.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 three-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.
On completion of this course, the student should be able to
Become familiar with the Visual Studio 2008 development
environment and understand which version is appropriate for specific
tasks
Gain a working knowledge of implicitly typed variables,
lambda expressions, query keywords, and other new features of C# 3.0
Use LINQ to access data from collections, databases, and XML
Implement distributed applications using WCF
Implement workflow applications using WF
Use WPF and Extensible Markup Language (XAML) to create
Windows applications
Course exercises require Microsoft .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
Standard Edition or higher. The preferred operating system is Windows
XP 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.
