Microsoft • ASP.NET MVC

Build Enterprise Web Applications with ASP.NET

ASP.NET is Microsoft's powerful web development framework used for building secure, scalable, and high-performance web applications. It supports MVC architecture, Razor Views, Web API, authentication, and seamless integration with SQL Server, Azure, and Visual Studio.

Learn ASP.NET MVC Architecture

MVC

Architecture Pattern

C#

Programming Language

SQL

Database Support

Azure

Cloud Ready

Evolution of .NET

Microsoft continuously improved the .NET platform to make application development faster, cross-platform, secure, and cloud-ready.

2002 - .NET Framework 1.0

Microsoft introduced the .NET Framework with CLR, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and Windows Forms.

2016 - .NET Core

A lightweight, high-performance, open-source, and cross-platform framework supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS.

2020 - Unified .NET

Microsoft merged .NET Framework concepts into a single modern platform beginning with .NET 5.

Modern .NET

Today's .NET platform delivers excellent performance, cloud-native development, AI integration, and enterprise scalability.

.NET Platform Comparison

Understand the difference between .NET Framework, .NET Core, and the modern .NET platform.

.NET Framework

  • Windows Only
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • Web Forms
  • WCF & Windows Apps
  • Enterprise Legacy Systems

.NET Core

  • Cross Platform
  • High Performance
  • Open Source
  • Microservices Ready
  • Cloud Applications

Modern .NET

  • Unified Platform
  • Cloud Native
  • Minimal APIs
  • Blazor Support
  • AI & Azure Ready

Key Features of ASP.NET

ASP.NET provides everything required to build secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade web applications.

MVC Architecture

Separates business logic, presentation, and data access into independent layers.

Security

Built-in authentication, authorization, Identity, anti-forgery protection, and role management.

Entity Framework

Powerful ORM for interacting with SQL Server and other databases.

Azure Integration

Deploy applications directly to Microsoft Azure with minimal effort.

REST API

Create secure RESTful Web APIs for web and mobile applications.

High Performance

Optimized runtime and asynchronous programming improve speed.

ASP.NET MVC Project Structure

A well-organized folder structure improves development speed, maintainability, and scalability.

Controllers

Contains Controller classes that process requests and return Views or JSON responses.

Models

Stores business logic, entities, view models, and database interaction classes.

Views

Contains Razor (.cshtml) pages responsible for displaying the user interface.

Content

Stores CSS files, images, fonts, and static resources.

Scripts

Contains JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, and client-side libraries.

App_Start

Configures routes, filters, bundles, authentication, and application startup.