.NET Overview

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Summary

This one-day, information-packed seminar provides an overview of Microsoft's new .NET technology. It should prove of value to developers and managers who are starting on a .NET project or who are evaluating this technology.

The course opens with a discussion of the fundamental issues in developing applications in the Web environment, leading to the concept of applications as a service. The .NET Framework is outlined, including the class library and runtime. The major .NET languages are introduced. ASP.NET is described, including the use of Web Forms and Web Controls to simplify developing and deploying Web applications. The central role of XML and SOAP is described, including a discussion of the creation and use of Web services. The seminar concludes with a survey of additional .NET services, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, interoperability with COM and the Win32 API, and .NET Security.

The seminar includes demonstrations of the development of Web services and programming in C# and VB.NET using Visual Studio .NET Seminar attendees will be provided with comprehensive notes and programming examples.

NOTE: This is not a hands-on course for students. Demonstrations are done by the instructor.

Prerequisites

Attendees should be experienced software developers, architects, or managers.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the student should be able to

Understand the application development trends that drive .NET architecture
Learn the basic architecture of .NET
Become oriented to the major components of .NET and the development languages and tools

Length

1 Days

Format

Seminar with instructor demonstrations.

Course Outline

1. What is Microsoft .NET?
- Applications in the Internet Age
- Tools for Todays Applications
- A Robust Windows Platform
- .NET Programming Platform
- .NET Enterprise Servers
2. .NET Framework
- Evolution to .NET
- .NET Framework Overview
- Common Language Runtime
- .NET Framework Class Library
- Common Language Specification
- .NET Languages
- .NET Framework SDK
- Visual Studio .NET
3. Common Language Runtime
- Goals of CLR
- Assemblies
- Common Type System
- Metadata
- Virtual Execution System
- Intermediate Language
- Managed Code
- Just-In-Time Compilation
- Garbage Collection
4. .NET Languages
- C#
- Visual Basic .NET
- Visual C++ .NET
- JScript .NET
- PerlNET
5. ASP.NET and Web Services
- Web Forms
- Html Controls
- Web Controls
- Collaborative Web Applications
- Moving from Web Sites to Web Services
- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
- Web Services Description Language
- Discovery of Web Services
6. Other .NET Services
- Windows Forms
- ADO.NET
- Interoperating with Win32
- Interoperating with COM
- .NET Security

Hardware and Software Requirements

Course demonstrations require Microsoft .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET on Windows 2000. SQL Server 2000 and Internet Information Services should be installed. 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 500 MB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.

Students do not need a computer.

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