Linqpad Server
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXDW0FfLLOYThanks to the latest Linqpad Beta....
I've got two flavors of this server. One is ASP.net, and the other runs as a standalone service. They both do the same thing... Run Linqpad scripts quickly and efficiently in an HTTP environment. You can even change scripts on the fly while people are hitting your web site.
This is hands down the most efficient way to write web applications and here's why...
JavaScript and all it's ui frameworks are ruling the day. Take for example Angular.js. It's an MVC framework. No need for spring/struts/asp mmvc etc. All that the application control and flow is taking place within JavaScript inside your browser (though Node.js is trying to take over the server as well). JavaScript is a strong language with closures and functional programming. On the other hand, modern C# aligns perfectly with JavaScript (so much better than Java), but is way more type safe.
From a developer's point of view, JavaScript is a chaotic world with frameworks changing so fast, at the same time, you're expected to keep up with it to deliver excellence. Wouldn't it be great if your back-end code was simple to write, but solid at the same time? This is achieved with the Linqpad server. Type safe code, lighter frameworks, simpler contracts, no byzantine API's to muddle through....
Enjoy!