In today's screencast I cover the CMS Extension Framework, the new extensibility architecture released in version 8.0, and discuss the benefits it provides over the plug-in architecture which are:
- Context - You have direct access to the web application from within the extension, including, HTTP Context, Session, Cache, and all of Ektron's CMS APIs.
- Easier to Debug - Attach Visual Studio directly to IIS and set breakpoints just as you would when debugging any web application.
- Performance - Previously, you had to use web services to access the web application context. Since you have direct access with CMS Extensions, you no longer have to issue web service calls.
- No Windows Service - Since CMS Extensions run within the context of the web application, no windows service is needed.
