A compilation of ASP.NET MVC development tutorials to help you get started (and beyond) with developing web sites and applications.

Table of Contents

• Basics of ASP.NET MVC
• Working with Models
• Working with Views
• Working with Controllers
• Security
• Routing
• Other Topics

Basics of ASP.NET MVC

While Model-View-Controller (MVC) is not a new concept, it does require a certain degree of understanding of "what goes where". These articles will help you understand the three main components of an MVC web site, why the design is important, and show you how it differs from other ways of working with ASP.NET.

• ASP.NET MVC for Beginners in Web Development by Tal Bronfer
  This tutorial is aimed at .NET developers that are total beginners in the Web Applications world and want to get started using familiar Microsoft .NET technologies.
• Understanding Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Fundamentals by Rajneesh K Barapatre
  This article will will help you understand the basic fundamentals of popular Microsoft ASP.NET MVC for developing powerful web applications. Its is very essential to get the basics right before you master any technology. This article will help you get started with Microsoft ASP.NET MVC.
• An Absolute Beginner's Tutorial on ASP.NET MVC for Web Forms Developers by Rahul Rajat Singh
  In this article we will try to look at ASP.NET MVC architecture from a beginner's perspective.
• Webforms vs MVC and Why MVC is better. by Shivprasad koirala
  In this article we have explained why ASP.NET MVC and we will be comparing MVC with webforms.
• ASP.NET MVC vs ASP.NET WebForm performance comparison by Shivprasad koirala, Marla Sukesh
  The intention of this article is to compare performance between ASP.NET WebForms and ASP.NET MVC. One the main reasons of moving from Webforms to MVC is performance, performance and performance.
• MVC Application Lifecycle by ashish__shukla
  In this article we will discuss about the MVC application lifecycle and how the request is processed as it passes from one component to the other.
• Developing MVC applications using SOLID principles by ashish__shukla
  SOLID is a set of principles which helps in good object oriented design and avoid problems with your web applications.

Working with Models

Models are classes within your ASP.NET MVC applications that are responsible for managing data. Typically they are responsible for communicating with databases or other storage used. They also provide a place for business logic for your application.

• Introduction to ASP.NET MVC Model Binding - An Absolute Beginner's Tutorial by Rahul Rajat Singh
  In this article we try to understand what is ASP.NET MVC Model Binding. We will look at some code samples to understand Model binding and why it is a very useful and essential for ASP.NET MVC application development.
• A Simple MVC Application using LINQ to SQL by Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
  This article introduces how to create an MVC application using LINQ to SQL.
• ASP.NET MVC Model Binding and Data Annotation by Alex_Xia
  In this article, I will talk about model binding and data validation with data annotation.
• ASP.NET MVC Server-Side Validation by Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
  This article explains the basics of ASP.NET MVC server-side validation using the Data Annotation API.

Working with Views

Views are files that allow the user to interact with your ASP.NET MVC application. They may be written in HTML, or another markup language, such as Razor.

• Implementing ASP.NET MVC Views in three different ways by Kausik J. Nag
  Three different approaches for implementing the View role in an MVC application.
• Getting Started with Razor View Engine in MVC by Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
  This article introduces the Razor View Engine in MVC 3. This is a beginner-level article that describes the basics of Razor View Engine using an example.
• Getting Data From View to Controller in MVC by Sandeep Singh Shekhawat
  This article explains how to access data from a view to the controller's action method.
• ASP.NET MVC Special Views - Partial View and Layout by techbird
  In this article, I explain about ASP.NET MVC special views like Partial Views and Layouts.
• ASP.NET WebForms and ASP.NET MVC in Harmony by Rajesh Pillai
  This article specifically talks about making ASP.NET MVC work with the current WebForms applications.
• MVC4 Mobile Friendly Web Applications by Carl Randall
  This article will demonstrate how mvc4, almost out of the box allows us to deliver views that cater for specific mobile devices and keep the code base shared as much as possible, creating mobile friendly web applications.

Working with Controllers

Controllers are classes within your ASP.NET MVC application that are responsible for managing the communication between the views and models. They provide the main flow logic for your applications.

