Best ASP.NET MVC book?I'm going to be starting a new project with VS2008/ASP.NET, and I would like to use MVC.
What is the best MVC book out there? (Are there any good ones?)
Edit: I threw in the asp.net-mvc-2 tag so we could possibly get some updated answers.
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I recently finished Steve Sanderson's Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework [1] and I can recommend it. It has a multiple chapter sample application that gets you started quickly with ASP.NET MVC and then 10 or so follow-up chapters that cover the relevant topics in depth (Controllers, Views, Security, etc). The book has a strong focus on unit testing and dependency injection and also covers basic object relational mapping with LINQ to SQL. There is also chapters that cover integrating jQuery with ASP.NET MVC and how you might utilize framework components (authorization, membership, roles, personalization, caching, etc) from traditional WebForms applications.
There are a number of positive reviews on Steve's Blog [2] which is also a good source of additional ASP.NET information. Amazon.com has a couple of positive reviews [3] on the book (I need to add mine when I get some free time). You can also preview some of the book [4] over at Google Books.
Some of the other books that are available now or available shortly are:
Wrox: Beginning ASP.NET MVC 1.0 [5] --- Both authors Keyvan Nayyeri [6] and Simone Chiaretta [7] are active ASP.NET MVC bloggers. There is a sample chapter on testing for download here [8]. I've read that it should be available at the end of June 2009?
Manning: ASP.NET MVC in Action [9] --- This book is by Ben Scheirman [10], Jeffrey Palermo [11] and Jimmy Bogard [12]. They all have interesting blogs that cover ASP.NET MVC related topics. If I heard correctly, this book should be out in August 2009. You can pre-order the book (MEAP = Manning Early Access Program) here [13] and get access to the first 11 chapters (unedited or loosely edited I think). The CodeCampServer [14] reference application that complements the book is pretty intense and covers using nHibernate (ORM), Castle Windsor (DI / IoC), DDD, unit, integration and regression testing.
Wrox: Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0 [15] --- This is the book that accompanies the NerdDinner [16] sample application and reader that was made available a while back. It's authored by some pretty smart Microsoft guys: Rob Conery [17], Scott Guthrie [18], Scott Hanselmann [19] and Phil Haaaaaaaaaaaaack [20] who have the inside information on why certain decisions were made with the framework. Available now.
Packt: ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly [21] --- The author Maarten Balliauw [22] has a pretty good blog that talks about various ASP.NET MVC issues including testing [23]. Available now.
Sams: ASP.NET MVC Framework Unleashed [24] --- Author Stephen Walther is responsible for a number of popular ASP.NET Unleashed books from the early 1.0 days of ASP.NET and now he is writing a book on ASP.NET MVC. You can check out his blog [25] for sample content from the upcoming book and other ASP.NET MVC related posts. Amazon [26] says this book will be available in July 2009.
Wrox: ASP.NET MVC Website Programming Problem Design Solution [27] --- This appears to be a follow-up to the book Wrox: ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming: Problem Design Solution [28] and welcomes back author Marco Bellinaso [29] and introduces two new authors to the project Nick Berardi [30] and Al Katawazi [31]. The sample application for the book is the Beerhouse CMS [32] and is available for download on CodePlex. The book's website says that it will be released in June 2009.
[1] http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1430210079This will be a very good one:
Scheduled for March 2009, you can see a sample chapter here [1].
[1] http://www.manning.com/palermo/
Checkout the sample project NerdDinner [1] by Microsoft dev's - Phil Haack, Hanselman and ScottGu.
Here's the free [2] CC licensed Ebook
[1] http://nerddinner.codeplex.com/Are there any out yet that aren't specifically labeled as a "preview"? In terms of "quality" of the authors and their blogging quality, I'd probably vote for the WROX Pro ASP.NET MVC [1] one. Rob Conery, Scott Hanselman, and Phil Haack collectively have some of the best ASP.NET MVC content out there today. Now that Scott Guthrie is added into the mix of authors, it seems almost silly to buy any other ASP.NET MVC book if you're set on buying a book.
[1] http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0470384611I don't know if it's the best (not much out yet to compare against), but I just picked up " ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly [1]", which was released just as the framework was. I just started reading, but it seems like a good introductory text. I have a preview copy of the ASP.NET MVC in Action book, and it seems like it has a ways to go. I'm probably most looking forward to the Wrox book, but the PacktPub book might give you something to whet your appetite if you can't wait!
[1] http://www.packtpub.com/asp-net-model-view-controller-1-0-quickly/bookWrox MVC 1.0 [1] book would be my pick. I would suggest the ASP.NET MVC 1.0: Problem, Design, Solution [2] book as it gives you a practical walkthrough. TheBeerHouse MVC project [3] is already online for you to review source code.
[1] http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0470384611First books have recently started to appear so I entertain the idea of getting one.
The first choice would be the book from the framework authors:
Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0 [1]
I long awaited it but it got quite bad feedbacks on amazon. I managed to get my hands on the PDF of this book and I'm quite disappointed with what I have seen there (very basic, like ASP.NET MVC for dummies), so buying it out of the question.
I know see the another book:
has gotten excellent points. I only could look at its table of contents and that seems very promising. I'm considering getting it, but... I would realy like to hear from those who have read it.
Any other recommendations for some "advanced" ASP.NET MVC books? I suppose it is too early, other works have not been published yet.
[1] http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0470384611