Course Outline: Introduction for .Net for Developers
(1 Day) Seminar
Learning Objectives
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
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Course Audience
This seminar is designed for managers and developers who would like an inside view or demystification of the .NET architecture.
Course Description
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 in detail, including the class library and runtime. The C# programming language is introduced at a sophisticated level, including the object-oriented features. 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, including Visual Basic.NET, Managed Extensions for C++, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, and interoperability with COM and the Win32 API.
The seminar includes demonstrations of the development of Web Services and programming in C# using Visual Studio.NET. Seminar attendees will be provided with comprehensive notes and programming examples.
Course Objectives
At course completion the student will be able to perform the following tasks:
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 Understand the application development trends that drive .NET architecture
Prerequisites
Attendees should be experienced software developers. As the new language C# is outlined from scratch, no specific language background is required, but experience in an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java would be helpful.
