In my previous post in this series, I determined that I had to start looking into how MVC handles access control before moving forward. I came up with a list of functional specifications that I needed to write proof of concept code right away to learn how ASP.Net MVC helps (or hinders) me in implementing [...]
Creating User Stories Now that I’ve got a feel for how MVC handles the mechanics of a data-driven application, I’ve got to take a step back and think about how users are going to use the application. For a start, here’s what I came up with: The site will allow anyone (both anonymous and logged [...]
So, if you read my first post in this series, you know I’m creating a MVC web application to log and share workouts. Picking up where I left off, I’ve got to complete the life cycle of a workout (insert, select, update, and delete). Completing the Life Cycle of a Workout In the first post [...]
I’ve been very excited about ASP.Net MVC ever since I started hearing about its emergence in various blogs and podcasts. MVC basically addresses all of the issues I have with developing ASP.Net web sites (viewstate, postbacks, testing, etc), and I’ve eagerly awaiting a release its release. Well, now that ASP.Net MVC is in it’s first [...]
My client, Terra Nova Pools, wanted to add a new page to their site that would display a looping slide show of before and after pictures of their clients’ pools. I decided to implement this page using this solution that relies on the script.aculo.us javascript library to fade a series of div tags in and [...]
My most recent project has been to create the first web site for Terra Nova Pools
There’s a lot of web standards-based css tab menus out there, but I have to say I’m pleased with this one by Ian Andolina because it dropped into my application and worked right away. It took me just a couple of minutes to change the font and coloring, but other than that, it was a [...]
Using an unbelievable RoR environment for PCs called InstantRails I had created my first RoR app in just a few minutes.
An excellent article on search engine optimization: The Ultimate SEO Checklist.
The Microsoft ASP.Net Developor’s center has a series of web casts for beginers that covers features that are new or changed in ASP.Net 2.0 like data access, membership providers, master pages. For more advanced and indepth coverage of these and other topics, check out the Essential ASP.Net series.