Programming ASP.NET MVC 4: Developing Real-World Web Applications with ASP.NET MVC

Disappointing!!!I wish I could give it a negative rating. Alas, I had a good opinion about one of the authors as I went through his tutorial on a similar "Auction" scenario in a video tutorial (in Lynda.com) where in spite of making a mess in later sections he presented the introductory materials quite well! I am simply profoundly disappointed at O'Reilly. Being a decent publisher, how could they publish this book! The books sample code site says "These examples are not yet complete - they will be completed within the next few weeks". Well, it has been more than a year, the message is still there! After about wasting 30 minutes on downloading and installing whatever they have, the project does not run.Don't buy this book. It would be a waste of time and money. Some chapters do the "big talks", but never give an iota of hint on how or where they have implemented some of the code excerpts. If you are adamant I guess you could try to enter the example code manually (only after creating the database; because their database uses 32/64 bit GUID for Id, although they have have never mentioned it in the book and their "Create auction" action fails on LocalDb), you will be shocked at the erroneous and confusing examples.For example, they have given a Razor code excerpt and its generated source code. They have never mentioned about their own _Layout.cshtml file, nor have they given it in their example site as if it came out of nowhere. Okay, being a tolerant developer you may continue entering the code laboriously only to find that '@Url("PartialAuction", "Auctions")/ + auctionId does not compile. Should it be @auctionId or @Model.Id or what? Then you will most likely also have a headache with the @Url "does not exist in the current context" (the authors are quite silent about it). Okay then after searching the StackOverfolw for 10 minutes you spend some time on installing some VS.NET update. Finally after about an hour or so you find disgustingly that the command did not have anything to do with installing the patch, instead it should have been .load('@Url.Action("PartialAuction","Auctions"). Shame on O'Reillly for not withdrawing the book from the market.Dec.03, 2013:Okay I had been thinking about my harsh review. I changed my mind and gave it a three-star. Actually there are some good stuff in the book, only if you are already an expert, and only if you can learn just by reading the code excerpts!

This is a very good book if you are looking for something that explains all the various pieces of the puzzle you need to consider when creating and deploying an ASP.NET MVC (MVC) business application. At first I thought it was for novices only but as I worked my way though the text it became evident that this book has a much broader mission than just another MVC only dialog.This book is not just about MVC, it's about putting together an MVC app. Therefore it covers all (or most) of the various tools and libraries available within the MVC framework. That's a lot of information to cover in one book so the author provides just enough information to make each segment informative enough so you can move forward on your own. I think of this book like a detailed check list and reference for creating a business app with MVCEven though this book isn't a deep dive into any one specific area of MVC it still provides enough information to have an "ah-ha" moment now and then. If you want a deep dive there are several other books that would be better. This one excels at making sure you get the big picture, with enough depth that it's helpful for all levels of developer experience.My only criticism is that the examples didn't feel like there was enough continuity to manually type in the code and get a working EBuy application. It seems to me the author is expecting readers to download the examples. Having said that, the examples taken as individual snippets were very helpful.This book is a nice addition to my library and will be within quick reach while building ASP.NET MVC apps.

This book is great in how it covers a lot of different capabilities and practices in using Asp.net MVC 4. The theory is good, though I found a lot of the topics a little too short, often not finishing the subject. I felt like the book was an abridged online sample rather than a complete book. Also, the downloadable code sample is not complete, does not compile correctly and simply does not match any of the examples in the book. So there is no way to try out the sample code in the book, even though it is written as though you can and should test it out. I've never had an O'Reilly book that failed in so many ways. But to be fair, the book does cover a lot of material and is a good study as an overview.

Have only read thru chapter 7. With that said, it moves along at a fast pace.This is best for those already familiar with MVC 3. If you are new to MVC, this book will go way too fast for you.Another problem is that it is difficult to follow the example project as a tutorial.It is not clear when you should type in the example to follow along.The only thing good about the book is that it is fairly thorough, and a decent reference.You will need to go online or to another book to flesh out the details.The Gold Standard for MVC books is Pro ASP.NET MVC 4 by Adam Freeman.Get that when it becomes available.

Coming from a web forms background, I thought I could learn MVC with this book easily. Maybe some readers could benefit from this based on the author's style of teaching, not me though. I'm better off watching learning videos and finding some other reference. The Apress version of MVC for beginners is much better, IMO.

I really enjoyed this book. I also read Professional ASP.NET MVC 4 and while it has some advantages, I prefer this one. The reason probably has to do more with where I'm at. I already know a lot of the theory because of other books and online tutorials. This book covers more implementation and helps to solve some of the actual application issues. As the title indicates - Real World Web Applications. Topics are covered quickly; So, if I need more details, I look through the down loaded examples.

This is a great introduction to MVC4. I'm moving from MVC3, and it was easy to skim and pick out the new stuff. My only complaint is that MVC4 itself has changed since the book was released and so the book is already a little out of date! For example, the whole membership provider system has changed now and this is not in the book.

This is not a book for beginners. The examples it uses are not complete and don't really flow through the book, and this makes it more difficult to follow. In addition, the book is full of errata which means when you try to code along with it, much of the code doesn't even compile and 'developmental' changes which are made to show how the code should evolve, just don't join up - a case in point is when they move from calling an extended DbContext from the controller, to using the Repository pattern. The only good point is that it touches on a lot of topics. Be prepared to use Google along with it!

Great condition.Will be buying more books in the future. Quality is perfect.Thanks so much.I appreciate it.:-)

The book i received was in very good condition.

Bastante descontento con el libro. Va de un lado a otro y no se centra todo lo que debiera en MVC4, le faltan referencias y entrar más en profundidad en los temas. No lo recomiendo.