Session

BOS43-400: EF4, MVC2 and AJAX4, With a Twist of Open Source
Presenter: Jamie Thomas
Breakout Session - Level 400 (Expert)

In this end-to-end walkthrough, we will leverage the upcoming Entity Framework 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, and Microsoft AJAX 4 libraries to create a simple helpdesk application. To mix things up, we will introduce a few open source libraries to demonstrate how these Microsoft libraries can be mixed with other exciting technologies to produce rich client experiences while also providing an elegant and robust development experience. The result will be a dynamic AJAX-based user interface designed primarily using just standard HTML and JavaScript that still allows for complex server-side processing without post-backs or server-based state tracking--in other words, everything Web Forms is not.

Jamie Thomas
VC3
Jamie Thomas directs a wonderful group of software developers and web designers at VC3 in Columbia, SC. Jamie has 14 years experience architecting web and Windows-based applications and almost 10 years enjoying .NET and C#. At VC3, Jamie works with customers to solve real problems using practical solutions focused on minimizing long term costs--software that works and has real value . Jamie is also currently involved in a VC3 effort to develop open source libraries to share years of software development techniques and innovative new ideas with the community.