Introducing AcidPipe.NET - the rails way to manage your CSS and Javascript assets
I no longer maintain this project. Still things it a cool idea though. Contact me if you like the code, or want to make something like it.
When your website becomes big, then it can be a big hassle to keep control of all thoose CSS and Javascript. You end up seperating your CSS and JS into multiple files. But to maintain speed, to want the user to request all the Javascript and Stylesheets in one request. You also have to struggle with caching, as you change your files. You clearly need system to help you manage this.
Many have already solved these issues like SquishIt. But with the recent release of Rails 3.1, the ruby people have yet again found a better way to solve the problem.
So why not steal the idea, and implement in .NET?
I give you AcidPipe. It's my take on the Rails 3.1 Asset Pipeline.
Watch this lille demostration, about what it can do:
Remember that this is a early alpha preview, and is not yet ready for production sites.