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Back from PDC 2009 with a lot of information on Windows Azure, I did an MSDN Live Meeting on ASP.NET and Windows Azure today. Here's the slide deck and demo code.

Abstract: "Put your stuff in the cloud! Windows Azure allows you to take advantage of cloud computing infranstructure for hosting, computing, and storage of your applications. In this demo filled session we take an existing ASP.Net Application and move it to be hosted in Windows Azure, while taking advantage of Windows Azure storage."

Example code can be downloaded here: MSDN - Converting an existing ASP.NET application to Windows Azure.zip (2.01 mb)

If you want more info about Windows Azure and how to develop, architect or benefit from the platform as a whole, register freely at the Azure User Group Belgium.

Before you get started, you need to have a Windows Azure token. Request a token by completing the application here. Tokens are generally issued within a few hours. Once you have received your token, redeem it at http://windows.azure.com. Afterwards, you can deploy your application using the interface at http://windows.azure.com or by issuing a right-click -> Publish... in your Visual Studio solution.

Thank you for attending!

It’s going to be a filled end of 2009… There’s Microsoft PDC which I will be attending and will probably cause me some sleepless nights (both due to jetlag and due to all the new stuff that will be released). Next to that, I’ll also be doing some sessions in the next few weeks. Here’s a list…

Looking forward to see you at one of these events!

On September 29, I did a session on ASP.NET MVC at Remix 2009 Belgium. All session recordings are now online, check the Remix09 site. Slides and code for my talk can be found in a previous blog post. The video material can be found below. Enjoy! And feel free to leave some comments!

ASP.NET MVC Wisdom

Abstract: "Building a Twitter clone in 60 minutes, featuring what's new in ASP.NET MVC 2 preview 1 and focusing on some of the core ASP.NET MVC features like security and routing."

A new screencast has just been uploaded to the MSDN Belgium Chopsticks page. Don't forget to rate the video!

Mocking - VISUG session (screencast)

Abstract: "This session provides an introduction to unit testing using mock objects. It builds a small application using TDD (test driven development). To enable easier unit testing, all dependencies are removed from code and introduced as mock objects. Afterwards, a mocking framework by the name of Moq (mock you) is used to shorten unit tests and create a maintainable set of unit tests for the example application. "

Slides and example code can be found in my previous blog post on this session: Mocking - VISUG session

Thursday evening, I did a session on Mocking for the VISUG (Visual Studio User Group Belgium). As promised, here is the slide deck I’ve used. The session will be available online soon, in the meantime you'll have to go with the slide deck.

Demo code can also be downloaded: MockingDemoCode.zip (1.64 mb)

Thank you for attending the session!

A new screencast has just been uploaded to the MSDN Belgium Chopsticks page. Don't forget to rate the video!

CRUD with ASP.NET MVC (screencast)

Abstract: "In this video, the new tooling for Visual Studio included in ASP.NET MVC release candidate is demonstrated to create a create, read, update and delete user interface within 15 minutes."

A new screencast has just been uploaded to the MSDN Belgium Chopsticks page. Don't forget to rate the video!

Checking username availability with jQuery

Abstract: "This screencast explains how to use jQuery and the ASP.NET MVC framework to quickly add a username availability checker to a user registration page."

A new screencast has just been uploaded to the MSDN Belgium Chopsticks page. Don't forget to rate the video!

Using ASP.NET MVC ModelBinder

Abstract: "This screencast demonstrates how code can be made more maintainable and testable by delegating binding to client data to the ASP.NET MVC model binder architecture."

Abstract: "This screencast is a short demonstration on how you can handle form interactions using the ASP.NET MVC framework."

Download sample code: MvcCommentForm.zip (593.58 kb)

A while ago, KatrienDG asked me to do some screencasts on the ASP.NET MVC framework for the MSDN Chopsticks page. I've been working on 2 screencasts: an introductory talk to the ASP.NET MVC framework and a Test Driven Development story. Feel free to leave some comments!

Introduction to ASP.NET's MVC framework

Abstract: "The ASP.NET MVC framework is a new approach to web development, based on the model-view-controller design pattern. Microsoft built this framework on top of ASP.NET to allow this alternative to work with existing features like membership caching, user controls... In this video, Maarten shows you some basics on the ASP.NET MVC framework like creating a new controller action and a view."

Test Driven Development with the ASP.NET MVC framework

Abstract: "This video explains you how to develop ASP.NET MVC web applications using 2 different approaches: regular development and test-driven development."

Example code: MvcTodoList.zip (503.21 kb)