Sometimes those nag emails or blog posts really help. Chris Hammonds post about the OpenForce07 Conference this Fall was well timed. I had other work to do, so why not put that on the shelf to complete the sessions abstracts that I was thinking about :)
I tried contacting Chris Thames about doing a Subsonic session, but his comments and email links are still working on hit site. Oh well.
Here are my 3 abstracts:
Dotnetnuke and Virtual Earth Integration
The Virtual Earth API published by Microsoft is an excellent way to incorporate mapping functionality into Dotnetnuke. This session will show 1) the key mapping APIs for Virtual Earth 2) how the VE APIs can be incorporated into a Dotnetnuke modules 3) some of the issues with javascript and how they can debugged using tools like Visual Studio and IE and Firefox addons. 4) A sample module will be built on the fly that ties everything together.
Let Subsonic on in, one more DAL can't hurt
Subsonic is an open Source Data Access Layer, that promises, “All your database are belong to us”. This session gives a quick overview of the various Data Access Layer methods that exist for Dotnetnuke, along with a newcomer to the family, Subsonic. A demonstration of the power and flexibility of Subsonic is provided using a working system. The system has a feature rich Business Object layer that is populated using the Subsonic Data Access Layer, a demonstration of the ease of data access is provided. Finally the packaging and installation of the Subsonic sub-system via a Dotnetnuke module is demonstrated, showing how this functionality can easily be added to other dotnetnuke sites.
Hole in One - A DNN Golf Module
The Dotnetnuke trivia buffs know that DNN got its start when Shaun Walker leveraged the I-Buy Spy Portal system to build a Sports League Management system. So what better way for me to learn DNN then to port my Golf League system into ASP.NET from the LAMP stack. This session covers the ins and outs of module development. The high level system architecture for the Golf League application is shown and then a walk-through of how each of the major components is built.