Version History of MVC

ASP.NET MVC1

• Released on Mar 13, 2009
• It runs on.NET 3.5
• Visual Studio 2008
• MVC Pattern architecture with WebForm Engine
• Main Features includes Html & Unit testing, Ajax Helpers, Routing, etc.

ASP.NET MVC2

• This version released on March 10, 2010
• Runs on .NET 3.5,4.0 and with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
• Include Feature like Templated helpers, Ul helpers with automatic scaffolding & customizable templates
• It supports for DataAnnotations Attributes to apply model validation on client and server sides

ASP.NET MVC3

• It was released on Jan 13, 2011
• Runs on .NET 4.0 and with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Use of NuGet to deliver software and allows you to manage dependencies across the platform
• Better JavaScript support with, jQuery Validation, and JSON binding
• It offers features like the Razor view engine; enhanced Data Annotations attributes for model validation on both client and server sides

ASP.NET MVC4

• This version was released on Aug 2012
• It runs on .NET 4.0,4.5 and with Visual Studio 2010 & Visual Studio 2012
• Enhancements to default project templates
• Offers features like Mobile project template using jQuery Mobile, Task support for Asynchronous Controllers, bundling, minification, etc.

ASP.NET MVÇ5

• Released on 17 October 2013
• Runs on .NET 4.5,4.5.1 and with Visual Studio 2012 & Visual OneASP.NET