Posts about ASP.NET MVC

Griffin.MvcContrib – The plugin system

Griffin.MvcContrib is a contribution project for ASP.NET MVC3 which contains different features like extendable HTML Helpers (you can modify the HTML that the…

Repositories, Unit Of Work and ASP.NET MVC

There are a lot of posts discussing repository implementations, unit of work and ASP.NET MVC. This post is an attempt to give you an answer which addresses…

Get a unique session in each browser tab

I’ve got a lot to do at work, hence the silence. I’ve got a lot to blog about, but so little time ;/ I found an interesting question on Stack Overflow which…

How to handle errors in ASP.NET MVC

There are several blog posts regarding error handling for ASP.NET MVC. They use everything from Application_Error to exception handling in the base…

First draft of my alternative HTML helpers

I’m getting closer to a first release of my ASP.NET MVC contribution project called Griffin.MvcContrib. I’ve just committed my first draft of the alternative…

A more structured MembershipProvider

If you take a look at the official documentation that tells you how to create your own custom MembershipProvider you’ll notice that the documentation is…

Why extension methods should not be used as part of a framework

Two of my favorite frameworks/libraries use extension methods heavily: Autofac during registration and ASP.NET MVC3 for its HTML Helpers. Since extension…

Easy model and validation localization in ASP.NET MVC3

Update I’ve written a more complete article about the framework at codeproject.com.

Getting information into the Layout without using ViewBag

You should avoid using the ViewBag as much as possible since you get run-time errors instead of compile-time errors if something fails. The problem is that it…

Making custom DataAnnotation attributes work with MVC client side validation

In a previous blog entry I showed you an easier approach to localized DataAnnotation attributes.