Question

Answers like ASP.NET MVC or Entity Framework really aren’t acceptable as they address just one aspect of the problem domain.

I’m looking for a framework … a REAL framework that gives me the same features out of the box that Rails does. As such it should include at minimum:

1. MVC for presentation
2. ORM
3. Ability to provide simple configuration for whatever environment (dev, QA, Production, etc…)
4. Migration like functionality
5. Ability to generate code in all layers (similar to scaffolding like behavior, etc…)
6. Project template so as to create similar functionality as the “rails my_app” command.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I think you want what Rob Conery did.

Take a look his blog post.

http://blog.wekeroad.com/2010/05/24/mvc-starter-2

Update: To answer in details,

1. ASP.Net MVC (MVC for presentation)
2. ORM (Subsonic)
3. Environment (Yes. It has environments like Development, Production)
4. Migration (Yes. Subsonic Simple Repository can sync database along with you model)
5. (not sure about that)
6. You can use most of the code from that starter Site.

FYI, Rob Conery was one of ASP.NET MVC Team and now also working in Rails Core Team.