.NET Training Overview
Microsoft .NET is an advance in programming technology that greatly simplifies application development, both for traditional, proprietary applications and for the emerging paradigm of Web-based services. .NET is a complete restructuring of Microsoft’s whole system infrastructure and represents a major learning challenge for programmers developing applications on Microsoft platforms. Part of .NET is a major new object-oriented programming language, C#. But learning the new programming language is only part of the challenge. The much greater challenge is learning the .NET Framework and all its capabilities.
This comprehensive five-day course provides a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C# language. It is current to .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. The course focuses on core portions of the .NET Framework that are common across many application areas. It includes coverage of the important C# topics of interfaces, delegates and events.
For students pursuing MCTS certification, the course provides helpful preparation for Exam 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation.
The course starts with an introduction to the architecture and key concepts of .NET. The next chapter discusses how C# relates to the .NET Framework. The following chapter covers delegates and events. Next, there is a succinct introduction to creating GUI programs using Windows Forms.
It then discusses class libraries, assemblies, versioning, configuration, and deployment, which constitute a major advance in the simplicity and robustness of deploying Windows applications, ending the notorious “DLL hell.” The next two chapters discuss important topics in the .NET programming model, including metadata, reflection, I/O, and serialization. The following chapter continues the discussion of the .NET programming model, covering memory management, threading, asynchronous programming, and application domains
.NET Security is introduced in some detail, including both code access security and role-based security. The next chapter covers interoperability of .NET with COM and with Win32 applications. Finally, debugging and tracing are discussed in depth.
The course is practical, with many examples and a case study. The goal is to equip you to begin building significant applications using the .NET Framework. The student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples.
.NET Training Learning Objectives
- Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of .NET
- Learn about important interactions between C# and the .NET Framework
- Learn how to implement simple GUI programs using Windows Forms
- Acquire a working knowledge of the .NET programming mode, .NET Security and interoperability with COM and Win32
- Learn how to debug .NET applications using .NET diagnostic classes and tools
.NET Training Prerequisites
The student should be an experienced application developer or architect with a working knowledge of C# programming.
.NET Training Course duration
5 days
.NET Training Course outline
.NET Fundamentals
- What is Microsoft .NET?
- Common Language Runtime
- Attribute-Based Programming
- Interface-Based Programming
- Metadata
- Common Type System
- Framework Class Library
- Language Interoperability
- Managed Code
- Assemblies and Deployment
- Web Services
- ASP.NET
C# and the .NET Framework
- Components
- Interfaces
- System.Object
- .NET and COM
- Collections
- IEnumerable and IEnumerator
- Copy Semantics in C#
- Generic Types
- Type-Safe Collections
Delegates and Events
- Delegates
- Anonymous Methods
- Random Number Generation
- Events
Introduction to Windows Forms <
- Creating Windows Applications Using Visual Studio 2005
- Partial Classes
- Buttons, Labels and Textboxes
- Handling Events
- Listbox Controls
Class Libraries
- Components in .NET
- Building Class Libraries at the Command Line
- Class Libraries Using Visual Studio 2005
- Using References
Assemblies, Deployment and Configuration
- Assemblies
- Private Assembly Deployment
- Shared Assembly Deployment
- Configuration Overview
- Configuration Files
- Programmatic Access to Configuration
- Application Settings with .NET 2.0
- Using SDK Tools for Signing and Deployment
Metadata and Reflection
- Metadata
- Reflection
- Late Binding
I/O and Serialization
- Directories
- Files
- Serialization
- Attributes
.NET Programming Model
- Memory Management and Garbage Collection
- Threading and Synchronization
- Asynchronous Delegates
- Application Domains
.NET
Security
- Authentication and Authorization
- Configuring Security
- Code Access Security
- Code Groups
- Evidence
- Permissions
- Role-Based Security
- Principals and Identities
Interoperating
with COM and Win32
- .NET Client Calling a COM Server
- Wrapping Legacy Code
- PInvoke
Debugging
Fundamentals
- Compile-time Errors and Run-time Errors
- Configuring Debug, Release, and Special Builds
- Visual Studio 2005 Debugger
- Just-In-Time Debugging
Debugging
and Tracing
- Attaching to Processes
- Tracing
- Event Logs
More
About Tracing
- Using the BooleanSwitch and TraceSwitch Classes
- Print Debugging Information with the Debug Class
- Instrumenting Release Builds with the Trace Class
- Using Listeners
- Implementing Custom Listeners
Appendix A. Learning
Resources
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System Requirements
Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 on Windows XP with Service Pack 2. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.
A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 1 GHz or equivalent CPU, 512 MB of RAM, and at least 4 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.
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