Visual Studio 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 Touchdown

Duration : Three days

Introduction

The Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the Visual Studio 2008 features and a variety of framework technologies including: LINQ, C# 3.0, Visual Basic 9, WPF, ASP.NET AJAX, SilverLight.

Audience

This course is intended for software developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in the application development by using Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.

Prerequisites

• Before attending this course, students must:
• Be able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2003 or 2005 Integrated development environment (IDE) and tools
• Understand the Microsoft .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime
• Be able to program an application by using a .NET Framework 2.0-compliant language
• Know how to make assemblies available to other applications
• Have a basic understanding of HTML
• Have a basic understanding of XML including XML declaration, elements, attributes, and namespaces
• Have a basic understanding of SQL

Course Outline

• Day #1: Fundamentals: Framework and Language Enhancements
o Lap around Visual Studio 2008 & .NET Framework 3.5
o What's new in C# 3.0?
o What's new in Visual Basic 9.0?
o .NET Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
o Using LINQ with Relational Data

• Day #2: Building Rich Client Experiences
o Introduction to the Microsoft Client Continuum
o Building Web Applications with Visual Studio 2008
o Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX
o Windows Presentation Foundation
o Building Windows Presentation Foundation Applications in Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend
o Introduction to Silverlight


• Day #3: Building Connected Applications
o Connected Application Foundations using WCF, WF, and Windows CardSpace
o Web Programming with WCF
o Building Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation Enabled Windows Communication Foundation Services in .NET Framework 3.5
o Integrating Windows CardSpace