Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Describe the .NET Framework.

Create applications with Visual Studio 2005.

Describe Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# language and syntax features.

Use essential object-oriented programming features.

Use advanced object-oriented programming features.

Explain security in the .NET Framework.

Access data by using ADO.NET.

Build Windows Presentation Foundation applications.

Describe distributed applications, and create distributed applications with Windows Communication Foundation.

Monitor .NET Framework applications by using instrumentation.

Compile, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications.

Interoperate with unmanaged code (optional).

Describe software design and development (optional).

Professional experience with programming in C, C++, earlier versions of Visual Basic or C#, Java, or another programming language.

Familiarity with the Microsoft .NET Framework strategy as described on the Microsoft .NET Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/net.

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.

Introduction to the .NET Framework

.NET Framework 3.0 Technologies

Describe the key features of the .NET Framework.

Describe the .NET Framework 3.0 technologies.

Introduction to Visual Studio 2005

Managing Solutions and Projects

Managing the Integrated Development Environment

Writing Code with Visual Studio 2005

Creating a Windows Forms Application by Using Visual Studio 2005

Locating and Fixing Errors by Using the Error List Window

Creating and Using Code Snippets

Describe the key features of Visual Studio 2005.

Manage solutions and projects.

Manage the integrated development environment.

Write code with Visual Studio 2005.

Syntax Basics

Language Enhancements

Using Essential Language Constructs

Handling Run-Time Errors

Using Generic Collection Classes

Use fundamental language features in C# and Visual Basic, including variable declarations, conditional statements, loops, and exception handling.

Use language enhancements introduced in Visual Studio 2005, including generics, partial types, and nullable types.

Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

Defining a Class

Creating a Class Instance

Creating a SalesPerson Class

Creating and Using a SalesPerson Instance

Describe the key features of object-oriented programming.

Define a class.

Create a class instance.

Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

Implementing Inheritance

Defining and Implementing Interfaces

Creating and Using Delegates and Events

Creating a Base Class

Creating Derived Classes

Implementing an Interface

Defining and Using Delegates and Events

Describe advanced object-oriented programming concepts.

Implement inheritance.

Define and implement interfaces.

Create and use delegates and events.

Security Overview

Implementing Code Access Security

Implementing Role-Based Security

Using Cryptographic Services

Implementing Code Access Security

Implementing Role-Based Security

Describe security in the .NET Framework.

Implement code access security.

Implement role-based security.

Use the cryptographic services in the .NET Framework.

Overview of Data Access

Reading and Writing Relational Data

Reading and Writing XML Data

Creating and Running Simple Commands

Creating and Running Query Commands

Binding Data to Controls in a Form

Reading and Writing a DataSet as XML Data

Describe the key features of data access in a .NET Framework application.

Read and write relational data by using ADO.NET.

Read and write XML data.

Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation

Introduction to XAML

Programming Windows Presentation Foundation Applications

Creating a Windows Presentation Foundation Application

Implementing the Code-Behind for the Application

Testing the Application

Describe the key features of Windows Presentation Foundation.

Describe and use XAML.

Program Windows Presentation Foundation Applications.

Overview of Distributed Applications

Creating and Consuming XML Web Services

Building Windows Communication Foundation Services and Clients

Creating and Consuming an XML Web Service

Building a Windows Communication Foundation Service

Building a Client for a Windows Communication Foundation Service

Describe the options for creating distributed .NET Framework applications and the key features of Windows Communication Foundation.

Create and consume XML Web services.

Build Windows Communication Foundation services and clients.

Introduction to Instrumentation

Code Tracing and Debugging

Performance Counters

Event Logs

Adding Tracing to an Application

Testing the Tracing Statements

Adding Event Logging to an Application

Describe the key features of instrumentation in .NET Framework applications.

Explain code tracing and debugging.

Describe performance counters and explain how to use them.

Describe event logs and explain how to write to an application event log.

Introduction to Assemblies

Overview of the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild)

Testing .NET Framework Applications

Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using ClickOnce

Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using Windows Installer

Delay Signing a Component Assembly

Creating a Merge Module Project

Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer

Installing and Testing the Application

Describe assemblies and explain features of assemblies that relate to deployment.

Explain how to use MSBuild to build an application.

Describe the key features of application testing.

Deploy applications by using ClickOnce.

Deploy applications by using Windows Installer.

Overview of Interoperability

Calling Unmanaged Functions by Using Platform Invoke

Calling COM Objects from Managed Code

Calling a Windows API from Managed Code

Calling a COM Object from Managed Code

Describe the options for interoperating with unmanaged code from a .NET Framework application.

Call unmanaged functions by using Platform Invoke.

Call COM objects from managed code.

Introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle

Introducing the Microsoft Solutions Framework

Developing Applications with the Capability Maturity Model Integration

Introducing Agile Software Development

Managing a Software Development Process

Discussion

Describe the software development life cycle.

Describe the key features of the Microsoft Solutions Framework.

Describe the development of applications with the Capability Maturity Model.

Describe the key features of Agile Software Development.