Getting Started with the Next Version of ASP.NET
3 Minute Video
It’s an interesting time to be a web developer. HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript and the excitement around them are moving the web forward faster than ever. As the web evolves the folks at the web team here at Microsoft are evolving with it. The next version of Visual Studio will include lots of new features for the web developer. The HTML, CSS and JavaScript editors have all been gone over with a fine-toothed comb with a clear focus on your everyday workflow. Little things like intellisense for CSS vendor-specific prefixes, a hex-code aware color picker, and snippets that expand into the features you use every day all work together with the promise to smooth your way.
Don’t think of ASP.NET as an island. It’s a citizen of the larger community. More and more of ASP.NET is open source and we push hard every day to stay open and be open. We want to make ASP.NET more pluggable, more open, more fun. We’ve got big things planned – some that will surprise you. I hope you’ll join the conversation and the community. -Scott Hanselman
Below you can learn about the new features in Visual Studio 2012, ASP.NET 4.5, Web Pages 2 and MVC 4. Watch videos, read tutorials and download the new bits to get started now.
Go to ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 Downloads page- Takes you to the download page for ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012
- Also includes downloads for MVC 4 and Web Pages 2
In this chapter, you'll learn:
Getting Started with the Next Version of ASP.NET
Video Series: Visual Studio 2012, ASP.NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4
A series of videos from Scott Hanselman demonstrating the new features of ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2012
What's New in ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012
By Microsoft ASP.NET Team|February 29, 2012
This document describes new features and enhancements that are being introduced in ASP.NET 4.5. It also describes improvements for web development in Visual Studio 2012.
ASP.NET Web Forms
This section of the ASP.NET site has everything you need to know about ASP.NET Web Forms, including tutorials, documentation, screencasts, and links to top resources for more information.
ASP.NET MVC
This section of the ASP.NET site has everything you need to know about ASP.NET MVC, including tutorials, documentation, screencasts, and links to top resources for more information.
ASP.NET Web Pages
This section of the ASP.NET site has everything you need to know about ASP.NET Web Pages, including tutorials, documentation, screencasts, and links to top resources for more information.
ASP.NET Web API
This section of the ASP.NET site has everything you need to know about ASP.NET Web API, including tutorials, documentation, screencasts, and links to top resources for more information.