Our Speaker

Chris Dufour (MVP ASP .NET, MCAD, IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 UDB V8.1) is a Toronto-based software architect. He is currently working as a software architect for Compuware, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Chris is passionate about the developer community and has contributed projects like the ‘Code Camp Event Module’ and ‘Extended SQL Data Provider - SqlEx’ to the open source community on CodePlex. He is also the president of the East of Toronto .NET User Group and co-founder and organizer of the Toronto Code Camp and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his involvement in the developer community.

Abstract

Building rich applications can be a challenge in today’s environment. You have a wide range of UI technologies and patterns to choose from like ASP.NET, MVC, MVP, MVVM, SilverLight, Mobile, WFP, WCF. To complicate matters UI techniques are evolving and you often find yourself supporting many presentation layers.

CSLA (Component-Based, Scalable, Logical Architecture) is a fantastic framework for building business objects which tie together the multitude of UI choices with the data provided by any number of access technologies. . The primary focus of CSLA .NET is to help in the creation of a rich object-oriented business layer that expresses the needs of the business domain model. CSLA objects provide rich databinding, validation and authorization making them a logical choice for today's business applications and services. This talk will provide an introduction to CSLA.