How can one develop a rapid prototype for a web site while still using ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I am developing a website in which I want to use ASP.NET MVC 5 because the site has the potential to be quite large and require the separation of concerns that MVC provides. However, the client wants me to show him a "prototype" of the home page which is simplay a single page that shows an image, some text, and requires a user login (and he wants to see it ASAP). How can I reconcile the fact that developing a proper ASP.NET MVC site requries a large amount of initial time to set up with my requirement to quickly put together a page to show my client what he has in mind? Should Also, should I consider using Web Forms over Razor for this initial part of the site?

Answer 1

You can prototype it fast just by modifying default view, without creating models controllers etc. Login functionallity exists out of the box in MVC.

Answer 2

You can download one of MVC templates from Visual Studio.

Select File > New Project > Online > Templates.

You can find them also here (most of them are kept are up to date): https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/site/search?query=mvc&f[1].Value=mvc&f[1].Type=SearchText&f[0].Value=templates&f[0].Type=RootCategory&ac=4

Answer 3

The Visual Studio Single Page Application template is super quick to setup. It'll run right out of the box. Just add your image and text to the Home view.