The document outlines a case study on using the MVC pattern with Ektron for the American Academy of Neurology, highlighting the transition to .NET MVC and Ektron 8.7. It discusses the pros and cons of MVC, detailing architecture and mobile optimization strategies while providing tips and resources for implementation. The presentation ends with acknowledgments and a Q&A section for further inquiries.

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
2

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
8

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
9

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
12

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
18

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
19

20. Special
Thanks
• AAN
Development
Team:
Mike
Bishop,
Nick
Weber,
and
Andrew
Leaf
• The
C2
Group
• Ektron:
Jon
Kee,
James
Stout
20

21. Questions?
• With
answers
(hopefully!)
21