We have asp.net mvc application in which we have avoided using addons but now i would like to see which can really add value and use them, please suggest which addons are winning the race in each area
IOC/DI
View Engine
T4MVC
Above are some that i tried little bit as we have some requirements which can be made easy with this.
Please suggest any addons which has made your life easier in mvc.
Microsoft has an IOC/DI library called Unity.
For dead simple error logging and error log browsing, I like Elmah
You've got to have an ORM for database applications, such as Linq to Sql or NHibernate
Quartz.NET is an "Enterprise Job Scheduler"
The Castle Project has a bunch of libraries and a complete framework that are worth checking out.
for me - T4MVC (or more specifiacally, T4 templates used against mvc v2). especially when used with subsonic. i've 'heavily' invested in customizing a whole raft of these with subsonic that literally 'builds' 90% of my plumbing and base functionality code. the fact that everything is standardised (and the fact that i can also build the tests in tandem) makes this one feature my - 'can't live without' - addon for mvc.
your mileage may vary...
jim
I'm building a site now with MVC2, Ninject, NHibernate w/ FluentNHibernate (using Automapping), Spark and jQuery and it's probably the best/most fun experience I've had writing a web application.
But I think it will end up being your personal preference. Some people like SubSonic, some like NHibernate. I don't think you can go wrong.