• Controllers and Actions in ASP.NET MVC by Pijush kumar Joardar
  When you request an MVC application through the browser, a Controller is responsible for returning a response to that request.
• ASP.NET MVC Controller Dependency Injection for Beginners by S. M. Ahasan Habib
  In this article I demonstrate a very simple and straightforward way to inject controller dependency to ASP.NET MVC framework with constructor.
• Areas in ASP.NET MVC by Snesh Prajapati
  In this article, we will learn the concept of Areas in ASP.NET MVC and how to use it with a practical scenario.
• Handling Unknown Actions in ASP.NET MVC by Farooq Kaiser
  In this article, I will explore handling unknown actions. A Controller.HandleUnknownAction method gets called when a controller cannot find an action method that matches a browser request.
• Exception Handling in MVC by Marla Sukesh
  In this article we will discuss about Exception handling in MVC in detail.
• Exception Handling in MVC by Rahul Rajat Singh
  In this article we will discuss about Exception handling in MVC in detail.
• Microsoft Unity in ASP.NET MVC by Radmehr Hassanizadeh
  Applying dependency injection and inversion of control in ASP.NET MVC with Microsoft Unity.

Security

Every web application requires security, and ASP.NET MVC applications are no exception. These articles show you some of the main topics in securing your applications.

• Security In ASP.NET MVC by Jameel VM
  In this article i would like to explain some security measures that you should be aware of while developing an secure ASP.NET MVC application.
• Creating Client and Server-Side Form Validation using the Validator Toolkit for ASP.NET MVC by J|rgen Bdurle
  This article describes how to validate an HTML form on client and server-side in conjunction with the jQuery JavaScript library.
• ASP.NET MVC and Identity 2.0: Understanding the Basics by John Atten
  This article looks broadly at some of the new features and configuration items in an ASP.NET MVC project using the Identity 2.0 framework.
• Introduction to OAuth in ASP.NET MVC by ashish__shukla
  OAuth or Open standard for Authorization has become a standard which is used nowdays in most of the applications. Here we will discuss what is OAuth and how we can implement it using ASP.NET MVC.
• ASP.NET MVC 5 Identity: Implementing Group-Based Permissions Management Part I by John Atten
  Add Basic Group-Based permissions management to your ASP.NET MVC application. For applications of moderate complexity, which require a little more granularity in authorization permissions, but which may not warrant moving to a heavy-weight solutions such as Active Directory.
• ASP.NET MVC 5 Identity: Implementing Group-Based Permissions Management Part II by John Atten
  This is the second part of a two-part series in which we figure out how to implement a basic Group-based permissions management system using the ASP.NET MVC 5 Identity system.

Routing

Because all the main functionality of an ASP.NET MVC application is provided by classes, routing provides the mapping between URLs and the methods of the classes. Understanding routing helps you understand how users will interact with your application.

• An Absolute Beginner's Tutorial for Understanding ASP.NET MVC Routes by Rahul Rajat Singh
  In this article we will try to understand about ASP.NET MVC Routes. We will get to know the details about routes and try to see how we can implement route constraints.
• Customizing Routes in ASP.NET MVC by John Atten
  In this article, we will look at some of the basic ways we can modify the conventional MVC routing mechanism to suit the needs of an application which requires more flexibility.
• An approach to refactor ASP.NET MVC Routes by DeepakAggarwal.Net
  This article suggests an approach to organize ASP.NET MVC Routes and re-factor MapRoute method.

Other Topics

This section contains articles on ASP.NET MVC topics that don't fit into any of the other categories, but are still of use by developers.

• MVC Unit Testing Unleashed by Marla Sukesh
  In this article we will learn how to perform Unit Testing in ASP.NET MVC.
• A Beginner's Tutorial for Understanding and Implementing Caching in ASP.NET MVC by Rahul Rajat Singh
  As ASP.NET web developers, we are mostly involved in developing web pages that are dynamic, i.e. contents coming from databases, Server directories, XML files or getting pulled from some other websites. Caching means to store something in memory that is being used frequently to provide better performance.
• Implementing HTTP File Upload with ASP.NET MVC by Farooq Kaiser
  In this article, I will explore how to upload a file using ASP.NET MVC. Since the MVC framework does not use server controls, it will be interesting to see how file upload works in MVC.
• Getting started with AngularJS and ASP.NET MVC - Part One by JMK-NI
  Client side MV* frameworks are all the rage at the moment, and my favourite by far is AngularJS. This article will show you how to hit the ground running with AngularJS while using my favourite server side MVC framework,