> Now that .Net Framework 4.5 and Entity Framework 5.0 are RC with Go-Live
> licenses, I am thinking about upgrading Mises.org

> Advantages:

> ·         EF Query pre-compilation.  Currently some queries are static
> variables – this could be removed

> ·         Other EF Performance improvements:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/hh949853.aspx

> ·         Faster .Net performance:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh882452.aspx

> ·         MVC 4 Features:

> o   MVC4 Display Modes - The new Display Modes feature lets an
> application select views depending on the browser that's making the request.

> o   ASP.NET Web API - Creating HTTP services that can reach a broad range
> of clients including browsers and mobile devices.

> o   CSS and JS resource combination

> Any other features that might be useful?

> Also thinking about switching from Telerik MVC to Kendo UI:  
> http://www.kendoui.com/

> See my post for more about Kendo UI:
> http://dotmac.rationalmind.net/2012/02/three-jquery-based-frameworks-...

> On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 11:04:14 PM UTC-7, David Veksler wrote:

>> Now that .Net Framework 4.5 and Entity Framework 5.0 are RC with Go-Live
>> licenses, I am thinking about upgrading Mises.org

>> Advantages:

>> ·         EF Query pre-compilation.  Currently some queries are static
>> variables – this could be removed

>> ·         Other EF Performance improvements:
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-**us/data/hh949853.aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/hh949853.aspx>

>> ·         Faster .Net performance: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-**
>> us/magazine/hh882452.aspx<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh882452.aspx>

>> ·         MVC 4 Features:

>> o   MVC4 Display Modes - The new Display Modes feature lets an
>> application select views depending on the browser that's making the request.

>> o   ASP.NET Web API - Creating HTTP services that can reach a broad
>> range of clients including browsers and mobile devices.

>> o   CSS and JS resource combination

>> Any other features that might be useful?

>> Also thinking about switching from Telerik MVC to Kendo UI:
>> http://www.kendoui.com/

>> See my post for more about Kendo UI: http://dotmac.rationalmind.**
>> net/2012/02/three-jquery-**based-frameworks-for-a-rich-**ui/<http://dotmac.rationalmind.net/2012/02/three-jquery-based-frameworks-...>

> > Microsoft embodies the idea of monopolistic nature of software.

> What does this mean?  All large commercial software is monopolistic - that
> is, made by one commercial entity.  Even Linux - see Red Hat.

> > I find it odd that for a freedom loving website

> What does our choice of software license have to do with our political
> philosophy?

> > use a non opensource platform

> We do use open source platforms.  Mises.org runs on Microsoft MVC,
> Telerik, jQuery, and jQuery UI, all of which are open-source. Microsoft.Net
> itself is shared-source.

> > Why not use LAMP.

> Because it sucks.

> >  It's ubiquitous

> Not among real, large-scale websites.  LAMP + non-hobby projects = fail

> >  in my opinion far superior to any Microsoft s/w.

> Your opinion is wrong.  PHP sucks.  Even the creator of PHP says it sucks.
>  Microsoft has the best development platform.

> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/06/the-php-singularity.html

> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/php-sucks-but-it-doesnt-matt...
> http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/
> https://maurus.net/resources/programming-languages/php/
> http://www.bitstorm.org/edwin/en/php/

> http://roshanbh.com.np/2007/12/php-a-bad-programming-language-dark-si...

> http://juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2010/04/23/php-creator-is-a-terri...

> Perls sucks too.  Python doesn't suck, but ASP.Net MVC is still better.

> ---
> Regards,
> David Veksler
> http://about.me/davidveksler
> http://linkedin.com/in/davidveksler
> +86 186 168 73407

> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Dick Fardos <dickfar...@gmail.com>wrote:

>> I find it odd that for a freedom loving website that you guys choose to
>> use a non opensource platform for delivering the website.   Microsoft
>> embodies the idea of monopolistic nature of software.
>> Why not use LAMP.   It's ubiquitous and it's a free platform...and in my
>> opinion far superior to any Microsoft s/w.