On Saturday, April 21st I will be putting on a one-day event covering many real-world tips, tricks, and techniques for building data-driven ASP.NET 2.0 web applications. Starting from scratch, we'll build a feature-rich blog engine application that showcases a number of best practices and common challenges, including: building a layered application architecture; implementing a system to log unhandled exceptions; using caching to boost performance; efficiently paging through large amounts of data; implementing dynamic URL rewriting via an HTTP Module; making a site's appearance customizable through the use of dynamic themes and skins; and many more topics (see the outline for a more detailed look at the day's syllabus).
This event is taking place in San Diego, California and runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with lunch provided. Specifically, the event will be held at the UCSD Extension building in Sorrento Mesa [Directions].
The cost for this event is normally $299, but if you sign up by March 21st the rate is discounted to $199.
For more information about this event, see the ASP.NET Black Belt Training homepage. Sign up at http://fuzzylogicinc.net/BlackBelt/SignUp.aspx.
There is only room for 48 attendees. The last time this event was offerred, it sold out in two weeks...
Hope to see you there!