Microsoft Visual: Web Developer 2010 Express
You could literally drag a GridView or Login control from the Toolbox onto a .aspx page, wire it up to a SQL Server database using a few wizards, and have a fully functional data grid in minutes. No Web API, no JSON, no client-side frameworks. Just server-side magic.
VWD 2010 was inextricably linked to the release of .NET Framework 4.0. Key runtime features that the IDE exposed included: microsoft visual web developer 2010 express
It ran on Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 Express. That site stayed live until 2018. Unbelievable. You could literally drag a GridView or Login