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-for-a-rich-ui/
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.