October 2011 Meeting - Model-View-Presenter in ASP.NET Web Forms

The next Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting will be held October 11th, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the University of Phoenix in Rogers (note the new location). Jay Smith will discuss the Model-View-Presenter (MVP) design pattern as it relates to development using ASP.NET Web Forms.

Get your Ticket for the meeting here! Remember his is how we figure out how much food to get so please help us make sure we have enough for everyone.

Meeting Information

Title: Model-View-Presenter in ASP.NET Web Forms

In today's world of rapidly changing UI's it is very important to isolate application business logic into a separate layer to avoid having to re-write it every time the UI technology changes. In this session, I will cover some ways to extract your business logic from the UI layer and encapsulate it in the Presentation layer making upgrading the UI clean and straight forward by implementing the Model-View-Presenter design pattern in ASP.NET Web Forms.

About the Presenter: Jay Smith, Lead Programmer Analyst for Tyson Foods, Inc.

Jay Smith is a Lead Programmer Analyst for Tyson Foods, Inc. and Microsoft ASP.NET/IIS MVP. Prior to joining Tyson Foods in April 2, 2001, Jay worked as a Windows Server Engineer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Jay has worked on a variety of web based applications for internal use, as well as, worked with internal teams to improve team efficiency and developer practice adoption. Jay focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer community in the Northwest Arkansas area while specializing in Software Architecture, Agile Practices (Scrum and Extreme Programming), and ASP.NET MVC.

Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Welcome and News, Sign-in and Food
6:15 PM - 8:10 PM - Main Presentation
8:10 PM - 8:30 PM - Closing and Prize give-a-ways

Where

University of Phoenix - Pinnacle Hills Learning Center
1800 S. 52nd St, Suite 100
Rogers, AR 72758

Digging Deeper: Documentation Sites and Projects

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of the documentation sites or projects that we came up with to help:

• Boot to VHD


• FubuMvc - good source of code to read through


• Microsoft OneCode - Listing of individual code snippets for learning


• NuGet - Discover packages for including in .NET projects


• Read The Docs - listing of project documentation from source control imports


• SymbolSource - allows debugging into NuGet packages that put code into site

Digging Deeper: Video Presentations

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of sites with informational videos that we came up with to help:

• Channel 9


• Dimecasts


• Peepcode.com - Linux/OSS videos


• Pluralsight training


• Tekpub


• usergroup.tv - presentations of .NET User Group presentations

Digging Deeper: Tools

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of the tools that we came up with to help:

• App Harbor - deploying to cloud from Source Control


• Executor - quick launching of applications


• Google Reader - hub for reading RSS feeds


• HTML5 Boilerplate - HTML5 compliant default template for sites


• Initializr - HTML5 boilerplate


• Launchy - quick launching of applications


• Less - programmable CSS


• Ninite - installs several programs at once in a bundle; good for starting up new install


• UI Development

Digging Deeper: Blogs

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of the blogs that we came up with to help:

• CodeBetter - blog aggregator


• Coding Horror


• Daring Fireball


• PragProg e-magazine


• Programmers.stackexchange.com


• Lambda the Ultimate


• Lifehacker


• lostechies.com


• Phil Haack


• Reddit Programming


• Scott Gutherie


• Scott Hanselman


• StackExchange Submission Page

Digging Deeper: Podcasts

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of the podcasts that we came up with to help:

• DeepFriedBytes


• Hanselmintutes


• Herding Code


• Hypercritical


• Nerdist


• Stackexchange


• Stuff You Should Know

Diving Deeper: Book Suggestions

At this month's meeting, we discussed where we go to learn about new topics or dive deeper into the tools we use every day. Here's a listing of the books that we came up with to help:

• Top 100 Agile Books


• Safari Books


• SWEBooks on Google Code


• A Pattern Language


• The Architecture of Happiness


• Beautiful Code


• Beautiful Teams


• Clean Code


• Design of Everyday Things


• Domain Driven Design


• Hamlet's Blackberry


• Head First Design Patterns


• Head First Software Development


• Joy of Clojure


• Land of Lisp


• Learn You a Haskell for Great Good


• Passionate Programmer


• Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture


• Peopleware


• Producing Open Source Software


• Seven Languages in Seven Weeks


• The Well-Grounded Rubyist

September 2011 Meeting - Blogs and Books

The next Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group meeting will be held September 13th, 2011 at 6:00 PM at 8th & Walton in Bentonville (note the new location).

Get your Ticket for the meeting here! Remember his is how we figure out how much food to get so please help us make sure we have enough for everyone.

Meeting Information

Title: Books and Blogs

As professionals, we all have different sources that we use to expand our knowledge about our fields. Some of us read blogs about development or ways to manage a project. Others read books about how to better manage their relationships with teammates or interact with managers.

This month's meeting offers you a chance to hear about books and blogs that other members of the group use to "sharpen their saws" and the opportunity to share your own sources of inspiration.

Anyone wishing to present can share a brief (1-5 minutes) presentation about a book or blog that he or she finds useful. If you have a copy of your book to pass around, please bring it with you. No one will be required to share, and everyone is free to contribute.

Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Welcome and News, Sign-in and Food
6:15 PM - 8:10 PM - Main Presentation
8:10 PM - 8:30 PM - Closing and Prize give-a-ways

Where
8th & Walton
902B South Walton Blvd, Suite 18
Bentonville, AR 72712