4995 - Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (C#)
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Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course enables developers who are migrating from a different development language, an earlier version of Visual C#, or who have completed entry-level training and experience using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, to gain in-depth guidance on programming the Microsoft .NET Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 with Visual Studio 2005.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is developers who already have professional programming experience in C, C++, earlier versions of Visual Basic .NET or Visual C#, Java, or another programming language, and who plan to use Visual Studio 2005 to develop enterprise business solutions.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
Professional experience with programming in C, C++, earlier versions of Visual Basic or C#, Java, or another programming language.
Familiarity with the Microsoft .NET Framework strategy as described on the Microsoft .NET Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/NET/.
Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework
This module introduces the key features and components of the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. The module also provides an overview of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 technologies, and describes how they relate to version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
Lessons
Introduction to the .NET Framework
.NET Framework 3.0 Technologies
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of the .NET Framework.
Describe the .NET Framework 3.0 technologies.
Module 2: Creating Applications with Visual Studio 2005
This module introduces the key features of the Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE), and describes how to create and manage solutions, projects, and other resources. The module highlights many of the new features in Visual Studio 2005 that help to simplify and accelerate application development.
Lessons
Introduction to Visual Studio 2005
Managing Solutions and Projects
Managing the Integrated Development Environment
Writing Code with Visual Studio 2005
Lab : Creating Applications with Visual Studio 2005
Creating a Windows Forms Application by Using Visual Studio 2005
Locating and Fixing Errors by Using the Error List Window
Creating and Using Code Snippets
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of Visual Studio 2005.
Manage solutions and projects.
Manage the integrated development environment.
Write code with Visual Studio 2005.
Module 3: Examining Language and Syntax Features
This module introduces fundamental language features in C# and Visual Basic, including variable declarations, control flow constructs, and exception handling. The module also describes new language features introduced in Visual Studio 2005.
Lessons
Syntax Basics
Language Enhancements
Lab : Examining Language and Syntax Features
Using Essential Language Constructs
Handling Run-Time Errors
Using Generic Collection Classes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use fundamental language features in C# and Visual Basic, including variable declarations, conditional statements, loops, and exception handling.
Use language enhancements introduced in Visual Studio 2005, including generics, partial types, and nullable types.
Module 4: Essentials of Object-Oriented Programming
This module introduces students to the essentials of object-oriented programming, defines important terminology, and shows the syntax for defining classes and creating instances.
Lessons
Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
Defining a Class
Creating a Class Instance
Lab : Essentials of Object-Oriented Programming
Creating a SalesPerson Class
Creating and Using a SalesPerson Instance
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of object-oriented programming.
Define a class.
Create a class instance.
Module 5: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming
This module describes how to use inheritance and interfaces. The module also introduces delegates and events, and describes how to use them in .NET Framework applications.
Lessons
Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
Implementing Inheritance
Defining and Implementing Interfaces
Creating and Using Delegates and Events
Lab : Advanced Object-Oriented Programming
Creating a Base Class
Creating Derived Classes
Implementing an Interface
Defining and Using Delegates and Events
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module introduces the concept of security, and describes how to use code access security and role-based security. The module also introduces the cryptographic services available in the .NET Framework.
Lessons
Security Overview
Implementing Code Access Security
Implementing Role-Based Security
Using Cryptographic Services
Lab : Security in the .NET Framework
Implementing Code Access Security
Implementing Role-Based Security
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe security in the .NET Framework.
Implement code access security.
Implement role-based security.
Use the cryptographic services in the .NET Framework.
Module 7: Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET
This module describes how to access data programmatically in a relational database, by using ADO.NET. The module also describes how to read and write XML data, and introduces the classes in the XML Document Object Model (DOM).
Lessons
Overview of Data Access
Reading and Writing Relational Data
Reading and Writing XML Data
Lab : Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET
Creating and Running Simple Commands
Creating and Running Query Commands
Binding Data to Controls in a Form
Reading and Writing a DataSet as XML Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of data access in a .NET Framework application.
Read and write relational data by using ADO.NET.
Read and write XML data.
Module 8: Building Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
This module describes the key features of Windows Presentation Foundation and introduces Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML), the declarative language that can be used to define user interfaces. The module also introduces the Application object model, and describes how to program a Windows Presentation Foundation application.
Lessons
Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
Introduction to XAML
Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
Lab : Building Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
Creating a Windows Presentation Foundation Application
Implementing the Code-Behind for the Application
Testing the Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of Windows Presentation Foundation.
Describe and use XAML.
Program Windows Presentation Foundation Applications.
Module 9: Creating Distributed Applications
This module introduces the concept of distributed applications, and shows how to create and consume XML Web services by using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2005. The module also covers the key features of Windows Communication Foundation, and explains how to build Windows Communication Foundation services and clients.
Lessons
Overview of Distributed Applications
Creating and Consuming XML Web Services
Building Windows Communication Foundation Services and Clients
Lab : Creating Distributed Applications
Creating and Consuming an XML Web Service
Building a Windows Communication Foundation Service
Building a Client for a Windows Communication Foundation Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the options for creating distributed .NET Framework applications and the key features of Windows Communication Foundation.
Create and consume XML Web services.
Build Windows Communication Foundation services and clients.
Module 10: Monitoring .NET Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation
This module describes what instrumentation is, and shows how to perform instrumentation in .NET Framework applications by using code tracing and debugging, performance counters, and event logs.
Lessons
Introduction to Instrumentation
Code Tracing and Debugging
Performance Counters
Event Logs
Lab : Monitoring .NET Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation
Adding Tracing to an Application
Testing the Tracing Statements
Adding Event Logging to an Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the key features of instrumentation in .NET Framework applications.
Explain code tracing and debugging.
Describe performance counters and explain how to use them.
Describe event logs and explain how to write to an application event log.
Module 11: Compiling, Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications
This module describes activities that take place in the final stages of application development, when building, testing, and deploying an application. The module describes how to use Microsoft tools to perform each of these activities.
Lessons
Introduction to Assemblies
Overview of the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild)
Testing .NET Framework Applications
Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using ClickOnce
Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using Windows Installer
Lab : Compiling, Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications
Delay Signing a Component Assembly
Creating a Merge Module Project
Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer
Installing and Testing the Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe assemblies and explain features of assemblies that relate to deployment.
Explain how to use MSBuild to build an application.
Describe the key features of application testing.
Deploy applications by using ClickOnce.
Deploy applications by using Windows Installer.
Module 12: Interoperating with Unmanaged Code (Optional)
This module introduces the concept of interoperability with unmanaged code, and then describes how to access unmanaged functions and COM objects from managed code in a .NET Framework application.
Lessons
Overview of Interoperability
Calling Unmanaged Functions by Using Platform Invoke
Calling COM Objects from Managed Code
Lab : Interoperating with Unmanaged Code
Calling a Windows API from Managed Code
Calling a COM Object from Managed Code
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the options for interoperating with unmanaged code from a .NET Framework application.
Call unmanaged functions by using Platform Invoke.
Call COM objects from managed code.
Module 13: Software Design and Development (Optional)
This module introduces software design and development and explains some of the most commonly used models and tools.
Lessons
Introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle
Introducing the Microsoft Solutions Framework
Developing Applications with the Capability Maturity Model Integration
Introducing Agile Software Development
Lab : Software Design and Development
Managing a Software Development Process
Discussion
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the software development life cycle.
Describe the key features of the Microsoft Solutions Framework.
Describe the development of applications with the Capability Maturity Model.
Describe the key features of Agile Software Development.
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