I've been remiss in my obligation to blog -- for which I'll offer my sincere apologies. That said, I had a blast at Orlando Code Camp this past weekend. Presentation is a bit new to me but I don't believe anyone was worse off for coming. I worked feverishly last week on creating a real-world application that leverages AJAX for demonstration. This application was a simple Help Desk (starter kit) that featured:
- A custom ASP.Net 2.0 Membership and Role provider that could read/write data in special SQL tables.
- Implementation of ASP.Net AJAX's UpdatePanel around normal ASP.Net controls to "AJAXify" the content.
- Implementation of telerik's tabstrip component, leveraging telerik's AJAX framework to dynamically load user controls into separate tabs.
- Demonstration of 2 of ASP.Net AJAX's Extender's (rounded corners and modal dialog).
- Using ASP.Net AJAX's modal dialog extender with telerik's AJAX manager.
Of course, you may find the source code and a copy of my PowerPoint (2007) demonstration online at:
http://helpdesk.businessrx.com
I really enjoyed myself at this event. All of the speakers demonstrated great knowledge about their subject matter. Of particular interest were the presentations on WSS (Windows Sharepoint Services) 3 and .Net 3.0 (WPF/WCF) technologies. I believe there were some 480 registered attendees -- which I believe most attended from the turnout we saw. I want to thank Jamie Cunningam from Geeks Gone Bad who was kind enough to come with a video camera and record the presentation. We'll post the video shortly.