4995AL: Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005


 

Introduction Course 4995AL: Five weeks: Microsoft Official Distance Learning (MODL) This Distance Learning version of the course consists of 10 online live instructor-led sessions over five weeks (two hours for each session). Additional self-paced e-learning content, scenario-based labs, and assessments accompany these sessions. This course provides developers who have professional programming experience with other development platforms with in-depth guidance on programming the Microsoft .NET Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Audience The target audience for this course is developers who already have professional programming experience in C, C++, earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C#, Java, or another programming language, and who plan to use Visual Studio 2005 to develop enterprise business solutions. At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: • Create applications by using Visual Studio 2005. • Examine language and syntax features. • Implement advanced object-oriented programming. • Implement .NET Framework security in your applications. • Access data by using ADO.NET. • Build Windows Presentation Foundation applications. • Create distributed applications. • Monitor .NET Framework applications by using instrumentation. • Compile, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications. • Interoperate with unmanaged code.   Prerequisites 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 .NET Framework strategy as described on the .NET home page at http://www.microsoft.com/net. • Familiarity with the .NET Framework versions 2.0 and 3.0 as described on the Microsoft MSDN Developer Center site at http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/programming/fundamentals/default.aspx. • Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts.   Course Outline Module 1-1: Creating Applications with Visual Studio 2005 This module describes the key features of the .NET Framework. In addition, this module describes the four new technologies that combine with the .NET Framework 2.0 to create the .NET Framework 3.0. Finally, this module covers many of the features that relate to creating applications with Visual Studio 2005 and explains how to perform operations in Visual Studio 2005 that you might have performed in other developer tools. Lessons • Introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies • Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 • Managing the Integrated Development Environment • Writing Code with Visual Studio 2005 Lab 1-1: Creating Applications with Visual Studio 2005 After completing this module, students will be able to: • Describe the key features of the Microsoft .NET Framework. • Describe the .NET Framework 3.0 technologies. • Describe the key features of Visual Studio 2005, and manage solutions and projects. • Manage the integrated development environment. • Write code with Visual Studio 2005. Module 1-2: Examining Language and Syntax Features This module provides an introduction to essential language features in Visual C# and Visual Basic. The module assumes you are familiar with programming concepts from your previous programming experience. The module also describes the new language features that were introduced in .NET Framework 2.0, including generics, partial types, and nullable types. Lessons • Language Features • Language Structure • Exception Handling • Language Enhancements Lab 1-2: Examining Language and Syntax Features 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 2-1: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming This module introduces object-oriented programming techniques in .NET Framework applications. The module describes how to create a class, define members in the class, and create and use instances of the class. This module also introduces inheritance in object-oriented programming. Lessons • Object-Oriented Programming • Defining a Class • Creating a Class Instance • Implementing Inheritance • Designing and Implementing Interfaces • Creating and Using Delegates and Events Lab 2-1: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming After completing this module, students will be able to: • Describe the key features of object-oriented programming. • Define a class. • Create a class instance. • Implement inheritance. • Define and implement interfaces. • Create and use delegates and events. Module 2-2: Security in the .NET Framework This module explains important security concepts and how to apply them in .NET Framework applications. The module describes how to use code access security to limit the operations that code is permitted to perform. It also describes how to use role-based security to determine the actions that authenticated users can perform and the resources that they can access. Additionally, the module describes how to use the .NET Framework cryptography services to encrypt and decrypt data. Lessons • Security Overview • Implementing Code Access Security • Implementing Role-Based Security • Using Cryptographic Services Lab 2-2: Security in the .NET Framework 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 3-1: Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET This module describes how to use ADO.NET to access data programmatically in a relational database. The module also describes how to read and write XML data by using XmlReader, XmlWriter, and the XML Document Object Model classes. You can use these techniques to build your own .NET Framework applications that can manipulate data from external data sources, such as a Microsoft SQL Server database. Lessons • Overview of ADO.NET • Accessing Data in Visual Studio 2005 • Reading and Writing Relational Data • Reading and Writing XML Data Lab 3-1: Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET After completing this module, students will be able to: • Describe the key features of data access in a Microsoft .NET Framework application. • Describe how to access data by using Visual Studio 2005. • Read and write relational data by using ADO.NET. • Read and write XML data.   Module 3-2: Building Windows Presentation Foundation Applications Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is one of the components of the .NET Framework 3.0. This lesson introduces WPF. It describes the architecture and key features of WPF and explains how to create a simple WPF application by using Visual Studio 2005. Lessons • Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation • Introduction to XAML • Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Features • Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Graphical Elements Lab 3-2: Building Windows Presentation Foundation Applications 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 features. • Program Windows Presentation Foundation Graphical elements Module 4-1: Creating Distributed Applications This module introduces the concept of distributed applications and shows you how to create and consume XML Web services by using the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2005. It also covers the key features of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and explains how to build WCF services and clients. Lessons • Overview of Distributed Applications • Overview of Distributed Applications in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 • Creating and Consuming XML Web Services • Building Windows Communication Foundation Services and Clients Lab 4-1: Creating Distributed Applications After completing this module, students will be able to: • Describe the options for creating distributed .NET Framework 2.0 applications. • Describe the options for creating distributed .NET Framework 3.0 applications. • Create and consume XML Web services. • Build WCF services and clients. Module 4-2: Monitoring Microsoft .NET Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation Instrumentation is the ability to monitor or measure the performance of a product and to diagnose errors. This module introduces instrumentation and covers several instrumentation tools. It describes code tracing and debugging and explains how to use trace statements. The module also describes how to use performance counters and explains how to use event logs to track major events in the execution of an application. Lessons • Introduction to Instrumentation • Code Tracing and Debugging • Performance Counters • Event Logs Lab 4-2: Monitoring Microsoft .NET Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation After completing this module, students will be able to: • Describe the key features of instrumentation in Microsoft .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 5-1: Compiling, Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications This module introduces the new .NET Framework 3.0 technologies and explains how to create a Windows Presentation Foundation application and a Windows Communication Foundation service. Lessons • Introduction to Assemblies • Overview of MSBuild • Testing .NET Framework Applications • Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using ClickOnce • Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using Windows Installer Lab 5-1: Compiling, Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications 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 Microsoft ClickOnce. • Deploy applications by using Microsoft Windows Installer. Module 5-2: Interoperating with Unmanaged Code This module provides an overview of software testing and explains how to use the Object Test Bench. It also explains how to deploy .NET Framework applications by using both Windows Installer and ClickOnce. Lessons • Overview of Interoperability • Calling Unmanaged Functions by Using Platform Invoke • Calling COM Objects from Managed Code • Interoperability Best Practices Lab 5-2: Interoperating with Unmanaged 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 Component Object Model (COM) objects from managed code. • Describe the best practice of implementing interoperability.