I was privelaged enough to have the opportunity to attend the
Umbraco level 2 training course last week, held at Next Digital headquarters in
Melbourne. It was a 2 day course, focussing on the following
topics:
- Usage of .NET User Controls with umbraco
- Debugging .NET Controls with umbraco
- In-depth explanation of the umbraco object model and usage of
the umbraco presentation APIs
- Creating, importing and modifying content from .NET using the
API
- Extending XSLT with custom .NET classes
- Usage of AJAX and umbraco
- Custom event handling in umbraco using ActionHandlers
- Walkthrough of Members and their APIs
- Creating custom sections in Umbraco interface, and integrating
with external datbases
On the whole, it was an excellent course. Not only was it
fantastic to finally meet Niels, the creator of this fantastic
system, but the content of the course, and the resulting code bank
and notes will be invaluable to me in future Umbraco-based
projects. If you ever get the chance to attend one of the Umbraco
courses, I would highly recommend it - trust me, its well worth the
investment!
A big thanks to Next Digital for sponsoring the course, and to
Niels for making the trip all the way out here... I hope you're
enjoying your holiday travelling around Victoria - I'm sure you're
loving it :)