Learn why you might consider using Microsoft’s MVC framework to build your next Ektron site. Presented by Kurt Wiersma, Senior Manager, Web Development, American Academy of Neurology.

1. A
CASE
STUDY
IN
USING
MVC
WITH
EKTRON
1
Kurt
Wiersma
American
Academy
of
Neurology
kwiersma@aan.com

2. Who
am
I?
• Developed
web
apps
for
over
11
years
• Have
used
the
MVC
pattern
with
Java,
ColdFusion
(CFML),
C#,
and
Python
• Lead
a
team
of
3
other
devs
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3. Agenda
• AAN
Background
• MVC
Pros
&
Cons
• Our
Architecture
• Mobile
• Tips
and
Tricks
• Q
&
A
3

4. AAN
Background
• We
are
a
pro
association
for
over
27,000
neurologists
across
the
world
• Hadn't
been
completely
redesigned
since
2007
• Moved
from
CF
to
.Net
MVC
with
C#
• Moved
from
a
home
grown
CMS
to
Ektron
8.7
• Hired
C2
as
Ektron
implementation
experts
4

5. View
(html,
cshtml)
Controller
Model
(people,
places,
things)
View
Model
What
is
MVC?

6. 6

7. 7

8. MVC
Pros
• Clean
separation
makes
enhancements
and
unit
testing
easier
• Mobile
site
was
quick
and
easy
to
build
• Could
customize
how
the
site
works
(didn't
use
Ektron
widgets)
• Dev
Team
was
familiar
with
it
• Excellent
Ektron
API
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9. MVC
Cons
• No
in-­‐place
editing
for
content
updates
• You
cannot
use
PageBuilder
• Cannot
use
pre-­‐built
Ektron
UI
widgets
• Limited
docs
and
examples
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11. PageController
AliasMvcHandler
EktronAliasManager
Ektron
API
View
Model
Razor
View
EktronPageService
Mobile
Layout
Desktop
Layout
Our
Architecture

12. Server
Environments
• Dev
-­‐
test
new
Ektron
releases
changes
to
our
MVC
app
– TeamCity
build
server
• Staging
-­‐
updates
done
here
• Production
-­‐
2
virtual
servers
&
a
load
balancer
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13. Mobile

14. Server
Side
User
Agent
Detection

15. Server
Side
User
Agent
Detection

16. Content
Update
UX
!
http://staging.aan.com/WorkArea/edit.aspx?id=130

18. Tips
&
Tricks
• Getting
started
&
URL
Aliasing
• Internal
Libraries
– User
login
/
account
management
– Shared
layout
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19. Resources
• Ektron
MVC
Dev
Center
Article
– https://developer.ektron.com/experts/derek-­‐barka/ektron-­‐cms-­‐
asp-­‐net-­‐mvc-­‐sample/
• Ektron
MVC
Sample
Code
– https://developer.ektron.com/Templates/CodeLibraryDetail.aspx?
id=461&blogid
• Phone
User-­‐Agent
Detection
– http://detectmobilebrowsers.com
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20. Special
Thanks
• AAN
Development
Team:
Mike
Bishop,
Nick
Weber,
and
Andrew
Leaf
• The
C2
Group
• Ektron:
Jon
Kee,
James
Stout
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21. Questions?
• With
answers
(hopefully!)
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