Where are we going DNNCon Keynote

DNN Roadmap

Where are We Going?

What problem are you trying to solve?

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“Making web interactions insanelyeasy, affordable and productive for organizations worldwide.”

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Technological Waves

La

nd

sca

pe • Few CMS’s

Existed

• Webforms was Immature

• VB was the Dominant Language

So

lutio

n • Lightweight CMS

• Easy to Install

• Great Learning Opportunity

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Wave 1: DNN 1

DNN 1.0 (IBuySpy Workshop)

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• Monolithic application

• Basic functionality

› Manage pages

› Edit content

› Basic security

• Multiple portals

• Easy to understand codebase

La

nd

sca

pe • CMS space

getting crowded

• Little extensibility

• .Net adoption was growing

• Small OS community

So

lutio

n • Extensible CMS

• Easy to Customize

• Largest OS Project in .Net

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Wave 2: DNN 2 & 3

DNN 2 & 3 (DotNetNuke)

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• Extensibility becomes core

• Ease of Development

• Advanced functionality

Major Changes

DN

N 2 • Modules

• Skins

• Providers

• Menus

• Task Scheduler

• Event Log

DN

N 3 • Localization

• Search

• Control Panel

• Profiles

• ClientAPI/AJAX

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Constant Change

2007

iPhone

2009

ASP.Net MVC

Node.JS

AngularJS

The landscape changed dramatically.

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Sometimes You Stumble

Microsoft

.Net was losing

Performance

Architecture (MVC)

AJAX

DNN

Missed MVC wave

Closed Community

Without significant changes we are headed for disaster.

• Modularization

• Greater focus on client side development

• Lighter weight pages

• Performance

• Modern APIs

• Access to Data from variety of platforms

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What Changed?

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Getting Back on Top

- Change Technology

- Change People

- Change Process

A Framework and a CMS

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DNN Platform

• Core experience

• Minimal Admin UI

• No modules

DNN CMS Distribution

• Platform +

• Focus on Content Management

• Streamlined

DNN _____ Distribution

• Platform +

• Custom Set of Extensions

A Slimmer, Trimmer DNN

Transition non-core features to

Forge

• Newsletters

• Sitelog

• Dashboard

• Vendors/Banners

• Request Filters

Remove Deprecated

Code/Features

• 800+ Methods

• Solpart Menu

• Telerik

Remove/Replace Outdated APIs

• ClientAPI

• RSS Framework

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A Modern UI

• Persona Bar

• Consolidate Admin/Host UIs

• Maintain Context

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Demo

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A New Foundation

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Roadmap

Platform 7.4.0 (Jan. 2015)

• Workflow API

• CK Editor

Platform 7.5.0 (Q2 2015)

• MVC modules

• HTML SPA modules

• Platform/UI separation

• .NET 4.5.2

DNN neXt(Starting Q4 2015)

• Full MVC Support

• .NET vNext

• New Admin UI

• Platform distributions

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Making the transition

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DNN 7

DNN neXt

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Preparing for the Transition

Always Be Prepared

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• Minimize use of ASCX UI.

• Use SPA based development

• Implement SPA/MVC Modules

• Avoid deprecated methods

• Use HTML based skins

•Get Involved

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Revitalizing Community Open Source

- Tear Down Walls

- Joint Development

- Community Teams

- Work in the Open

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Revitalizing Community Progress

- Steering Comte.

- Teams: Architecture, Website, Localization, Training

- Public Roadmap

- Joint DevelopmentModel

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