Last year I organized the Tampa ASP.NET MVC Developer Group that successfully taught ASP.NET MVC from scratch to around 75 regular attendees on a monthly basis.
Given its success I decided to do the same thing in Sarasota, Florida, except that instead of focusing just on ASP.NET MVC, we will teach the new enhancements in ASP.NET 4 as well as ASP.NET MVC from scratch. Just like the Tampa MVC Developer Group, meetings will build upon one another, increasing the skills and confidence of its members each month. In addition to monthly presentations on both ASP.NET 4 and ASP.NET MVC, we will also have
- Monthly newsletters filled with resources and links.
- Monthly screencasts that provide a quick summary of material presented.
- Optional monthly homework assignments that challenge members.
- A Windows Live Group to ask questions and share knowledge.
- Wonderful sponsors that make all of this fun and possible!
Our first meeting is this Wednesday, February 24, 2010. I am still working on a website, but for those interested you can read the following post which explains a little bit about the group, upcoming meeting dates and registration for the first meeting:
The group is perfect for those interested in learning about Microsoft web development for the first time, ASP.NET WebForms developers excited about leveraging the new features in ASP.NET 4, and developers interested in learning the ASP.NET MVC Framework.
If you are interested in attending, make sure you register for the first meeting mentioned in the link above and feel free to download the first monthly newsletter.
In the upcoming weeks I will start to post on CodeBetter about the various topics and code samples we discuss at the meetings. The posts will be more introductory at first and then begin to get more advanced as we discuss more in-depth topics.
If you live in the Sarasota, Florida area and have any interest in Microsoft web development, join in on the fun!
Awesome David – looking forward to this !