Content from the ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter Series

I’ve been touring various cities as part of the MSDN ASP.NET Web Platform Firestarter series (along with G. Andrew Duthie and Rachel Appel), and wanted to post the content from my sessions.

The Sessions

For my events, I covered combinations of these sessions (links are to the slides):

• “Looking at ASP.NET MVC” – Getting up to speed with ASP.NET MVC
• “The Web Platform Smorgasbord” – A survey of tools and sites for web developers
• “Effective Websites with ASP.NET” – CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, IE9 Dev Tools
• “Evaluating Your Web Options” – ASP.NET MVC, Web Forms, and WebMatrix

(These are also linked via the Northeast Code Gallery.)

You can find content for the other sessions (Web Forms and WebMatrix) via my teammates’ blogs – G. Andrew Duthie and Rachel Appel.

The Resources

You’ll find plenty of links in the above session slides, but here are the most relevant across all sessions:

• Microsoft Web Platform – Start here
• Web Platform Installer – Makes installing easy
• Windows Web App Gallery – Foundations to build upon
• ASP.NET Home – Learning, samples, and community
• ASP.NET Web Forms
• ASP.NET MVC
• WebMatrix – Currently in Beta 3
• IE9 Test Drive – Download the Beta or Platform Preview
• jQuery, jQuery Plugins, jQuery UI
• Expression Web SuperPreview – Free IE version available

The Schedule

Here’s where we’ve been, along with the 5 remaining events:

• 9/30 - Iselin, NJ (Me, Rachel)
• 10/26 - NYC, NY (Me, Rachel)
• 11/2 - Farmington, CT (Me, Rachel)
• 11/4 - Waltham, MA (Me, Rachel)
• 11/9 - Chevy Chase, MD (Me, Andrew)
• 11/16 – Malvern, PA (Rachel, Andrew)  [Registration]
• 11/30 – Tampa, FL (Me, Andrew)  [Registration]
• 12/2 – Orlando, FL (Me, Andrew)  [Registration]
• 12/9 – Atlanta, GA (Rachel, Andrew)  [Registration] **
• 12/10 – Raleigh, NC (Rachel, Andrew)  [Registration]

** Webcast - The 12/9 event in Atlanta will be simulcast live! [Register for the webcast]

We’ve been having a great time with these, and I’m looking forward to heading to sunny Florida for my last two events!

-Chris