Some time ago I tweeted [ Follow Me ] that you could write ASP.NET applications without using Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC Frameworks are a convenience ! Web Forms, MVC, Cake, Symphony, etc. So what if you want to use the power of the .NET framework, but want complete control over the client code and don?t want to be forced to use the MVC pattern. No Problem ? ASP.NET and Web Forms are not synonymous !! Look at these 2 ?Hello World? applications. PHP Hello World