The F# ASP.NET MVC 4 Project Templates

The developer preview of ASP.NET MVC 4 was officially announced after the Build conference in the latter half of 2011. In February 2012, the beta release of ASP.NET MVC 4 was announced and the release candidate followed at the end of May 2012. Version 4 brought many new improvements and enhancements to the already full-featured ASP.NET MVC offering. To learn more about ASP.NET MVC 4, visit their website.

The most efficient way to use F# with ASP.NET MVC 4 is to take advantage of the inherent separation of concerns built into the MVC design pattern. You can then utilize the provided boundaries to leverage the strengths of the C# ecosystem and the F# language features, respectively. In the case of the ASP.NET MVC framework, this is accomplished by establishing a C# ASP.NET MVC project to house the views and all client-side concerns, while using an F# project for the models, controllers, and any other server-side concerns. Figure 1-1 shows the typical MVC pattern implemented in ASP.NET MVC with a designation of component to project type.