Creating WebMatrix Helpers Whitepaper

Do you want to avoid having repeated code for performing a common task across your WebMatrix site? Do you want to perform a complex task on your WebMatrix site that depends on assemblies (DLL libraries) that are not directly accessible from the WebMatrix environment? Are you exposing an API for a service/website and want to reach WebMatrix developers, and create a developer community?

If you find yourself under one of these scenarios, you’ll want to read the “Creating WebMatrix Helpers” whitepaper available from the WebCamps Training Kit web site.

This whitepaper is intended for web developers who want to create helpers for other WebMatrix or ASP.NET MVC developers, to simplify custom or repetitive web development tasks. It provides guidance on how to design and build helpers, presenting different sample scenarios. It also discusses the different approaches available for creating helpers and covers some best practices to consider.

Want examples? You can find many helpers available from the WebMatrix portal on Microsoft Web, including helpers that allow you to easily execute a query against an OData service, integrate a social network into your site or store information in Windows Azure Storage.