1. Tips and Tricks for Making Web Forms Shine with Microsoft ASP.NET 4
Jon Galloway
Community PM – ASP.NET

2. The Objective
Objective: Fix this old and busted site

3. Gear Up with ASP.NET 4 Tools
Cleaner HTML (+8 dexterity, +10 charisma)
Enable Dynamic Data (+9 speed, +7 agility)
Routing (+9 agility)
Easy AJAX (+8 speed)
Simple Charts (+7 boss points)

4. The Plan
Data Makeover
Routing
HTML Cleanup
AJAX
Charts

5. Data Makeover Add an Entity Framework model Enable Dynamic Data
Add filtering with Query Extender

6. Data Makeover Enable Dynamic Data
GridView.EnableDynamicData(typeof(Product))
One line of code turns on many Dynamic Data features:
Automatic validation
Support for Data Annotations on objects to control validation and display properties
Support for field templates for customizing UI behavior based on data type

7. Routing
Turn this: /directory/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=205 &LanguageID=1033 Into this: /en-US/products/beverages

8. HTML Cleanup Step 0: Why are we doing this?
Much easier to do CSS styling
Simpler AJAX
Easier to work with
More efficient

9. HTML Cleanup [DEMO] Start with ASP.NET 4 default style and Master Page
Set controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion to 4.0
Disable ViewState at page level
Demonstrate predictable ClientID
Styling
AJAX (next)
Use CSS for simple mobile support

10. AJAX Use CDN for AJAX Scripts Use jQuery (with predictable ClientID’s)
Using new jQuery templating (just announced!)

11. Charting

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© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.