Best Links to Getting Started in ASP.NET MVC3

If you want to spend an afternoon (or weekend) getting your head around what it means to move to ASP.NET MVC3, I’ve compiled a great list of resources that should get you on your way, sprinkled with the odd shameless plug. ;o)

Great Web Resources

Bloggers

It wouldn’t be right to start off a list like this without links to the people and places that host the most valuable content and resources on the web for ASP.NET MVC 3. If you’ve worked in MVC before and are comfortable catching up on your own these are the folks you want to be reading.

• Scott Guthrie  http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/
• Steve Sanderson   http://blog.stevensanderson.com/
• Scott Hanselman   http://www.hanselman.com/blog/
• Brad Wilson   http://bradwilson.typepad.com/
• Jon Galloway   http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/tags/ASP.NET+MVC/default.aspx
• Andrew Nurse   http://vibrantcode.com/
• Bertrand Le Roy   http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/tags/MVC/default.aspx
• Rachel Appel   http://rachelappel.com/
• Louis DeJardin   http://whereslou.com/
• Rick Anderson   http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rickandy/

 

Community Sites

And, of course, here are the sites that keep the content rolling.

• ASP.NET MVC Site      http://www.asp.net/mvc
• MVC Forum on ASP.NET  http://forums.asp.net/1146.aspx/
• StackOverflow on MVC  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/asp.net-mvc

 

Introductory Links

Getting Started

First timer? No problem. Dive into these guys here and find your way around your first few topics and projects.

• General Overview.aspx)
• First Project
• The ASP.NET Tutorial List

The Razor View Engine

Get a better understanding of the new Razor View Engine and wrap your ahead around unwrapping the complexity of notation in views.

• Introduction         
• Syntax Pointers     
• Layouts (Master Pages for Razor) 

Custom HTML Helpers

Lego building blocks for site developers. You can use other folks’ code or build your own.

• Creating Custom HTML Helpers 
• Razor @Helper Syntax         
• MVC HTML5 Toolkit    

 

Deeper Dives

Walkthroughs

See how some of the finer details work and build some sample applications.

• Music Store         
• Model Binding
• Google Maps in Razor 

Videos and Video Tutorials

Get some pop corn, a pop and sit back.  Caution: The “Stack of Love” session might require a week of abdominal warm-up exercises to make sure you have appropriate laughing capabilities prior to viewing.  Try to avoid taking sips whenever you sense an incoming joke.

• MS Web Stack of Love       
• Free Pluralsight Training 
• Going Deep: Inside Razor   
• ASP.NET MVC Best Practices (and part 2)

 

Other Resources

Did I miss something critical? Is there a blogger out there that helped get you through a bind? Let me know and I’ll keep the list updated.