.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 entire system infrastructure and represents a major learning challenge for programmers developing applications on Microsoft platforms. This course is current to .NET 2.0, which introduces important new features, such as generic types. It is designed so that it can be run with either .NET 1.1 or .NET 2.0.
This two-day course is designed for the experienced programmer to help you quickly come up to speed on the C# language. It is part of the series of .NET courses, which are based on The Integrated .NET Series of books. The five-day course, Object Oriented Programming in C#,” covers the C# language thoroughly and is suitable for less experienced programmers without a background in object-oriented programming.
This course concisely covers the essentials of programming using Microsoft’s new C# programming language. It starts with a brief chapter, “.NET: What You Need To Know,” which gets you up and running in the .NET environment with a minimum of fuss. The next two chapters cover C# language essentials and object-oriented programming in C#. The next chapter discusses how C# relates to the .NET Framework. The following chapter provides a succinct introduction to creating GUI programs using Windows Forms. The course concludes with an overview of the new C# features provided by .NET 2.0, including example programs to illustrate each important new feature. An appendix explains the fundamentals of working with the Visual Studio .NET development environment.
The course is practical, with many example programs. The goal is to quickly bring you up to speed in writing C# programs. The student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples. The book Application Development Using C# and .NET is recommended as a supplement.
.NET Training Learning Objectives
- Acquire a working knowledge of C# programming
- Learn about important interactions between C# and the .NET Framework
- Learn how to implement simple GUI programs using Windows Forms
- Gain a working knowledge of generic types, iterators, partial classes, and other new features in C# 2.0.
.NET Training Prerequisites
The student should be an experienced application developer or architect. Some background in object-oriented programming would be helpful.
.NET Training Course duration
2 days
.NET Training Course outline
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1. NET: What You Need To Know
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.NET Executables and the CLR
A .NET Testbed for C# Programming
Visual Studio .NET
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2. C# for the Sophisticated Programmer |
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First C# Console Application
Namespaces
Data Types
Control Structures
Subroutines and Functions
Console I/O
Exception Handling
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3. Object-Oriented Programming in C# |
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Classes
Access Control
Methods and Properties
Static Data and Methods
Inheritance
Overriding Methods
Access Control and Assemblies
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4. C# and the .NET Framework |
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Components
Interfaces
System.Object
.NET and COM
Collections
IEnumerable and IEnumerator
Copy Semantics in C#
Delegates
Random Number Generation
Events
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5. Introduction to Windows Forms |
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Creating Windows Applications Using Visual Studio .NET
Buttons, Labels and Textboxes
Handling Events
Listbox Controls
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| 6. New Features in C# 2.0 |
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Generic Types
Iterators
Partial Classes
Nullable Types
Anonymous Methods
Covariant and Contravariant Delegates
Simplified Delegate Instantiation
Accessor Accessibility
Namespace Alias Qualifier
Static Classes
extern
Fixed Size Buffers
Friend Assemblies
Compiler Pragma
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Appendix A. Using Visual Studio .NET |
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Overview of Visual Studio.NET
Creating a Console Application
Project Configurations
Debugging
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System Requirements
Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 or any version of Visual Studio 2005 on Windows 2000 or XP. Visual C# 2005 Express Edition can also be used. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.
A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 500-MHz or equivalent CPU, 256 MB of RAM, and at least 3 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.
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