Articles filed in category 'WebMatrix'

  • Doc Detective - Sept/Oct 2003
    Doc Detective shares his investigative approach to demystifying Visual Studio .NET documentation by answering readers’ practical how-tos: embedding Windows Media Player in web pages via an ActiveX control, using Web Matrix despite its lack of local docs, and quickly launching a search from a Windows Forms app. He frames solutions with concrete steps, pointers to official resources, and a light, helpful tone, all aimed at helping developers locate information, exploit ava...See More
  • Leveraging Razor Templates Outside of ASP.NET: They’re Not Just for HTML Anymore!
    The Razor syntax is much more than just a clean way to write ASP.NET MVC Views and WebMatrix web pages. In fact, with a working knowledge of the Razor API, you can leverage Razor templates in any application. The Razor API exposes a powerful library for parsing, compiling, and executing templates created using the Razor syntax.
  • Microsoft Introduces WebMatrix
    Microsoft recently released the first CTP of a new development environment called WebMatrix (http://www.asp.net/webmatrix.WebMatrix), which along with some of its supporting technologies are squarely aimed at making the Microsoft Web Platform more approachable for first-time developers and hobbyists. But in the process, it also provides some updated technologies that can make life easier for existing .NET developers.
  • On Change
    Rod Paddock's July/August 2011 Editorial article
  • Review: ASP.NET Web Matrix
    Michiel van Otegem presents ASP.NET Web Matrix as a freeware, Microsoft-backed tool designed to demystify ASP.NET for developers coming from ASP, offering an easy, integrated environment with ready-made pages, drag-and-drop controls, code builders, and a light local server (Cassini). He emphasizes its community integration, rapid setup, and emphasis on prototyping and learning, while noting shortcomings for enterprise-scale development and collaboration. Van Otegem sugge...See More
  • The Razor View Engine
    The new view engine for ASP.NET MVC and WebMatrix combines simplicity and functionality to facilitate clean view development. In this article, I’ll dive into the Razor View Engine, the new default view engine for the ASP.NET MVC framework and WebMatrix products. Razor’s main goal is to simplify view development and to improve developer productivity while providing a clean view infrastructure.