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I posted the month before last that the Mix08 Sessions, mine included, were up and available at http://sessions.visitmix.com . I posted links to the MP4, WMVs and other downloaded versions at the time as well. The Silverlight versions were the same versions, so there wasn't really a compelling reason to use Silverlight. What I didn't know, however, is that they (the powers that be) not only recorded the slides and demos, but also had cameras going at the same time. They did some post processing (on hundreds of sessions) and those new "dual stream" sessions are up and available online in Silverlight. One stream is a camera on me, and one is the slides and demos. I'm fairly physical, so I really prefer my talks if you can...

A number of folks wanted the code from my talk at Mix, specifically the "complete application" example with CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) so here it is. It's nothing pretty to look at, but it makes a number of points with ASP.NET MVC : It uses the Default Routes to do everything. It uses a ViewUserControl to avoid duplication in a Form. It includes the PagedList<T> that makes Linq to SQL easier in grids. It's insanely simple. There's like nothing there and it works well. It uses lambdas to generate URLs like: Html.ActionLink<ProductController>(c => c.Edit(p.ProductID),"Edit") Which says "if someone were to call Edit with ProductID as a parameter, what would the URL look like?" The...

All the sessions from Mix are up on http://sessions.visitmix.com/ for your viewing pleasure. I had a total blast giving the ASP.NET MVC Talk . The energy was really good and the crowd (of around 600, I hear) was really cool. You can download the MVC talk in these formats: ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 - Mix 08 - Silverlight ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 - Mix 08 - WMV ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 - Mix 08 - iPod ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 - Mix 08 - Zune ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 - PowerPoint (PPTX) Comment on the ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 Talk I think the sound is a little quiet, so I had to turn it up some. It's better turned up a bit so you can hear the interaction with the crowd. Here's some of the code from the talk you might be interested in. I'll post the rest...

Well, I think I've got my schedule down for the first half of this year. Here's what I've got so far. TechReady6 - MS Internal Event, Feb 11-15 in Redmond ( Nerd Dinner on Weds !) Mix08 - ASP.NET MVC Framework - March 5-7 in Vegas Boise Code Camp - Keynote: "Community and the Big Blue Monster" - March 9 in Boise Devscovery - Keynote: "I Am ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions and So Can You!" - April 1st in NYC MVP Summit - I'll talk if someone will listen - April 14-17 in Seattle ALT.NET Seattle - Open Spaces - April 18-20 in Seattle PNPSummit - Keynote: "Je suis ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions et ainsi vous pouvez vous!" (joke) - May 6-8 in Quebec City DevTeach Toronto - Keynote: "Are you tired of hearing about .NET yet? Well,...

Release today are four new screencasts about the ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions by various members of the ASP.NET team. You can get them immediately at the same page as before, at the bottom: http://www.asp.net/Downloads/3.5-extensions/ . Every video is available in numerous formats, and note that this also includes re-encoded versions of my Intro to MVC Screencast in a pile of formats including an iPod/iTouch compatible format , as well as ones for the Zune and PSP and a utterly unwatchable ;) 40 meg 3GP one for 3G Phones . We also have included Audio-Only downloads in five different formats, so complain not, Dear Reader! We've got your back. I expect to wait less than 5 minutes before my first snarky reader lives the obligatory " what about Ogg...

Cool, looks like I'll be speaking at CodeMash next year in Ohio. "CodeMash is a unique event that will educate developers on current practices, methodologies and technology trends in variety of platforms and development languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby and PHP. Held January 10-11, 2008, at the lush Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, attendees will be able to attend a world-class technical conference amid Ohio's largest indoor waterpark." There's a great lineup of folks from many disciplines already , including my new co-worker Jesse "Silverlight" Liberty , not to mention Bill Wagner, Neal Ford, Matt Williams, and Dick Wall of Google and the Java Posse . Since it's an event that mashes many things together, I've got an idea...

Since I've been working at Microsoft, I've had a chance to make some new friends. Perhaps you know them? Come to a VS2008 InstallFest - ask your local MSFT Wonk where yours is - and get a free copy of VS2008Pro . If you've got Beta 2 installed, remove it first . From TimH : "We're providing a location, install dvd's (these will be evals because the finals aren't pressed yet), and food/drinks.  this will be a good time to get some questions answered, get vs 2008 installed, play around, and hang out with your peers.  each registered and attended individual will receive a special code to receive the fully-licensed visual studio 2008 professional copy sent to them when the full package product is available to ship." Bring your...

During my Friday Keynote at the PNPSummit I did a silly 30 minute PowerPoint that ended with some LOLCats and a few examples of LOLCode . If you're not familiar with LOLCats , they are basically silly pictures of cats that speak a l33tspeak-like language, like IM IN UR BASE KILLIN YUR D00DS. This language has turned into a Programming Language called LOLCode for which there are already at least TWO .NET implementations. The first implementation of LOLCode.NET is up on Google Code and is by Nick Johnson . During my talk, unbeknownst to me, literally that minute John Lam was uploading the DLR team's own implementation of LOLCode implemented from scratch on the DLR . The amazing Martin Maly of the DLR team implemented LOLCode on his plane ride...

My eighty-eighth podcast is up . In this episode, I talk to Mel Sampat of the Windows Mobile team. He's written a desktop Facebook application called OutSync ( link on Facebook ) that brings your Facebook photos to Outlook and Windows Mobile. We also talk about how you can write your own Facebook apps with .NET and managed code. (This is the show that was almost lost but was rescued from the brink! ) Subscribe: Download: MP3 Full Show ACTION: Please vote for us on Podcast Alley ! Digg us at Digg Podcasts ! If you have trouble downloading, or your download is slow, do try the torrent with µtorrent or another BitTorrent Downloader. Do also remember the complete archives are always up and they have PDF Transcripts , a little known feature that...

Folks are chomping at the bits to get their hands on the MVC bits. There will be a CTP very soon, so hang in there and be patient. Bits will come as soon as possible, truly. Until then, I talked to BradA and got permission to share with you the source code of all the demos that Phil , Chris, myself and others worked on and showed at the two conferences minus all DLLs . <disclaimer> To be clear, these demos are demos. They were put together for the talks. You won't be able to compile or run them, and they don't represent anything other than interesting proofs of concept for the purpose of demo'ing. They are useless for anything other than reading. If they kill your flowers, it's no one's fault but your own. Read at your own risk and for...