world. Either way, here are a few very simple things you can do immediately after creating that new MVC project that you will thank yourself for as your project grows in complexity."