I was fortunate to go to college with Dennis, and he's just recently moved back to the Pittsburgh area. Dennis is a great and intelligent guy, and this looks like an interesting topic.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005 (EST) - Visual Inheritance in ASP.NET...This is no Illusion
speaker: Dennis Butler from Chalk Creek Software
location: Pittsburgh Technology Council from 5:30-8:00pm
Join Dennis Butler from Chalk Creek Software for a presentation focused on identifying object-oriented methods of using inheritance.
Object oriented programming techniques, most notably the ability to inherit from and reuse objects within your programming code, are some of the most powerful and effective ways to develop useful and extensible applications. All programmers can appreciate the differences between a well-designed and organized application, compared to a sloppy, inefficient one. However, for all of the benefits of inheritance, there is a tremendous gap between traditional data-based object inheritance and visual inheritance, especially as it relates to web development. The object oriented structure of .NET allows us to extend custom versions of Microsoft visual web components such as the Datagrid, which is useful in many situations. However, where .NET visual web inheritance falls short is in the establishment of an inheritance hierarchy on larger sets of web objects, such as an entire web page. This presentation by Dennis Butler from Chalk Creek Software http://www.chalkcreek.com will focus on identifying object-oriented methods of using inheritance for sets of visual elements, such as an entire Page object, to simplify the presentation of complicated business logic across a web application. Utilizing the techniques shown in this presentation will allow for a very modular and extensible visual structure across your web applications, that can be then reused for a variety of purposes. Attendees should be comfortable with ASP.NET, object oriented programming, and general web development concepts.
RSVP to 412.918.4229 or emailto:events@pghtech.org.