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title: "Getting Started With MVC | Microsoft Docs"
author: rick-anderson
description: "This is a beginner tutorial series that introduces ASP.NET MVC. Create a simple web application that reads and writes from a database."
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ms.date: 11/08/2011
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Getting Started With MVC
====================
> This is a beginner tutorial series that introduces ASP.NET MVC. Create a simple web application that reads and writes from a database.
- [Intro to ASP.NET MVC](getting-started-with-mvc-part1.md)
- [Adding a Controller](getting-started-with-mvc-part2.md)
- [Adding a View](getting-started-with-mvc-part3.md)
- [Creating a Database](getting-started-with-mvc-part4.md)
- [Accessing your Model's Data from a Controller](getting-started-with-mvc-part5.md)
- [Adding a Create Method and Create View](getting-started-with-mvc-part6.md)
- [Adding Validation to the Model](getting-started-with-mvc-part7.md)
- [Adding a Column to the Model](getting-started-with-mvc-part8.md)