ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites Presentation at Mix 08
by David Hayden, Florida Web Developer
I just finished watching the ASP.NET Dynamic Data Websites Presentation by David Ebbo at Mix 08. I was hoping we would see another new drop of the Dynamic Data Framework at Mix 08, but apparently we won't see it for another 3 weeks or so.
During the video I noticed a number of changes to the folder structure of the Dynamic Data Websites, the ever familiar routing engine used in the ASP.NET MVC Framework, some new page templates for editing and inserting data, the use of the standard ASP.NET Controls as opposed to custom controls, and use of the BuddyMetadataProvider.
As luck would have it, after watching the video I fired up my RSS Aggregator and wouldn't you know that David posted an update as to what we would see in the next drop of ASP.NET Dynamic Data based on what he presented at Mix 08. I recommend reading David's post to get the details, but here is a quick summary:
- ADO.NET Entity Framework Support - Awesome. To date is has only supported LINQ To SQL.
- Same ASP.NET Routing Used in the ASP.NET MVC Framework - This is a nice routing engine!
- Use of the BuddyMetadataProvider - Better place to put customization when using LINQ To SQL and ADO.NET Entity Framework.
- Model Registration Done In Application_Start as opposed to Web.config - Offers more flexibility on model registration.
- Direct support for GridView, DetailsView - Nice! Gets away from custom DynamicGridView, etc.
The only thing that seemed a bit disappointing is that support for the ASP.NET MVC Framework was going to come later than traditional ASP.NET Webform Development. I was hoping this was being done in parallel, but the ASP.NET MVC Framework is a moving target right now so I understand the decision.
Cool stuff. I look forward to the next drop of the ASP.NET Dynamic Data Framework.
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