ASP.NET,
the brainchild of Microsoft, is touted as one of the most popular and
successful web application framework that has been designed to make
the process of development easier. In lieu with the continuous
advancement of technology, the development framework has recorded
many updates over the last few years. The ASP.NET 4.5 version is the
latest development of the web application framework that has created
a ripple in the industry. The latest version can be used for fast
development of scalable and high-performing web applications in a
controlled environment.
However,
you must remember that effective functioning of ASP.NET is dependent
on successful installation of Visual Studio 2012 in your machine.
Here
is a list of some of the best features of ASP.NET 4.5.
Bundling
and Minification: This particular feature helps reducing the size
of the style sheet and scripts pertaining to a particular
application. The Bundling and Minification characteristic of the web
application framework largely influences the performance of the
specific application positively. You generally tend to have the
namespace of System.Web.Optimization providing support to the
bundling and minification file.
Model
Binding: This particular feature of the web application framework
refers to the idea of separating the Web Form from the control of the
Model. Now, you can develop or design Webforms that feature an
independent status. The biggest benefit of making use of Model
Binding in the newest version of the web application framework is
that it allows an easy unit test of the methods. The support of model
binding in ASP.NET is usually offered through the namespace use of
‘System.Web.ModelBinding’. This particular namespace consists of
value provider classes such as Query String Attribute, Control
Attribute, etc. These classes usually come from the class of Value
Provider Source Attribute.
Strongly
Typed Data Controls: The latest
ASP.NET version features strongly typed data controls. You will
receive an intelligent code sense directing you to allocate the
property of Item Type to a model that would be connecting to the data
controls that has been used in the .aspx pages.
Value
Providers: The latest version of the web application framework
usually offers a number of Value providers that help in the process
of data filter. Here is a look at the Value providers:
- Cookie
- Session
- Control Value
- Querystring
What
tends out to turn more advantageous is that it offers the customized
choice of Value Providers.
Improved
Paging Support in the GridView Control of ASP.NET: The GridView
control in the latest 4.5 version of ASP.NET witnesses an improved
support towards the paging support. The property ASP.NET 4.5
GridView.AllowCustomPaging offers wonderful support to paging and the
sorting process through extensive data effectively.
OpenID
Support for OAuth Logins: The latest 4.5 version of the web
application framework offers an OpenID support for OAuth
logins. You can also make use of other external services to complete
the login process in any application. The 4.5 version of ASP.NET
allows you to register in the AuthConfig.cs/App_Start file as an
OAuth provider. This data dictionary can also be used to transfer any
extra data.
Support
towards web sockets: The WebSockets of HTML5 enables a better
performance of duplex communication between the web server and client
browser. The 4.5 version of ASP.NET offers complete support to the
protocols of WebSockets. IIS 8 and ASP.NET 4.5 offer great support to
WebSocket protocol. Leverage of WebSockets in the web application of
ASP.NET has been actually made possible now.
Improved
support towards asynchronous programming: The 4.5 version of the
superior web application framework offers wonderful support to
asynchronous programming. This particular feature makes reading and
writing requests and responses of HTTP possible without the
requirement of any OS threads. Additionally, you also have a support
for the new keywords such as async and await.
ASP.NET
Web API: This particular feature is incorporated in ASP.NET Web
Forms and ASP.NET MVC 4. This latest addition in the feature of
ASP.NET 4.5 enables you to develop and consume the services of HTTP
at ease.
Support
to form types of HTML5: The 4.5 version of the web application
framework offers a wonderful support to the form types of HTML5. Here
is a quick look at the new controls that are now available in HTML5
- url
- Email
- Range
- Number
- Color
- Search
- Date pickers for e.g date, week, month, time, datetime-local, and datetime.
The
above-mentioned features have helped improve the performance level of
ASP.NET 4.5 version largely and make the process of ASP.NET
web development
easy.
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