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.NET 3.0/3.5 Architectural Overview: Hands-On

 
Course: 976     Type: Hands-On Training     Duration: 4 Days

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You Will Learn How To
  • Integrate the features of .NET 3.0/3.5 to simplify complex, multitier application architectures
  • Automate and optimize database access with LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Objects
  • Design modern graphical applications with Windows Presentation Foundation
  • Distribute applications over multiple channels with Windows Communication Foundation
  • Orchestrate business processes using Windows Workflow Foundation
  • Develop browser-based applications using Silverlight, AJAX and ASP.NET

Course Benefits
The .NET Frameworks 3.0 and 3.5 introduced a range of technologies that can greatly simplify the creation of complex distributed applications. In order to take advantage of these technologies, it is necessary to understand them both individually and as an integrated whole. In this course, you gain an understanding of LINQ, WPF, WCF, WF and other .NET technologies, and how they can be used to build sophisticated modern applications.

Who Should Attend
Experienced .NET 2.0 developers interested in utilizing the features of .NET 3.0/3.5. Programming experience at the level of Course 503, "Visual Basic 2008 Programming," or Course 419, "C# Programming," is assumed.

Hands-On Training
Hands-on exercises provide you with practical experience developing .NET 3.0/3.5 applications. Exercises, presented in Visual Basic or C#, include:
  • Retrieving and updating data with LINQ
  • Creating WPF user interfaces
  • Building and consuming WCF services
  • Orchestrating long-running business processes with persistent state machine workflows
  • Calling WCF workflow services from Silverlight
  • Animating Silverlight with XAML

Course 976 Content
Introducing .NET 3.0/3.5
  • Exploring .NET 3.0/3.5 architecture
  • LINQ
  • WPF
  • WCF
  • WF
  • MVC
  • Silverlight
Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Developing LINQ queries
  • Investigating LINQ syntax
  • Inferring data types at design time
Object Relational Mapping with LINQ to SQL
  • Querying a database
  • Returning LINQ Entities
  • Controlling how data is loaded with lambda expressions
  • Promoting entity changes to databases via the DataContext
  • Adding stored procedures to the DataContext
Manipulating data with LINQ to Object
  • Sorting and filtering objects
  • Aggregating object data
  • Working with anonymous types
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Building an XAML presentation layer
  • Designing a UI with XAML
  • Utilizing common XAML controls and properties
  • TextBlock
  • Label
  • TextBox
  • ListBox
Generating sophisticated layout
  • Positioning controls using Canvas and Grid
  • Organizing controls with StackPanel and DockPanel
  • Enhancing control appearance with color and opacity
  • Applying gradient brushes with style setters
  • Binding controls to styles
Activating WPF applications
  • Handling events
  • Showing windows and dialogs
  • Streamlining the UI with Model-View-ViewModel
  • Binding controls to ObservableCollection
  • Deploying with ClickOnce
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Programming distributed applications with WCF
  • Defining and implementing WCF interfaces
  • Configuring binary and HTTP channels
  • Serializing business entities for WCF
  • Controlling WCF behaviors
Consuming WCF services
  • Setting a service reference
  • Configuring WCF clients
  • Building WPF Clients
  • Managing transport and message security
Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Modeling business processes with WF
  • Composing sequential workflow with the visual designer
  • Adding and implementing Activities
  • Hosting the workflow runtime
Applying logic to a workflow
  • Directing program flow with IfElse and While
  • Setting declarative and code conditions
Representing long-running business processes
  • Designing state machine workflows
  • Employing the State, EventDriven and SetState activities
  • Persisting workflow with SQL Server
Integrating WF and WCF
  • Leveraging System.WorkflowServices
  • Passing data to the workflow with the ReceiveActivity
  • Returning data from workflow
Silverlight and ASP.NET AJAX
Creating cross-platform Silverlight UIs
  • Working with the UserControl object
  • Converting XAML from WPF to Silverlight
  • Accessing the QueryString
  • Invoking JavaScript from Silverlight
  • Enriching the UI with XAML animations
Combining Silverlight with WCF
  • Making asynchronous calls to WCF
  • Wrapping a workflow service
Enhancing the UI with ASP.NET AJAX
  • Comparing AJAX with Silverlight
  • Calling WCF from ASP.NET AJAX

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.NET 3.0/3.5 Architectural Overview: Hands-On
.NET 3.0/3.5 Architectural Overview: Hands-On
Participants integrating WCF, WF, LINQ and Silverlight.


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