We discussed an approach for creating Web Parts backed by a single user control in a previous post. While the approach works, it’s not quite perfect yet.

First, it requires repeating a bunch of boilerplate code that should be neatly abstracted away, if possible. Second, the part where the user control…

UPDATE:

My colleague, Lauri, went further after we discussed the method described in this article, and he generalized the process of making Visual Web Parts. I really like his approach more, as it also solves the problems with web part connections and the “double refreshing” problem, so please consider this article as obsolete and look at the better…