Without going into specifics, ProMesh.NET is a web application framework based on the ASP.NET HTTP “Pipeline”.

Key points about the framework:

• Avoids the ASP.NET page model, so no ASP.NET web controls
• Links directly into IIS using Http Handlers and Http Modules
• Template-based system with master templates and content templates. Very powerful built-in or runtime server-generated macros can be embedded in the templates.
• Templates can be created using off-the-shelve HTML editors like Dreamweaver and Microsoft Web Expression
• Full control of the rendering process
• Integrated with CoolStorage.NET
• Built-in logging and statistics
• …

The project will probably be released as open source at CodePlex.

This framework has been used for internal projects for several years, including some high traffic sites like www.autosport.be and www.cartoonbase.com, so stability and performance have been proven. Now it’s time to release it in the open…