ViewEngines at Chicago ALT.NET

Posted by Sergio on 2008-10-30

One of the reasons I've been mucking with NHaml is the upcoming meeting of the Chicago ALT.NET group.

The plan is to talk about NHaml and Spark (and maybe Brail), comparing equivalent implementations of a simple website written in ASPX, NHaml and Spark. The meeting is on November 12^th, see registration link below for details.

The Different Views of ASP.NET MVC

6:00 pm
Pizza and networking time

6:30 pm
The default ASPX view engine in ASP.NET MVC is fine and comfortable but as with just about anything in ASP.NET MVC, you can replace it with alternative engines — and there are a few of those available.

We will be giving an overview of some of the alternative view engines, showing how to install and use them, what brought them about, and why would you use them.

Adam Tybor will be presenting Spark,
Mike Hall will show NHaml,
and TBD (not defined, wanna talk?) will talk about Brail.

7:45 pm
You may want to stick around after the presentation portion of the meeting and take part in our monthly open discussion. The topic is never arranged in advance but it's common that it reflects the content of the presentation.

New Software Craftsmanship Group

Posted by Sergio on 2008-10-02

It's so rare to find interesting group meetings up here in Suburbia that I can't pass the chance to attend new ones.

As Micah Martin announced, the Software Craftsmanship Group was created and the first meeting happens soon.

One of the topics for the evening will be Ruby Kata. Should be fun.

Chicago ALT.NET - The aspects of AOP

Posted by Sergio on 2008-10-01

The October 2008 meeting of out user group will be held next week, Wednesday the 8^th. The chosen topic for this month was AOP.

Core: An Aspect Oriented Business Objects Framework

6:00 pm
Pizza and networking time

6:30 pm
Learn about aspect-oriented design patterns and how they can be used to quickly add common functionality to your business objects. Josh Heyse explains how Aspect-Oriented Programming allows for the separation of true business logic and the code written allowing interaction with user interfaces. The Core framework is a generation model that dynamically adds common services, such as logging, auditing, persistence, and security to business objects. Aspects, or behaviors, are requested using attributes or configuration files which allows services to be included only where necessary eliminating overly bloated objects and tailored for the environment into which the object is loaded.

Chicago ALT.NET - IoC Containers

Posted by Sergio on 2008-09-03

Next Wednesday, September 10^th, is the next meeting of the Chicago ALT.NET user group. This time IoC containers will be the topic du jour.

Expect to see an introduction to this technology and learn why IoC isn't just overhead. Don't expect to leave with just another introduction to some technique that you'll never want to use.

Inversion of Control for the masses

6:00 pm
Pizza and networking time

6:30 pm
John Nuechterlein (a.k.a. jdn) puts Inversion of Control (IoC) containers under the spotlight. If you have been noticing the increasing buzz around this technology but never had a chance to see what it is and how it can be used, this is your chance to see:

An overview of what IoC is, using StructureMap as the example
Why one might want to use IoC
How one can implement IoC
When one might not use IoC

Codeapalooza is approaching

Posted by Sergio on 2008-08-23

I will be at the Codeapalooza on Saturday, September 6th. This will be a free event with numerous sessions covering many different topics.

I haven't made up my mind yet on which sessions I will attend but I'll be helping the event organization in some capacity. I already noticed that two of my friends Aaron and Chris will be presenting at the same time and, worse, two topics that interest me a lot. I'll probably just be in and out of sessions throughout the day.

One of the best things about being at these events is the chance to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. If you are in the Chicago area and attend Codeapalooza, come and say 'hi' or, if you're like Chris, you can say 'ol&aacude;'.

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