ASP.NET MVC Tip #45 ? Use Client View Data

In this tip, I explore one approach to building Ajax applications with ASP.NET MVC. I show how you can use view data when building Ajax applications with ASP.NET MVC in the same way as you would use view data when building server-side application. I demonstrate how to create a custom HTML Helper that renders client view data. One of the primary benefits of building an ASP.NET MVC application is that it enables you to build web applications that support a sharp separation of concerns. This sharp separation of concerns enables you to build applications that are highly testable and highly adaptable to future change. Communication between the different parts of an ASP.NET MVC application is extremely constrained. An MVC view only talks to an MVC...(read more) ...