FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 8:30AM - NOON

NOTE: DevCares is held the last Friday of each month at the Infomart near downtown Dallas. Click here for the official Dallas DevCares site.

Learn about the latest technology for developing HTML-based web applications: ASP.NET MVC!

ASP.NET MVC enables you to build Model-View-Controller (MVC) applications by using the ASP.NET Framework. ASP.NET is an alternative, not a replacement, for ASP.NET Web Forms that offers the following benefits:

• Clear separation of concerns
• Testability - support for Test-Driven Development
• Fine-grained control over HTML and JavaScript
• Intuitive URLs

Click here to register or contact us for more information.

SPEAKER

Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture Strategy Team for The Capital One Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect, Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade. As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children who keep him very busy. In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest son's Pack. Chris also enjoys traveling, cooking, camping and playing guitar.

You can contact Chris through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig, via e-mail at chris.koenig@microsoft.com, or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.