The Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group is ramping up for our second meeting tomorrow, entitled Code Review: 2009 Orlando .NET Code Camp MVC Website. This meeting will be a huge benefit for those of you just getting started on the ASP.NET MVC Framework and looking for answers to common problems developing websites. We will be discussing real-world problems, real-world code, and the pros, cons, and alternatives for handling common issues!

Prior to the main presentation we will also have a quick 30 minute session on how to leverage T4 Template Code Generation in ASP.NET MVC Websites. I put together a couple of demos that show you how to leverage per project T4 Templates to generate the necessary controllers and views for simple forms-over-data web applications. The productivity benefits of utilizing the T4 Templates are astounding and show how to do something in just a few minutes that would normally take an hour or more.

You can download our May 2009 Newsletter for details.

If you haven’t already, make sure you register to attend.

ASP.NET MVC Books

I want to give a big thank you to Apress, Packt Publishing, and WROX for donating copies of their latest ASP.NET MVC Books to the group as giveaways.

I have read all 3 books and enjoyed each of them:

• Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework by Steve Sanderson
• Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0 by Rob Conery, Scott Hanselman, Phil Haack, Scott Guthie
• ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly by Maarten Balliauw

Although I know donating books is fairly common, I can’t thank you enough as to how much I appreciate you sponsoring the group!

New Sponsors

I may have mentioned this before, but I want to thank two new sponsors:

• Kforce – They are a huge help to various developer communities in the Tampa, Florida area. They help sponsor meetings and allow groups to use their facilities for events! Can’t say enough good things about them! Thank you for your sponsorship.
• Server Intellect – Helping us in a huge way with dedicated hosting. I can personally tell you from experience that their support is top-notch. I have pummeled the support team with question after question on Windows 2008 and IIS 7.0 administration and they have taken it like true professionals.

See everyone on Thursday!

David Hayden