Below dotnet code will get you some server information about a website it is hosted. Note that sever can mock or disable data it is provided.

WebClient wc = new WebClient();
string site = @"http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/";
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Just posted one article on codeproject.com.
Here is the URL: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/php_asp_net.aspx
This article is about finding out equivalent features of PHP and ASP.NET
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Here are the major improvements in new version:

Improved View: New Add->View Dialog
New Razor engine
Improved Controller
Improved JavaScript and AJAX
Improved Model Validation

 
You can download it here.
More reading here at ScottGu’s blog - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/27/introducing-asp-net-mvc-3-preview-1.aspx
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Topic is getting old, but still worth blogging.
 

web.config - If you are a developer from .NET Framework 1.0 to 3.5, you might have sensed the size increase of configuration files. Really, the 3.5 is full of junk content (joking!). The config file of 4.0 looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true"
targetFramework="4.0" /> [...]

Here is a series of good MVC articles from Brian Mains. This will give you an insight to the MVC concept plugged with ASP.NET.

Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 2.0 In this article, we’ll begin examining the new features of ASP.NET MVC 2.0 by comparing what ASP.NET MVC offers against its predecessor, ASP.NET web forms.

ASP.NET MVC [...]

A view-engine using code-focused templating approach.
Read more details here: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/02/introducing-razor.aspx
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Final release of ASP.NET MVC 2 is now available for VS 2008/Visual Web Developer 2008 Express with ASP.NET 3.5.
Download Links:

Download ASP.NET MVC 2 using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer
Download ASP.NET MVC 2 from the Download Center

 
What is new in ASP.NET MVC 2?

New Strongly Typed HTML Helpers
Enhanced Model Validation support across both server [...]

I know this is an old theme but I had to write a sample app for demonstration in a tech forum. So reproducing here also.
Importantly, the DataTable/DataSet must be serializable.
ASMX Code:

public class Service1 : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
 
[WebMethod]
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N2CMS is a simple easily extendable CMS. Every ASP.NET web developers must try it. I felt the power only after my first trial.

Check: N2 Open Source ASP.NET CMS
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Found this useful link while surfing.
Check this: http://www.developerfusion.com/article/5385/highperformance-net-application-development-architecture/
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