Exam Ref 70-486: Developing Asp.net Mvc 4 Web Applications

Exam Ref 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications William Penberthy Published with the authorization of Microsoft Corporation by: O’Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North Sebastopol, California 95472 Copyright © 2013 by William Penberthy All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-0-7356-7722-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 QG 8 7 6 5 4 3 Printed and bound in the United States of America. Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. If you need support related to this book, email Microsoft Press Book Support at [email protected] Please tell us what you think of this book at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey. Microsoft and the trademarks listed at http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/ en/us/IntellectualProperty/Trademarks/EN-US.aspx are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other marks are property of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, email addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, email address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. This book expresses the author’s views and opinions. The information contained in this book is provided without any express, statutory, or implied warranties. Neither the authors, O’Reilly Media, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, nor its resellers, or distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused either directly or indirectly by this book. Acquisitions Editor: Jeff Riley Developmental Editor: Kim Lindros Production Editor: Rachel Steely Editorial Production: Box Twelve Communications Technical Reviewer: Andre Tournier and Damien Foggon Copyeditor: Nancy Sixsmith Indexer: Angie Martin Cover Design: Twist Creative • Seattle Cover Composition: Ellie Volckhausen Illustrator: Rebecca Demarest Contents at a glance Introduction xiii Preparing for the exam xvi Chapter 1 Design the application architecture 1 Chapter 2 Design the user experience Chapter 3 Develop the user experience 145 Chapter 4 Troubleshoot and debug web applications 215 Chapter 5 Design and implement security 271 85 Index 347 Contents Introduction xiii Microsoft certifications xiii Acknowledgments xiv Errata & book support xiv We want to hear from you xv Stay in touch xv Preparing for the exam xvi Chapter 1 Design the application architecture 1