Part 1 begins with a quick technical overview of DotNetNuke, and a discussion of why you might build a custom DNN module or provider. We'll see an overview of module and provider architecture, and an overview of the development and deployment process with a module install demo. Next, we'll talk about module development options, project types, and setup in Visual Studio 2008. Demos will include how to install a custom module into the portal, how to configure a module's source for development, and stepping into design mode. We'll look at the DNN Starter Kit for creating modules from scratch, with a focus on developing the data layer. Demos will show several options for data layer code generation, and we'll see some development tips & tricks along the way. This is a 200-level session - some experience with DotNetNuke will be assumed.