Postponement: Andreas Håkansson and Steven Robbins on Nancy on 22 November 2011

Due to the busy schedules of both presenters and the nasty cold that got a hold of Steve, I regret to inform that the previously announced talk on Nancy is postponed until a later date. Our sincere apologies for the short notice. We’ll be announcing a new date very soon.  

Recording of Mike Murray on Compositional and Convention-based Web Development With FubuMVC @ E-VAN 20 September 2011

Mike Murray did a great talk yesterday about FubuMVC, showing us how easy it is to get started with this open-source front-controller MVC web framework. Mike also demonstrated how to configure routes using conventions, action behaviors, view discovery, HTML conventions, model binding and a lot more of cool stuff. This session was a one way ticket to get up and running with FubuMVC. Great stuff!

For those who missed it, the recording is now available:

Mike Murray on Compositional and Convention-Based Web Development With FubuMVC @ E-VAN 20 September 2011

Here are the links that were referenced during the presentation:

• FubuMVC.com
• FubuMVC Guides - Getting Started
• FubuMVC GitHub Repository
• FubuMVC NuGet Package
• FubuMVC Google Group Mailing List
• Presentation GitHub Repository
• Mike Murray's Blog - Murray on .NET
• mkmurray - Mike Murray on Twitter
• Chad Myers - Cool Stuff in FubuCore and FubuMVC Series
• Josh Arnold - Patterns of Compositional Architecture
• DevDirective - FubuMVC Articles and Links
• Rex Flex - Introductory Posts on FubuMVC by Rex Morgan
• Spark View Engine
• MvcToFubu - Transition your website from ASP.NET MVC to FubuMVC Part 1

The original file that we used for uploading can also be downloaded from Vimeo as well. So you just have to log on (or register if you don’t have an account) and download the original recording in the right down corner. The quality of the original recording is slightly better. It’s also possible to download the original OLM recording here. Keep in mind that this one will only be available for one year.

We’re still very interested in hearing your thoughts and opinions. Please let us know what you think or do suggest a topic that you’re interested in.

Details of the next E-VAN presentation will be posted soon.

Mike Murray on Compositional and Convention-based Web Development With FubuMVC on 20 September 2011

We’re very pleased to announce that Mike Murray has agreed to do a talk on FubuMVC. FubuMVC is a .NET open-source front-controller MVC web framework. Fubu (which stands for "for us, by us") focuses on rapid development, pluggability, and convention-based configuration. It tries to focus on SOLID principles, composability, separation of concerns, DRY, and other critical concepts of rapid, frictionless and pain-free web development. There are several differentiating features from ASP.NET MVC, such as behavior chains, packaging, routing conventions, HTML conventions, and much more.

Session agenda

• Starting Bare Bones from the FubuMVC NuGet package
• Exploring the Getting Started Sample from the FubuMVC Guides
• Configuring Routes via Conventions
• View Location and Discovery
• Clean Controller Actions with Behavior Chains
• HTML Markup Generated By View Model Conventions
• Ultimate Modularity with Packages (Bottles)

For those of you who don’t know Mike, he’s a software engineer for Extend Health, Inc. Mike has been primarily developing with C# and .NET for 7 years, and currently entertains interests in F#, Ruby, and JavaScript on the side. At Extend Health, he is participating in the migration of the company's production website from ASP.NET MVC to FubuMVC, while also contributing back bug fixes and features to the open-source project.

Here are the details:

Start Time: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 07:00 PM GMT*

End Time: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 08:30 PM GMT

Attendee URL: http://snipr.com/virtualaltnet (Live Meeting)

VAN Calendar: http://www.virtualaltnet.com/Home/Calendar

(*) 08:00 PM UK, 09:00 PM Brussels, 03:00 PM EST, 01:00 PM MST and 12:00 Noon PST. For time zone arithmetic, you can consult the world clock site, use this time zone converter or every time zone.

This should be very interesting stuff, so we hope to (virtually) see you there. We would also love to hear your voice about future E-VAN sessions, so check out our feedback & suggestions page.

Recording of Robert Greyling on Spark View Engine @ E-VAN 12 April 2011

An inspiring talk last night by Robert Greyling on the Spark View Engine. Rob first talked about JavaScript Spark Views, after which he discussed SparkSense and using the Spark View Engine with ASP.NET MVC, FubuMVC and NancyFx, closing of this session by talking a bit about bindings. Also make sure to check out his blog for some more Spark goodness.

For those who missed it, the recording is now available on Vimeo:

Robert Greyling on Spark View Engine @ E-VAN 12-04-2011

The original file that we used for uploading can also be downloaded from Vimeo as well. So you just have to log on (or register if you don’t have an account) and download the original recording in the right down corner. The quality of the original recording is slightly better. It’s also possible to download the original OLM recording here. Keep in mind that this one will only be available for one year.

Details of the next E-VAN presentation will be posted soon.

Robert Greyling on Spark View Engine on 12 April 2011

We’re very pleased to announce that Robert Greyling agreed to do a talk on the Spark View Engine. Spark is a view engine for the ASP.NET MVC and Castle MonoRail frameworks. The idea behind it is to allow the HTML to dominate the flow and the code to fit seamlessly.

For those of you who don’t know Robert, he literally eats, sleeps and breathes all things tech, and although his expertise lies mainly in the .NET space since the beta in 2000, he loves delving into all sorts of stuff, including functional and dynamic languages. He also has an avid passion for clean and efficient code that adheres to SOLID principles derived through intelligent application of proven patterns.

Here are the details:

Start Time: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 07:00 PM GMT*

End Time: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 08:30 PM GMT

Attendee URL: http://snipr.com/virtualaltnet (Live Meeting)

VAN Calendar: http://www.virtualaltnet.com/Home/Calendar

(*) 08:00 PM UK, 09:00 PM Brussels, 03:00 PM EST, 01:00 PM MST and 12:00 Noon PST. For time zone arithmetic, you can consult the world clock site, use this time zone converter or every time zone.

This should be very interesting stuff, so we hope to (virtually) see you there. We would also love to hear your voice about future E-VAN sessions, so check out our feedback & suggestions page.

Recording of Mike Amundsen on HTTP Web Caching Techniques @ E-VAN 01 March 2010

Mike Amundsen did a really nice presentation on HTTP Web caching techniques. The talk both covered the rationale behind these techniques as well as getting down into the code. Highly recommended for all kinds of web developers.

For those who missed it, the recording is now available on Vimeo:

Mike Amundsen on HTTP Web Caching @ E-VAN 01 March 2010

The trick is to download the original file that we used for uploading. So you just have to log on (or register if you don’t have an account) and download the original recording in the right down corner. The quality of the original recording is a bit better. Also you can download the original OLM recording here. Keep in mind that this one will only be available for one year.

Details of the next E-VAN presentation will be posted very soon.