Jan 2024 SoFri: DNN 10 Preview

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In this Southern Fried DNN User Group Meeting:

Speakers: DNN Community Leaders, Contributors and Strategy Lead
Topic: DNN 10 Preview - In this Southern Fried DNN User Group meeting, we'll take a sneak peek at DNN 10! In the meetup you'll hear from DNN contributors and strategy leaders Mitchel Sellers, Brian Dukes, David Poindexter, Daniel Valadas, and Peter Donker.

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Community Topics and Updates

• 💬 Welcome message for January 2024 Meetup, excited to see new and old faces.
• 📅 Upcoming events: DNN Summit on February 7th-8th, 2024, virtual event via Hopin platform.
• 🎉 Announcement of DNN 10 preview, discussing its significance and history.
• 🖥️ Community updates: New DNN Community website design and DNN 9.3.2 maintenance release.
• 🌍 Global events: DNN Connect 2024 in Chur, Switzerland, May 23rd-26th.
• 🔍 Encouragement for participation in upcoming Southern FRIED DNN Meetup on February 15th.
• 🛠️ Technical updates: Dependency bumps to SQL Server 2016 and Visual Studio 2022 for DNN 10.
• 🔐 Reminder on security: Use secure channels for reporting security vulnerabilities in DNN.

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SoFri Presents - A DNN 10 Preview!

Presentation Notes:

• 💬 Mitch expressed gratitude for everyone's participation.
• 💻 Brian's segment highlighted new features in DNN 10, including the default installation of the Code DOM provider for using newer versions of C#.
• 🛠️ Dependency injection improvements were discussed, with web forms now supporting constructor injection.
• 📦 Brian also covered enhancements to the Poly Deploy tool, now integrated into DNN as Bulk Install, improving deployment efficiency.
• 🎨 The new Aperture theme for DNN 10 was introduced, focusing on modernization and ease of customization without external CSS frameworks.
• 🔄 Smooth scrolling functionality is operational and being tested.
• 📱 Responsive design adjustments are being made without external CSS frameworks.
• 🎨 CSS variables are manually injected for a comprehensive color system.
• 🛠️ The theme's markup structure is straightforward, based on prefixed class names.
• 🧩 Utility classes facilitate handling background colors and breakpoints.
• 🔧 Default CSS in DNN is undergoing significant reduction and modularization.
• 🚀 API tokens are being introduced in DNN 10 to facilitate secure integration with external software systems.
• 📂 The functionality involves a DLL dropped into the website's bin folder for testing.
• 🛣️ The route mapper assigns routes prefixed with "test tokens test lib" to controllers within a specified namespace.
• 🔑 API endpoints require authentication via API tokens specifying name, resource file, and authentication level (host, portal, user).
• 🌐 Access to endpoints varies based on token scope (host, portal, user), ensuring appropriate permissions.
• 🛠️ Resource files are used to link endpoint names for user feedback and authorization clarity.
• 🖥️ Testing involves accessing endpoints like "test one," "test two," and "test three" with and without valid authentication tokens.
• 🔄 Changes in DNN 10 introduce considerations for API token authentication and scope matching, impacting development strategies.
• 📝 Documentation updates are planned to detail deprecated APIs and other changes for smoother transitions.

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