Comments on: Html Helpers vs Server controls

By: Frederik Vig

Frederik Vig — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:55:25 +0000

@Steve: Fair enough, how would you implement the server control version?
When it comes to web forms/mvc hybrid, I agree, but at the moment there is no support for ASP.NET MVC with EPiServer..

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:51:07 +0000

You’re making the server control version overly complex. No wonder you don’t like server controls if this is how you’d implement that.

There is sound thinking behind the server control architecture. I think the architecture is very good, and you’d be better off learning how to create your own server controls instead of spending time making up your own rendering logic.

It seems you’re moving to a kind of web forms / mvc hybrid with this. I’d select one, and stick with that.

By: Lars

Lars — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:11:07 +0000

Hi is there a reason why you choose to use literals instead of just eg ? you could also use

By: Martin S.

Martin S. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:58 +0000

Nice comparison, man!

For me, the most important thing here is separating the front-end code from the back-end logic and make front-end changes as smooth as possible. I like the Html Helper methods but I dislike having markup in back-end code.

I think the best way to do it is just to stick with a style and keep it structured and simple, making it easier for other developers to make changes in the code.

Keep your posts up!

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