Introduction
This five-day
instructor-led course enables developers who are migrating
from a different development language, an earlier version of
Visual Basic .NET or 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.
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.
At Course Completion
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
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Describe the .NET Framework. |
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Create applications with Visual Studio 2005. |
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Describe Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# language
and syntax features. |
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Use essential object-oriented programming features. |
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Use advanced object-oriented programming features. |
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Explain security in the .NET Framework. |
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Access data by using ADO.NET. |
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Build Windows Presentation Foundation applications. |
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Describe distributed applications, and create
distributed applications with Windows Communication
Foundation. |
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Monitor .NET Framework applications by using
instrumentation. |
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Compile, test, and deploy .NET Framework
applications. |
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Interoperate with unmanaged code (optional). |
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Describe software design and development (optional). |
Prerequisites
Before attending this
course, students must have:
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Professional experience with programming in C, C++,
earlier versions of Visual Basic or C#, Java, or
another programming language. |
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Familiarity with the Microsoft .NET Framework
strategy as described on the Microsoft .NET Homepage
at http://www.microsoft.com/net. |
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Familiarity with the .NET Framework versions 2.0 and
3.0 as described on the MSDN Developer Center site
at http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/programming/fundamentals/default.aspx. |
Course Outline
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
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Introduction to the .NET Framework |
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.NET Framework 3.0 Technologies |
Lab 1: (There is no lab
for this module)
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of the .NET Framework. |
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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
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Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 |
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Managing Solutions and Projects |
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Managing the Integrated Development Environment |
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Writing Code with Visual Studio 2005 |
Lab 2: Creating
Applications with Visual Studio 2005
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Creating a Windows Forms Application by Using Visual
Studio 2005 |
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Locating and Fixing Errors by Using the Error List
Window |
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Creating and Using Code Snippets |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of Visual Studio 2005. |
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Manage solutions and projects. |
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Manage the integrated development environment. |
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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
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Syntax Basics |
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Language Enhancements |
Lab 3: Examining
Language and Syntax Features
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Using Essential Language Constructs |
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Handling Run-Time Errors |
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Using Generic Collection Classes |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Use fundamental language features in C# and Visual
Basic, including variable declarations, conditional
statements, loops, and exception handling. |
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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
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Object-Oriented Programming Concepts |
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Defining a Class |
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Creating a Class Instance |
Lab 4: Essentials of
Object-Oriented Programming
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Creating a SalesPerson Class |
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Creating and Using a SalesPerson Instance |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of object-oriented
programming. |
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Define a class. |
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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
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Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts |
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Implementing Inheritance |
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Defining and Implementing Interfaces |
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Creating and Using Delegates and Events |
Lab 5: Advanced
Object-Oriented Programming
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Creating a Base Class |
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Creating Derived Classes |
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Implementing an Interface |
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Defining and Using Delegates and Events |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe advanced object-oriented programming
concepts. |
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Implement inheritance. |
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Define and implement interfaces. |
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Create and use delegates and events. |
Module 6: Security in
the .NET Framework
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
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Security Overview |
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Implementing Code Access Security |
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Implementing Role-Based Security |
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Using Cryptographic Services |
Lab 6: Security in the
.NET Framework
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Implementing Code Access Security |
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Implementing Role-Based Security |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe security in the .NET Framework. |
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Implement code access security. |
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Implement role-based security. |
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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
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Overview of Data Access |
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Reading and Writing Relational Data |
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Reading and Writing XML Data |
Lab 7: Accessing Data by
Using ADO.NET
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Creating and Running Simple Commands |
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Creating and Running Query Commands |
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Binding Data to Controls in a Form |
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Reading and Writing a DataSet as XML Data |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of data access in a .NET
Framework application. |
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Read and write relational data by using ADO.NET. |
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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
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Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation |
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Introduction to XAML |
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Programming Windows Presentation Foundation
Applications |
Lab 8: Building Windows
Presentation Foundation Applications
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Creating a Windows Presentation Foundation
Application |
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Implementing the Code-Behind for the Application |
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Testing the Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of Windows Presentation
Foundation. |
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Describe and use XAML. |
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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
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Overview of Distributed Applications |
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Creating and Consuming XML Web Services |
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Building Windows Communication Foundation Services
and Clients |
Lab 9: Creating
Distributed Applications
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Creating and Consuming an XML Web Service |
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Building a Windows Communication Foundation Service |
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Building a Client for a Windows Communication
Foundation Service |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the options for creating distributed .NET
Framework applications and the key features of
Windows Communication Foundation. |
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Create and consume XML Web services. |
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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
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Introduction to Instrumentation |
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Code Tracing and Debugging |
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Performance Counters |
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Event Logs |
Lab 10: Monitoring .NET
Framework Applications by Using Instrumentation
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Adding Tracing to an Application |
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Testing the Tracing Statements |
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Adding Event Logging to an Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the key features of instrumentation in .NET
Framework applications. |
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Explain code tracing and debugging. |
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Describe performance counters and explain how to use
them. |
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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
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Introduction to Assemblies |
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Overview of the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) |
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Testing .NET Framework Applications |
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Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using
ClickOnce |
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Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using
Windows Installer |
Lab 11: Compiling,
Testing, and Deploying .NET Framework Applications
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Delay Signing a Component Assembly |
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Creating a Merge Module Project |
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Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer |
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Installing and Testing the Application |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe assemblies and explain features of
assemblies that relate to deployment. |
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Explain how to use MSBuild to build an application. |
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Describe the key features of application testing. |
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Deploy applications by using ClickOnce. |
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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
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Overview of Interoperability |
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Calling Unmanaged Functions by Using Platform Invoke |
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Calling COM Objects from Managed Code |
Lab 12: Interoperating
with Unmanaged Code
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Calling a Windows API from Managed Code |
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Calling a COM Object from Managed Code |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the options for interoperating with
unmanaged code from a .NET Framework application. |
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Call unmanaged functions by using Platform Invoke. |
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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
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Introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle |
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Introducing the Microsoft Solutions Framework |
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Developing Applications with the Capability Maturity
Model Integration |
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Introducing Agile Software Development |
Lab 13: Software Design
and Development
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Managing a Software Development Process |
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Discussion |
After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the software development life cycle. |
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Describe the key features of the Microsoft Solutions
Framework. |
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Describe the development of applications with the
Capability Maturity Model. |
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Describe the key features of Agile Software
Development. |
