Introduction

[MUSIC] 0:00 Hi, my name is James, and 0:04 I'm excited to show you how to get your first ASP.NET MVC website, up and running. 0:06 ASP.NET MVC is a popular, open source web framework, developed by Microsoft. 0:12 ASP.NET code runs on a server, so we refer to it as a server-side framework. 0:18 This is in contrast to JavaScript code that runs in your browser. 0:24 The MVC acronym tells us the ASP.NET MVC framework uses 0:29 the model-view-controller design pattern. 0:32 The MVC design pattern is an important part of the ASP.NET MVC framework. 0:36 So much so that it's common to refer to ASP.NET MVC as just MVC, 0:42 which is what I'll be doing throughout the rest of this workshop. 0:46 When learning, it's often helpful to quickly try something out 0:51 before you set about learning it in detail. 0:54 In the videos that follow, we'll be kicking the tires on Visual Studio 0:57 as we walk through the steps to create an MVC website. 1:01 Visual Studio is a powerful development tool 1:05 that is used by developers all over the world to create and 1:08 maintain a wide variety of software, including websites and web applications. 1:12 Even with all that power, Visual Studio makes it easy to create an MVC website. 1:17 In fact, I think you'll be surprised at just how easy it is. 1:21 Visual Studio currently only runs on Windows computers. 1:26 If you want to do ASP.NET development on a Mac or a Linux computer, check out 1:30 the teacher's notes for resources on how to get started on those platforms. 1:34 As we build our website, we're going to intentionally keep things simple. 1:38 To start with, our website will include Home, About, and Contact pages. 1:43 Later, we'll walk through the steps to add a new page. 1:48 So, even though our website will start off simple, that won't prevent us from 1:51 using it as a jumping-off point for building something more complex. 1:55 We'll also be using Twitter's excellent CSS framework called Bootstrap. 2:00 Bootstrap provides us with a set of pre-built CSS styles for 2:04 styling elements like menus and buttons. 2:07 This will make it easy for us to create a great looking website. 2:10 If you're like me, you'll really enjoy using Bootstrap. 2:14 Let's review what we'll be covering in this workshop. 2:17 We'll start by walking through the steps to create an MVC website using 2:20 Visual Studio. 2:24 Once we have our website created, we'll learn how to run our website, so 2:25 that we can preview it in a browser. 2:29 Then we'll review the anatomy of our project, 2:31 which will help us with our last item. 2:34 How to add a page to our website. 2:36 We're going to cover concepts that will likely be new to you. 2:38 Sometimes, I'm going to purposely not explain a concept in great detail. 2:42 Instead, we'll introduce the concept, give you a high-level explanation, and 2:46 ask that you be okay with not knowing all of the details, at least for now. 2:51 But don't worry, we'll get you there. 2:56 In later material, 2:58 we'll cover everything that you need to know to be a successful ASP.NET developer. 2:59 Before we get started, 3:04 let's review what you'll need to get the most from this workshop. 3:06 First, you'll need to have Visual Studio Community installed on a Windows PC. 3:10 If you haven't installed Visual Studio yet, check the teacher's notes for 3:15 a link that covers that process. 3:18 Secondly, while it's not absolutely required, 3:21 having a basic understanding of C# and HTML will be helpful. 3:24 Again, check the teacher's notes for 3:28 links to Treehouse courses that cover both of these topics. 3:30 Are you ready to create your first MVC website? 3:34 Let's get started. 3:38