Frameworks available to .NET

Question

I would like to build an application that will run on a web, this is for an enterprise solution, but I don't know what kind of framework that I'll be using, does anyone out there could recommend a framework that is best suited in .NET/ASP.NET application that could handle DAL, BLL and GUI, other than CSLA.NET?

Answer 1

If you are looking for something like a .NET equivalent of JBoss, then no, there isn't one product that provides a do-all framework in the .NET world.

However, there are lots of products, mostly on the .NET 3.5 stack itself that can be pieced together to provide a solid framework.

• Windows Communication Foundation (networking);
• Windows Workflow Foundation (work flow);
• Enterprise Library Application Blocks (Caching, Logging etc.);

Object Relatation Mapper

• Entity Frameworks;
• NHibernate;
• LLBLGen

Inversion of control / dependency injection

• Unity
• Spring.NET
• Castle Windsor
• Ninject
• StructureMap

Answer 2

Actually .netTiers generates besides the dal some bll and some user controls/web pages. So I think it is the closest to what you are searching.

I personally use subsonic, because:

• it uses ActiveRecord pattern which I like (it's simple and easy)
• is lightweight
• creates scavenger pages out of the box... (so some UI :) )

Answer 3

@biozinc's suggestions all look good, I would just add the inversion of control/dependency injection options too, like:

• Unity
• Spring.Net
• Autofac

Answer 4

Another alternative ioc container is Castle Project.

Answer 5

Another good OR mapper is LLBLGen.

Answer 6

I would add Managed Extensibility Frameworks (MEF) to any Enterprise .NET project I was starting.