Why All The Lambdas in ASP.NET MVC?

http://odetocode.com/blogs/scott/archive/2012/11/26/why-all-the-lambdas.aspx


- If Model is null, the code will fail with an exception.
- We aren't providing any client side validation support.
- We have no ability to display an alternate value (like an erroneous value a user entered on a previous form submission – we want to redisplay the value, show an error message, and allow the user to fix simple typographical errors).

What is .d in Json result?

it protects from a tricky JSON hijacking scenario that exists when the outer JSON entity is an array.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2811525/removing-the-d-object-from-asp-net-web-service-json-output

http://encosia.com/never-worry-about-asp-net-ajaxs-d-again/

50 Tricks for Faster Web Applications

http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/11/Browser-Web-App-Performance

Microsoft Details Its Plans For The Future Of ASP.NET after Windows 8

http://www.webpronews.com/microsoft-details-its-plans-for-the-future-of-asp-net-2012-11


Sumamary:
- SignalR
- Web API to support Windows Stores apps
- MVC SPA singal page application
- MVC facebook template
- MVC Mobile tempalet

How to read database connection string from web.config?

 System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connectionStringName"].ConnectionString;