Vancouver WebCamp Sessions

Using Cloud Application Services

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Learn how to take advantage the rich array of services Windows Azure offers to scale your site. We'll see how to start with a standard ASP.NET site hosted on Windows Azure Web Sites and take advantage of Service Bus Integration, Storage, CDN, and Caching in Web Role.

Real-time Communications with SignalR

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:57:42 GMT

Like to provide real-time client-server communications in a way that works cross-browser and doesn't require an advanced degree in JavaScript? Time for SignalR! SignalR handles the tricky client-server communications with automatic protocol fallback, so you can focus on the fun. You'll take a look at some applications, from business sites to games, and see how recent updates make it even easier to bring SignalR into your applications.

Building for the Mobile Web

Colin Bowern — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:56:00 GMT

Find out how to build websites that work great on mobile devices using new features in ASP.NET MVC. You've got a range of option, from built-in adaptive rendering (using standard CSS media queries) to offering mobile and device-specific views with Display Modes, all the way to full mobile websites powered by jQuery Mobile and the ASP.NET MVC Mobile Application template.

Building Social Web Apps in ASP.NET

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:54:00 GMT

What if you could enable users to log into your site using social services like Facebook, Google, Twitter and their Microsoft Account? What if you could create full Facebook applications without having to spend time learning about the Facebook developer platform? You can! ASP.NET now offers great support for social platforms and services, and in this platform you'll learn how to put that new power to work!

Windows Azure & Apps for Office and SharePoint

Brady Gaster — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT

Did you know that the new Office Apps platform lets you build apps for Office on the ASP.NET platform? The new cloud app model embraces web standards, so you can build a new class of apps for Office and SharePoint using your HTML, JavaScript and ASP.NET skills. You'll see how the combination of ASP.NET and ASP.NET Web API backed applications hosted in Windows Azure lets you build and deploy applications for you, your business, and even customers in the Office App Store.

Building a Service Layer with ASP.NET Web API

James Chambers — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:35:00 GMT

Your web applications can do a lot more than serve HTML to browsers. With ASP.NET Web API, you can easily provide powerful services in a variety of formats (including XML and JSON) without your having to fight with formats, plumbing code, and configuration. ASP.NET Web API was designed to help you leverage the HTTP protocol, so you can build services the right way minimal effort. You'll see how you can take make use of these services to power devices and apps as well as cutting edge Ajax clients.

Creating HTML5 Applications with jQuery

Jon Galloway — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:13:13 GMT

There is a massive array of new tags that provide support for video, audio, embedded fonts, data binding, and in-browser data persistence. When coupled with advancements in JavaScript technology like jQuery and the myriad of jQuery plugins available for free, the ability to create truly dynamic client experiences is limited only by your imagination. Add to that the new Single Page Application template using Knockout.js, and you've got a whole new web of opportunities to blow your users' minds.

Building and Deploying Web Sites with ASP.NET MVC 4

James Chambers — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:11:00 GMT

You'll learn how to get started with ASP.NET MVC 4. Starting with a new project, you'll see how to add in data access with Entity Framework Code First, build out some business logic and client-side interaction, and deploy it using Windows Azure Web Sites. You'll then see how new features in ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework migrations, and Visual Studio 2012 help you to gracefully handle site updates.

What’s New in ASP.NET 4.5

Jon Galloway — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:08:00 GMT

Jon Galloway shows how easy it is to take advantage of some seriously powerful features in ASP.NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012. He covers top new features of the latest releases (and some sneak peeks at some unreleased ones, too!) and shows how they all fit together into a cohesive, comprehensive web development toolkit that provides you with both ease of use and extreme flexibility.