.NET 3.0 introduced the important new technologies of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Although there were extensions for Visual Studio 2005, there was not yet full-blown tool support. Visual Studio 2008 brings this tool support along with a further update to the .NET Framework, .NET 3.5. This newest version of the Framework also introduces the important data access technology, Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) along with significant enhancements to the C# language, largely intended to support LINQ.
This two-day hands-on course introduces these new technologies to the experienced developer who has a good working knowledge of .NET and Visual Studio 2005. Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided. The student will receive a complete set of notes and all the programming examples.
.NET Learning Objectives:
- Become familiar with the Visual Studio 2008 development environment and understand which version is appropriate for specific tasks
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- Gain a working knowledge of implicitly typed variables, lambda expressions, query keywords, and other new features of Visual Basic 2008
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- Use LINQ to access data from collections, databases, and XML
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- Use WPF and Extensible Markup Language (XAML) to create Windows applications
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- Implement workflow applications using WF
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- Implement distributed applications using WCF
.NET Training Prerequisites
The student should have programming experience in Visual Basic and version 2.0 of the .NET Framework and be familiar with the Visual Studio 2005 development environment.
.NET Training Course duration
2 days
.NET Training Course outline
1. Visual Studio 2008
- .NET 3.5
- New Project Types
- New Designers
- Versions of Visual Studio 2008
2. New Features in Visual Basic 2008
- Local Type Inference
- Anonymous Types
- Object Initializers
- XML in Visual Basic
- Extension Methods
- Lambda Expressions
- Query Keywords
3. Language-Integrated Query (LINQ)
- LINQ Overview
- LINQ to Objects
- LINQ to SQL
- LINQ to DataSet
- LINQ to XML
4. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
- WPF Overview
- WPF Controls
- Extensible Markup Language (XAML)
- Layout
- Dialogs
- Menus and Commands
5. Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
- WF Overview
- Workflow Runtime
- Sequential Workflows
- State Machine Workflows
- Activities
- Services
- Hosting Workflows
6. Windows Communication Foundation
- WCF Overview
- Addresses and Bindings
- Hosting
- Service Contracts
- Data Contracts
System Requirements
Course exercises require Microsoft .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition or higher. The preferred operating system is Windows XP Professional with Internet Information Services. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.
A good minimal hardware profile for this course consists of a 2 GHz or better CPU, 512 MB of RAM, and at least 4 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.
