public ActionResult Index() { var mvcName = typeof(Controller).Assembly.GetName(); var isMono = Type.GetType("Mono.Runtime") != null; ViewData["Version"] = mvcName.Version.Major + "." + mvcName.Version.Minor; ViewData["Runtime"] = isMono ? "Mono" : ".NET"; // My code var context = new SchoolContext(); context.AddStudent(); return(View()); }