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Come and learn how to build the next generation of ASP.NET 5 apps using C# 6 and Visual Studio 2015 RC! Food and drinks will be provided, and raffles* will be held throughout the event.

Important: Please bring a laptop with all requisite software** already installed.

Agenda, 10 am - 5 pm:
Part 1: Guided walkthrough:

  • Breakfast

  • Introduction to ASP.NET 5: Discussion of major conceptual changes from previous versions of ASP

  • Getting Started: setting up IDE, project setup, app startup configuration

  • Building a basic WebApi: Exposing controller methods to the web

  • Self-Hosting: Getting off IIS Express

  • Lunch

  • Dependency Injection: Instantiating and configuring the IoC container bundled in ASP 5

  • Setting Up Gulp: Configuring a build runner to monitor your files

  • Integrating a Datastore: Using an external data store to back your application

Part 2: Assisted Self Study

  • SPA Breakouts (Unguided) - Consume your WebApi with a Single Page Application. Feel free to make unconference style self organizing circles (one per SPA?)

  • Hack Hour: Use your new knowledge to create an application that is useful or cool to you. Optionally: can present your app to the group if you'd like.

  • Retrospective: Discussion, feedback, & retrospection.

If you're interested in being a facilitator, please contact one of the organizers.

*Raffle prizes:

  • Free CSM training!!
  • Razer DeathAdder Chrome mouse
  • Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth mouse
  • Sennheiser HD 280 headphones
  • Bluesim wireless bluetooth earbuds
  • 32 gb usb (actual) "key"

Requisite Software:

Here's everything you need to dive in to the ASP.NET 5 Workshop in Windows, OS X or Linux:

Windows (VS2015) Visual Studio 2015

https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2015-downloads-vs.aspx

Download Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Edition RC

Start installing this while you download everything else -- it could take a while

Node.js and Node Package Manager (npm)

https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.5/x64/node-v0.12.5-x64.msi

Yeoman (requires npm)

Open a Command Prompt and enter:
npm install -g yo

SQL Server 2014 Express (or your SQL server of choice)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-editions/sql-server-express.aspx

Download SQL Server 2014 LocalDB Express 64 Bit and install

Entity Framework 7 (once you have started your project)

In Visual Studio 2015 RC, once you have a new project open the Package Manager Console and enter:
Install-Package EntityFramework -Pre

Windows (ASP.NET 5 Stand-alone) Visual Studio Code

https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

Download the Windows distribution and start the one-click install

ASP.NET 5 Stand-alone

Follow Microsoft's instructions on installing the .NET Version Manager (DNVM) and .NET Execution Environment (DNX) in Windows: http://docs.asp.net/en/latest/getting-started/installing-on-windows.html#install-asp-net-standalone

Node.js and Node Package Manager (npm)

https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.5/x64/node-v0.12.5-x64.msi

Yeoman (requires npm)

Open a Command Prompt and enter:
npm install -g yo

SQL Server 2014 Express (or your SQL server of choice)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server-editions/sql-server-express.aspx

Download SQL Server 2014 LocalDB Express 64 Bit and install

Entity Framework 7 (once you have started your project)

In Visual Studio 2015 RC, open the Package Manager Console and enter: Install-Package EntityFramework -Pre

OS X Visual Studio Code

https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

Download the OS X distribution of Visual Studio Code

Extract VSCode-darwin, copy the Visual Studio Code app to your Applications folder, and run

ASP.NET 5 Stand-alone

Follow Microsoft's instructions on installing the .NET Version Manager (DNVM) and .NET Execution Environment (DNX) in OS X: http://docs.asp.net/en/latest/getting-started/installing-on-mac.html

Node.js and Node Package Manager (npm)

https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.5/node-v0.12.5.pkg

Yeoman (requires npm)

Open a terminal and enter:
npm install -g yo

MySQL Community Server (or your SQL server of choice)

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/osx-installation.html

Download and install the Mac OS X distribution of MySQL Community Server

Entity Framework 7 (once you have started your project)

Edit your package.json file to include the following dependencies:
"EntityFramework.SqlServer": "7.0.0-beta2",
"EntityFramework.Commands": "7.0.0-beta2",

Linux Visual Studio Code

https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

Download the Linux x64 distribution of Visual Studio Code

Extract VSCode-linux-x64 and run the Code binary

ASP.NET 5 Stand-alone

Follow Microsoft's instructions on installing the .NET Version Manager (DNVM) and .NET Execution Environment (DNX) in OS X: http://docs.asp.net/en/latest/getting-started/installing-on-linux.html

Node.js and Node Package Manager (npm)

Open a terminal and enter:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm

Yeoman (requires npm)

Open a terminal and enter:
npm install -g yo

MySQL Community Server (or your SQL server of choice)

Open a terminal and enter:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo mysql_install_db
sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

Entity Framework 7 (once you have started your project)

Edit your package.json file to include the following dependencies:
"EntityFramework.SqlServer": "7.0.0-beta2",
"EntityFramework.Commands": "7.0.0-beta2"

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