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Adam Freeman, Pro ASP.NET Core MVC 2, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3150-0_1

1. ASP .NET Core MVC in Context

Adam Freeman

(1)London, UK

ASP.NET Core MVC is a web application development framework from Microsoft that combines the effectiveness and tidiness of model-view-controller (MVC) architecture, ideas and techniques from agile development, and the best parts of the .NET platform. In this chapter, you’ll learn why Microsoft created ASP.NET Core MVC, see how it compares to its predecessors and alternatives, and, finally, get an overview of what’s new in ASP.NET Core MVC and what’s covered in this book.

Understanding the History of ASP.NET Core MVC

The original ASP.NET was introduced in 2002, at a time when Microsoft ...

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