The "Visual DotNetNuke" Hackathon focuses on building modules for DotNetNuke. The launchpad for the event will be the montly meeting of the Capital DotNetNuke Users Group in the Washington, DC metro area.
Visual DotNetNuke
Developers have an abundance of resources available to help them better understand DotNetNuke module development. Resources such as blogs, videos and books go into great detail on module architecture, the data layer and interacting with the DotNetNuke Core API. However, when it comes to developing DotNetNuke modules with rich, engaging and contemporary user interfaces, the resources are few and far between.
The "Visual DotNetNuke" Hackathon aims to give developers the knowledge and tools to create great-looking DotNetNuke modules that engage users and create a delightful user experience.
Module Development Competition
The Hackathon is more than just a learning experience, it's also a Module Development competition. In order to participate (and be eligible to win a prize) you have to create a DotNetNuke module that follows the theme for the Hackathon -- Visual DotNetNuke. The best modules are eligible for some great prizes.
Speakers
The Visual DotNetNuke Hackathon will kick-off with presentations by two of DotNetNuke Corp.'s co-founders: Nik Kalyani and Joe Brinkman.
Nik Kalyani is Founder and CEO of HyperCrunch. He is also Co-founder and Strategic Advisor for DotNetNuke Corp. He is a technology entrepreneur with over 18 years of experience in the software industry. He is irrationally exuberant about technology, especially if it has anything to do with the Internet. HyperCrunch is his latest startup business that builds on his knowledge and experience from prior startups, two of them venture-funded. He lives in Mountain View, California with his wife and daughters. He blogs at http://www.kalyani.com and is @techbubble on Twitter.
Joe Brinkman is Co-founder and Technical Fellow of DotNetNuke Corporation. Joe brings more than 25 years of experience in software development and network administration and broad expertise in a variety of software and hardware architectures to his role at DNN Corp. He blogs at The Accidental Geek and is co-author of two best-selling WROX books on DotNetNuke. Joe holds a degree in Computer Science from the United States Naval Academy.