Start with “File > New Project” and follow along as we walk you through building NerdDinner.com; a complete Web application that includes user authentication and profiles, AJAX and jQuery, LINQ to SQL, ASP.NET MVC, testing, geo-mapping with Bing and more.
Learn by watching
View an in-depth screencast tutorial on building NerdDinner.com using the Microsoft Web Platform. It runs about 1 hour and 20 minutes and is presented by Rob Conery.
Learn by reading
Grab the book and follow along. Download a 185-page free PDF that includes code and screenshots walking you through building NerdDinner.com with The Gu himself.
Download the source
For those who want to dive-in, head first and start tinkering, download the complete NerdDinner sample application source code.