The document contains tips from Shay Friedman on hidden gems for ASP.NET MVC. It lists 16 tips, including using NuGet packages, model validation, view models, handling unknown actions, writing razor helpers, using razor outside of ASP.NET MVC, removing unused view engines, adding namespaces to views, precompiling views, sending emails with Postal, using T4MVC to remove magic strings, using output caching to speed things up, creating user-friendly action names, using the [ChildActionOnly] attribute for child actions, and exploring the ASP.NET MVC codebase and related resources.

1. ASP.NET MVC
Tips, Tricks and
Hidden Gems
Shay
Friedman, CodeValue
@ironshay

2. TTHG #1
use NuGet
USE IT ALL THE ******* TIME!!!
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3. TTHG #2
work with model validation
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4. TTHG #3
use view models
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5. TTHG #4
handle unknown actions
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6. TTHG #5
write razor helpers
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7. TTHG #6
use razor outside asp.net mvc
with RazorEngine
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8. TTHG #7
remove unused view engines
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9. TTHG #8
add namespaces to views
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10. TTHG #9
precompile your views
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11. TTHG #10
send emails
with Postal
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12. TTHG #11
loose the magic strings
with T4MVC
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13. TTHG #12
speed things up with
output caching
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14. TTHG #36
create user-friendly action names
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15. TTHG #14
use [ChildActionOnly]
for child actions
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16. TTHG #15
explore the codebase
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17. resources
http://asp.net/mvc
http://aspnet.codeplex.com
http://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com
http://nuget.org
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18. @ironshay