You can write better controllers by adhering to the best practices. So-called “thin” controllers—i.e. controllers with less code and fewer responsibilities—are easier to read and maintain. And once ...

When a request comes in to your ASP.NET site, it's routed through a series of message handlers (in ASP.NET Web API) or modules (in ASP.NET MVC), each of which performs some operation on the request.

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In ASP.NET MVC, the File helper method built into your controller gives you multiple options for retrieving the file you want to send to the client. You can pass the File helper method an array of ...