Last Night at HDNUG

Thanks to HDNUG for inviting me to speak again.  I always enjoy it.  The crowd was a little thin this time around, but I think that's because the website wasn't updated with the meeting information in time.

I spoke about latest updates to the ASP.NET MVC Framework, and did some off-the-cuff coding to demonstrate the features.  I didn't get a chance to touch on a few subjects, but all in all I think it was well received.

I made the point early on that ASP.NET MVC is an option, and that not everyone would get it.  That's fine!  It's meant for a specific type of developer who cares deeply about certain things, namely control over HTML, URLS, tight integration with HTTP and Javascript, and ajax.  And who can possibly leave out better separation of concerns & testability.

mvc-an-option

There were certainly folks in the camp that didn't get it in the audience.  I hope that I adequately represented what MVC is and how it works well on ASP.NET.

You can download the slides for the talk, however I am unable to post the code because it references a private release that I cannot distribute.  As soon as the RC becomes available, I'll post the code online.

#1 Koby avatar
Koby
1.09.2009
11:42 AM

I'd like to mention that this was a really good talk. As someone who generally avoids coding web applications, this actually made me go "Wow, this is really cool stuff" and had me telling a friend that if was going to have to program web applications that this would be the way I'd like to do them.

Ben, you did a fantastic job of giving a great overview of MVC and what it's capable of. Great job.


#2 Glenn avatar
Glenn
1.09.2009
11:57 AM

Ben,

Thanks for the presentation at the HDNUG last night. This was only my 2nd meeting and I have to admit some of it was past where I am right now but I'll get there soon. I have limited experience with Web Forms and Db's, and after seeing your presentation I can safely say that my "Web Forms and Db's" experience is going to stay limited I'm sold on the ASP.NET MVC concept.