Microsoft .NET MVC V1.0

This is quite a significant release for ASP.NET & Microsoft~

Some differences between the Forms and model...

- No postbacks
- No ViewState
- Total Control of HTML/CSS
- No auto generated HTML/CSS

This means that developers can take advantage of the MVC design patterns to create their Web Applications which includes the ability to achieve and maintain a clear separation of concerns (the UI or view from the business and application logic and backend data), as well as facilitate test driven development (TDD).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

This seems to be a heavily funded move as they are giving away book chapters samples and free applications to get people started
http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-321793.html
http://www.codeplex.com/nerddinner

Not to mention the enormous tutorial/learning centre they have created before even releasing v1.0 http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc-videos/