One of the few things announced at the MVP Summit we CAN talk about is the just released RC2 for ASP .NET MVC.
One of the main things to know is a change that was made in the installer. The installer will require that the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 be installed. This is mainly for the development environment and does not keep you from doing a bin deployment to a server without SP1 of the 3.5 Frameowrk.
Another new feature again with the installer is a Server-Only install mode. Which enables installing on a server that does not have Visual Studio installed.
Some of the more interesting updated in this release:
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jQuery 1.2.6 was replaced with jQuery 1.3.1
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New overload of the ValidationSummary method
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DefaultModelBinder Validation Messages are now localizable
You can find out more about the reason for the change and get links to the download at Phil Haack's post.
Direct link to Microsoft Downloads.
I am a have been planning to post his since we got back from the We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend that was held in Dallas, TX from January 16-18, 2009. This was an awesome event that saw over 100 developers come together over the weekend to develop web sites for 20 charities in the Dallas, TX area.
I was most proud of the representation from our region at the event. The Northwest Arkansas and Ft. Smith area send down 12 people, and the Bartlesville .NET User Group also sent a team. Our part of the world represented very well at this event.
Chris Koenig has posted a follow up that give a great overview of the event in this post.
My hope is that we will be able to organize an event like this in Northwest Arkansas this fall. With everyone that attended we should have a great base of knowledge to get it organized. If you are interested please contact me.
Thanks again to everyone that I worked with and traveled with for the event it was an awesome experience.
The regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) will be held tonight, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Wal-Mart campus, True North Conference Room in the David Glass Technology Center. The presentation will be:
“Back To Basics: Developing Properly Worded Requirements That Are Understood By All Stakeholders (From The First Read)", Gene Krashenin, Wal-Mart Information Solutions Division
Program cost overruns and schedule delays are attributed, in large part, to problems associated with requirements. These problems range from incomplete, inconsistent, and incomprehensible requirements to the complexities of the change management process. These problems stem from an inability to write good requirements and a lack of understanding about the importance of requirements. They are compounded by the scope, complexity, and long life cycle of major projects. Continuous education of the people involved and automation and integration of the requirements management process are needed to combat the problem.
About Gene Krashenin, CBA®:
Gene Krashenin has been practicing business analysis for the past 16 years and currently is a Senior Business Analyst at the Wal-Mart Information Solutions Division. Prior to that he spent six years as a Senior Business Analyst working primarily on new systems development and COTS implementation for the Federal Government facilitating and leading business analysis efforts on large multibillion dollars initiatives. Gene is a George Washington University certified business analyst (CBA®) holding an MS in Nuclear Engineering and an MBA. Gene serves as a President of the Northwest Arkansas IIBA Chapter and as co-chairman of the finance subcommittee of the IIBA Chapters Council.
At the February NwaDnug meeting I presented “Introduction to Agile Software Development”. Several people requested access to the slides so I have updated my presentations page to include the slide deck (PDF format).
It was a great session and I really enjoyed everyone that made comment and help the discussion going. These are my favorite types of presentations.
Rob Tennyson also did an awesome job presenting Advanced LINQ. I always enjoy it when Rob presents and hope to see him behind the podium more.
Thanks to Zach Young for making the recording of the meeting available here.
It was a great meeting and I really enjoyed presenting.
Northwest Arkansas SQL User Group
Meeting Reminder
Jason Pluenneke will present Power of the SQL GUI at the February meeting. Jason is a founding member of NWASQL and a recognized expert of all things GUI. Jason is to SQL GUI what Andrew Van Buren is to Plate Spinning...and he will share his GUI skills, GUI wisdom, and probably some GUI jokes with all!
Meeting Details for next meeting
When: Wednesday, Feb 11th, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Host: Connolly Consulting
Address: 2703 SE Otis Corley Drive MAP
City: Bentonville, AR 72712