visual studio 2010 - Multiproject areas in ASP.Net MVC 3

Question

Does any one have any idea about multiproject area support in asp.net mvc 3? As it was degraded to future status in mvc 2. If it is still not included then should we look forward for ASP.Net MVC Portable Areas via MvcContrib. Can you share your expreriences?

What are the recommended way for managing a large application? I read about MEF. In what scenarios MEF is recommended?

Answer 1

I'm the development lead on ASP.NET MVC at Microsoft.

There are no plans to include multi-project areas in ASP.NET MVC 3. However, it's definitely an area that we plan to revisit in the future.

In the meantime MvcContrib's solutions are probably the best bet. The MVC Futures download still includes an old (and perhaps only semi-functional) version of the original multi-project areas feature. Because the full source code for it is also available, you might be able to construct a solution that is customized to your needs.