There are lots of podcasts and videos online these days that introduce how the M, V and C fit together in the MVC framework. Beyond this, and the fact that it makes use of the ASP.NET core framework, there's not much more out there. In this presentation we take a look at MVC one leve down, covering such topics as model data binders, validation, action attributes, error handling and more.

Using design patterns is always a good idea. When you do it is much
easier to communicate you intentions to others because you can
communicate at a higher level. This is true for regular .NET
applications and no less so for Silverlight applications. But
Silverlight applications tend to be a little different in structure.
because of the way Silverlight and the browser work together normal
synchronous actions now have to be done in an asynchronous manner. In
this session Maurice will show you how to adapt your design patterns so
they will work well in a Silverlight environment.

Matthew Smith did it in 6 weeks in the early 80's, now over 20 years later Pete McGann and Richard Costall have built Manic Miner in .NET, with an engine which works for Silverlight and also XNA. In this session Pete and Rich, talk about the .NET engine, the two UI implementations, collision detection and frame animations - before Pete steps up to take the ultimate gaming challenge...

Most people start their workflow career using sequential workflows.


While sequential workflows are powerful and easy to get started with


there is a second type, the state machine workflow, which is even more
powerful. A state machine workflow is all about creating very flexible


and event driven workflows, something far more common than the


more rigid sequential workflows. In this session Maurice will


demonstrate how to get started with state machine workflows. During


this session you will see why you might prefer state machine over


sequential workflows and when which type is more appropriate.

While looking at the latest fancy widgets and advanced browser functionality can be interesting it is rarely something you can use right now.

The mobile web is available to you right now.  It also has more users than the non-mobile version, has more money made from it and offers the opportunity to build stronger and longer lasting relationships with the people who visit your site.

This session will look at what the mobile web is and what you need to do to your site to provide the best experience to mobile users.

With jQuery being officially bundled with the ASP.NET MVC Framework, the number of JavaScript powered Web Applications will only increase. However, one of the most overlooked aspects of creating JavaScript based applications is supporting Unobtrusive JavaScript (UJS). Developing your applications to support UJS will guarantee a pleasant end user experience with and without JavaScript and should be something that all Web Developers are aware of. In this presentation we will cover what is involved in achieving this with the ASP.NET MVC Framework and jQuery; from the client side code to what’s involved within our Controllers and Actions

The OWASP Top Ten project is an awareness document listing the 10 most common web site vulnerabilities on the internet today.



Come and see 9 of them in action - and how to fix them.



(9 out of 10 vulnerabilities liked ASP.NET, 1 doesn't affect it at all. Vulnerabilities tested in a lab. Your ASP.NET may not like them at all. No websites were harmed in the making of this synopsis.)

REST is the architecture of the web. In this session, you'll discover what REST is, and how to get started building RESTful solutions on .net using the open-source OpenRasta framework.        

Few people will argue that unit testing is an important part of
software development and Silverlight development is no different here.
Unfortunately the support for unit testing Silverlight code in Visual
Studio 2008 is lacking. In this session Maurice will show how you can
go about to unit test your Silverlight code using the Microsoft
Silverlight Unit Test Framework and the browser. He will also show how
you can get around some of the limitations and still run unit tests
inside inside of Visual Studio.

TBC

If anyone's interested... and if I can get a network link... then I'm happy to run through some coding demos of Azure, S3 and GoGrid in action.

It would be very easy to remember the period between the release of ASP.NET 3.5 and 4.0 as the time when ASP.NET MVC was made. But it's worth remembering that ASP.NET 3.5 service pack 1 and several out of band releases for ASP.NET and IIS came out as well. This presentation will cover as many of the other additions to web development as can be fit into an hour.

So you've written the new MySpace and it's getting lots of use - but the more users you get, the s-l-o-w-e-r the whole thing runs.



In this session we'll discuss techniques, hints and tips that you can use to write ASP.NET that scales effectively as your user base grows. This will include:

-how to cache HTML output so your page doesn't have to render every time.

-how to cache data so you don't have to get it from the database every time.

-how to reduce your Viewstate to a few bytes in just three lines of code.

-how to shrink your JavaScript so it gets to the client faster.

-why letting the GridView do its' own paging is a bad idea.

Building an application on a new technology is always a thrilling challenge. But with new technology comes new problems and little guidance.

In this session you’ll discover some of the patterns and practices that have been learnt on real-world asp.net MVC projects.

Packaging up and deploying websites is not everyone's favourite tasks especially when they lie in multiple states, on different staging servers and need to move to new infrastructure and farms for production environment.



In this session we'll take a look at how the Web Deployment tool, which will be integrated into VS2010, can ease synchronisation and deployment of web applications (i.e. ASP.Net and PHP) across scenarios.

