Chicago ALT.NET User Group

August 2009 Meeting

A Re-Introduction to ASP.NET MVC

The ASP.NET MVC Framework has been in release now for several months and adventurous members of the industry have been using beta versions for well over a year. In that time we've learned a lot about the framework itself as well as techniques for complimenting its features.

This presentation will provide a brief introduction to the framework for those unfamiliar with it. But beyond the introduction, it will cover some techniques and tools to extend the framework and make it easier to work with:

Areas (dividing an MVC site into logical groups)
Validation Tips
Dependency Injection with the Controller Factory
MvcContrib
MvcFutures
Compression and Caching

Finally, we'll reserve some time at the end of the presentation to talk as a group about real world use of the MVC framework. What are some lessons learned and things we'd like to see added or changed about the framework.

Video

JC Grubbs is a software engineer at Geneca in Oakbrook, IL primarily working with on the .NET platform. He has worked as a software consultant in a number of industries and attempts to bring fresh technologies and ideas to each new project. He blogs at http://www.thegrubbsian.com and you can find him on Twitter @thegrubbsian.

When: 8/12/2009 6:00:00 PM