Being predominantly a .NET developer who does DXA work from time to time, I had learned some weeks ago that a new hotfix for DXA was out (.NET exclusive). Revisiting DXA's Github, to check what the changes are, has rekindled my interest in the framework, so I've decided to dedicate a series of blogs to it.
I plan on explaining some functionalities and techniques which I have learned over the years. These will include topics like:
- Understanding the R2 Data Model
- Handling the version info (when the HTML design is not published from the CMS)
- Some Semantic Mapping techniques
- Handling Region/Page Views for Include Pages
- and the not so easy to grasp concept of Data Presentations
Before diving into those topics, I would like to use this opportunity to go quickly jump back to the aforementioned hotfix and to close this blog with a short overview about it. I say short because the changes are not substantial. The official information can be found here, but basically it's just a switch from log4net to NLog due to a security vulnerability.
A reminder on how to get the hotfix
- if you are cloning the DXA's 2.2 Release, the hotfix is already included.
- If you are referencing the framework via Nuget, then it's just a matter of updating the 'Sdl.Dxa.Framework.Web8' Nuget references to version 2.2.6.
I plan on starting with the series as soon as possible and outputting a blog a week (max 2), so stay tuned. And as always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to get in touch.
