ASP.NET Team Sessions at TechEd Dubai

The TechEd, Middle East web site does not have deep-linking for the sessions so I thought I would quickly blog it out so that it can be shared easily.  Here are the sessions Scott & I are doing at TechEd Dubai (sorted by date & time)if you are around please stop by:

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09 March 2011 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Deep Dive into Razor

Track: Web Platforms (WEB303)

Speakers: Scott Hunter

Razor is the new syntax for building web applications in both ASP.NET Web Pages and ASP.NET MVC. It has a very concise syntax that blurs the transition between code and markup. We will start with a deep dive showing how to program the web using Razor which will include building reusable components called helpers that can share both markup and code in a very natural way. Next we will demonstrate how Razor’s extensibility can be used to use it outside of typical web scenario’s by writing some code using the Razor syntax to send rich emails that contain both text, markup and code. You should walk away knowing how to program that web with Razor and how Razor can be used outside the web to increase your productivity as a rich templating engine.

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The New Cool Kid on the Block: ASP.NET MVC 3

09 March 2011 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Track: Web Platforms (WEB304) 

Speaker: Vishal Joshi

ASP.NET MVC 3 with its friends Razor and NuGet are here to make your web development much easier and jazzier. If you are a web developer intending to build standards based, maintainable and extensible apps in a productive fashion, you are not allowed to leave Tech·Ed without learning about ASP.NET MVC 3. It doesn’t matter even if you haven’t played with ASP.NET MVC before, come join us and we will introduce you to it. If you have been working with ASP.NET MVC already, join us and you can hear about all the new toys you now have.

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10 March 2011 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

What’s New in ASP.NET & Visual Studio for Web Developers

Track: Web Platforms (WEB305)

Speaker: Scott Hunter

ASP.NET 4 gives you more control than ever over markup as well as adding exciting new features making both client and server side data based applications easier and faster to develop than ever before. With Visual Studio 2010 adding improved support for JavaScript, HTML markup and CSS editing and powerful new web application deployment technology, together, ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 make it easier and quicker than ever to develop standards based, CSS styled web applications. We will also cover some of the latest improvements in Visual Studio such as support for Razor Syntax, NuGet and IIS Express.

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10 March 2011 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET MVC

Track: Web Platforms (WEB05L) 

Speakers: Scott Hunter, Vishal Joshi

This lab introduces you to developing Web applications with ASP.NET MVC, and teaches you the basic conventions and features contained within it. It also shows you how to unit test your custom controllers and your application's route definitions.

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10 March 2011 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM

Meet the Visual Studio Team

Track: Developer Tools, Languages, and Frameworks (IAT209)

Speakers: Lisa Feigenbaum, Shy Cohen, Brian Keller, Vishal Joshi, Scott Hunter

Session Type: Interactive Discussion

Audience: Developer

This is an opportunity to interact with key members of the Visual Studio team. They discuss their areas of expertise and answer any questions you might have.

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10 March 2011 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Web Deployment That Can Impress your Boss

Track: Web Platforms (WEB306)

Speaker: Vishal Joshi

If you typically deploy your web applications using Windows Explorer or have a deployment document longer than your resume, please stop. Come see a practical session on how the new deployment goodness in Visual Studio 2010 can help. We dig into Web Deploy (a.k.a. MSDeploy) and deployment from within Visual Studio 2010. Learn how to package up web apps in .zip files, deploy them using UI, or command file, move their settings and databases easily and much more. We start with the basics and ramp it up quickly, exploring team build deployment and advanced techniques.

-Vishal