With the .NET 3.5
Windows Workflow Foundation release we only got 2 new activities, the
SendActivity and theReceiveActivity. At first glance that might not
seem like a big deal but these two activities unleash the power of
Windows Communication Foundation on Windows Workflow Foundation. But
with a lot of power comes a lot of responsibility and using these
activities can sometimes be a little harder than we might have hoped for. In this session Mauricewill show how to use these activities and
show some of the things you might want to avoid doing.

In this session we take a wander through the landscape of ASP.NET, pausing briefly to admire what has been, before gazing longingly over the horizon and into the future of ASP.NET 4.0. As well as enhancements to Visual Studio and the design and development experience, we can expect to enjoy improvements in the core platform targeted at scale and performance, significantly more control over WebForms apps, simplification and extensions of data controls and significant new innovations in ASP.NET AJAX. I might even squeeze in a mention of ASP.NET MVC and Dynamic Data as well

Hi, I'm Dom and this is my proposed session.

Rich internet applications have changed the way that super-brands connect with their customers. If you want to compete in this cluttered marketplace it is essential that you evolve your product or service into a unique brand, creating a circle that people want to join.

People don not buy products, they buy experiences. Get the thoughts of Tricky on "experience design" and the methods that his team have put into practice on digital projects for Audi, Alton Towers and John L Scott. Discover why design is an essential stage in the creation of rich interfaces, and how you can shape your product so that it is right for the people who really matter, your customers!

This session covers the iterative approach that Tricky and his team use to design experiences, including: Branding, ideation, research, sketching and conceptualisation. It is a great opportunity to check-out some exciting WPF & Silverlight projects, also to understand and discuss how designers are using Microsofts Expression tools.

An engaging session for both designers and developers alike.

The new Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework represents a new direction Web Developers can take when creating Web Application on the .NET Platform. Offering fantastic extensibility points, the MVC Frameworks work allows developers to easily replace core parts of the Framework for tools they are comfortable with. In this presentation we will explore taking advantage of these extensibility points by integrating an Inversion of Control container, using IronRuby or IronPython to write our views and take a look at other extensibility points supplied by the ASP.NET MVC Framework.

Once upon a time, Microsoft created a wonderful new alternative to nasty classic ASP and they called it ASP.NET. Along with all the nifty new features came WebForms, a technology that used .NET and JavaScript to emulate the behaviour of Windows Forms.

There has been much hype recently about MVC, frankly, it's a load of rubbish.

WebForms are fantastic and they do the job just as well as MVC, in some way much better!

In this Session we'll explore getting the best from WebForms and ASP.NET in general following best practices built up over many years experience of using them.

If you're confused by the whole MVC vs WebForms argument come along to this session and join the debate - it should be rather heated!

At MIX 09 Microsoft released the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 beta.  So what's it all about?  The Microsoft Web Platform is a great tool, compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003 and R2 and Windows Server 2008 which installs all of the required components for getting started on the Microsoft Web Platform. 



With version two comes the addition of a Community Application Gallery, including applications such as blogengine.net; dasBlog and Drupal.  The Platform Installer installs all you need to get started with these applications using one tool. We'll look at the applications available and how it's possible to add your application to the gallery.

This Session will show how to use the repository pattern to access your data and take advantage in terms of migration flexability and a scale out e.g. to the Azure Platform Sql Data Services. We'll discuss patterns and design techiques to enable testability and scalability ...

Nice URLs are important for SEO or just to win the marketing race in the web because a user can remember my URL more easily. The ASP.NET Routing engine provides modularity and functionality to achieve that goal with an ease.

The javascript framework jQuery is now being used by the big hitters of the internet world: Google, Dell, Digg, Technorati, etc. But what is it that this very compact (and 
unobtrusive) framework does that draws attention and how? 

I can't tell you exactly what's in this session. Well, I could but I I'd get either;



a) Sacked

b) Beaten up by some guys from Redmond, Washington



All I can tell you is that I'll go through what's new in Silverlight 3 and ( from what I've seen ) there's some very cool stuff coming. Come along, we'll do demos and code and walk through what you [want/need] to know about Silverlight 3.

A new client-side framework has been taking the internet by storm, many have already been mesmerised by the power of such a small javascript library. And “what is the name of this fantastic framework?” I hear you ask, “jQuery” is my reply.

jQuery is a robust javascript framework with a very small footprint (18kb minified and GZipped) which makes the complicated aspects of javascript very simple. From traversing the Document Object Model to complex AJAX functionality, jQuery can do it all.

In this session I will introduce you to the basics of jQuery, showing you, through code, how to select and manipulate elements on the page, attach functions to events, implement ajax and more! This is the perfect opportunity to learn about jQuery and how it can make the life of a web developer so much easier, allowing you to focus more on building your application!

The Windows Live team have recently made available ASP.NET Server side
controls for Microsoft Virtual Earth. In this talk Colin Angus Mackay
will show you how to use this control to visualise your data, from
sticking pins down for store locations, to drawing thematic maps. All
this without writing javascript.