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Previously I discovered Regula, an annotation-based validation framework used for client-side validation of form elements. I wondered if it was possible to automatically wire up client-side validation using DataAnnotation’s ValidationAttributes on the server side, very similar to how xVal might handle it.
This is by no means usable, its really an experiment to see what [...]

See also: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part One
See also: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part Two
Currently reading: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part Three

Firstly, sorry it’s been so long since my last MVC+MEF post, been a bit busy with life in general. [...]

See also: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part One
Currently reading: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part Two
See also: Modular ASP.NET MVC using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), Part Three

In my previous post I presented an MVC Framework that uses the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) to allow for [...]

Building on my previous MEF + MVC example, I present a revised framework for building truly modular ASP.NET MVC websites through MEF.

I’ve recently been introduced to the Managed Extensibility Framework by a colleague at work, and have enjoyed picking it up so much it made me wonder how I could apply the simplicity of composition into my favourite web framework, ASP.NET MVC. There are a few obstacles to overcome initially, namely how instances are composed [...]

I’m not overly keen on hard coding MVC routes in the application, so I’ve come up with a nice way of pulling the routes out of the application, and into a Sql Server table. All nicely wrapped up with Linq-to-Sql.