February  Main Meeting

(Wednesday, February  8, 5:00 pm at Microsoft's RTP Office)

An Introduction to SignalR

SignalR is one of the new tricks in the Microsoft web stack. Think about the possibilities available to you in a browser when you've got constant, server-initiated conversations and real-time responsiveness from within the web browser (like chat, stock updates, publish/subscribe implementations, push notifications, and so on). Brady Gaster will introduce you to SignalR and will walk through the process of setting up an MVC 3.0 application to work with SignalR using both it's Hub and Connection methodologies. Using numerous practical and easy-to-digest demonstrations, this session will demystify SignalR and show you how to use it today in your application development. It may also inspire you to crack open and rewire some old applications and refactor them to support real-time functionality.

Presenter: Brady Gaster

Bio: Brady Gaster is a Windows Azure Technical Evangelist with Microsoft, and has been working with .NET for over a decade in numerous settings - government, education, consulting, gaming, and mobile. Brady's core competencies include middleware development, TDD, service orientation, and continuous integration setup and maintenance. His most recent endeavors include Windows Azure, SignalR, Fluent programming principles, aspect-oriented programming, Netduino, Orchard CMS, and Behavior Driven Development.

blog : http://www.bradygaster.com

Microblog: http://twitter.com/bradygaster

Meeting Agenda:
5:00-5:55 - Welcome/Pizza
5:55-6:00 - Announcements
6:00-7:45 - Presentation
7:45-8:00 - Give-aways

Location:
Microsoft's RTP Office
4825 Creekstone Dr, Durham, NC (map)