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Get Started with ASP.NET & ASP.NET MVC

ASP.NET is a free web framework for building great Web sites and Web applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. ASP.NET supports three approaches to build web sites:

Web Pages

Install WebMatrix Free

Uses for Web Pages

Provides a simple way to seamlessly connect to a database or add in dynamic server code into HTML using the new, light 'Razor' syntax for fast development.

Good For

  • Get started quickly
  • Simple sites with inline script
  • Devs who are new to .NET

Web Forms & MVC

Install Visual Studio 2012 ExpressFree

Uses for Web Forms

Offers a familiar model that lets you reuse controls and incorporate data into your Web site, making your work reusable and you more productive.

Good For

  • Drag and drop controls
  • Rather not write JavaScript
  • Working with server-side events

Uses for MVC

Builds on a pattern that enables clean separation of concerns within your web applications, and delivers full control over HTML for enjoyable, agile development.

Good For

  • Heavy JavaScript
  • Software patterns focus
  • Setup for automated testing

How Do I Choose?

Watch a 5 Minute Introduction Video

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5 Minute Video

Visual Studio Express or WebMatrix ... how do I choose? Here's our quick guide to choosing the right technology for your needs. You can install everything or grab just what you want. This short video breaks it down so you can pick the right technology and get right to building great websites.

ASP.NET Customers

There are millions of applications built with ASP.NET, here are just a few:

  • woot!
  • Cheezburger
  • 3M
  • Getty Images
  • Thinkstock
  • Stack Overflow
  • The British Museum
  • Kelley Blue Book
  • US Airways
  • Bing
  • XBOX 360
  • MSNBC

ASP.NET Case Studies

Read these ASP.NET Case Studies to gain insight into how companies around the world are using ASP.NET.

Get Started with ASP.NET Books

Microsoft's Scott Guthrie recommends these books for getting started with ASP.NET:

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Beginning ASP.NET 4: in C# and VB

by Imar Spaanjaars

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Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

by Bill Evjen, Scott Hanselman, Devin Rader

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Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework

by Adam Freeman, Steven Sanderson

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Professional ASP.NET MVC 3

by Jon Galloway

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