Introduction/Overview of .Net

• Introduction to .Net
• Platform for the .Net
• Net Framework – BCL & CLR l Key design goals
• CLR, CTS, MSIL & other tools.
• Multiple Language Interaction & support l Moving from Project to Assemblies…
• Security in .NET – CAS

.Net Framework [Advanced]

• Advantages/Disadvantages
• Features of .Net
• Assemblies in Detail
• GAC, Strong Names
• Language Interop
• Reflection

Visual C#.Net Language

• Advantages/Disadvantages
• Why C#/ Why Not C#
• Where does C# Fit in
• C, C++ to Visual C#
• Features of C#
• .NET Namespaces

.Net Installations/C#.Net

• .NET Versions – 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.5 Beta
• Visual Studio.NET 2003/2005/Orcas/2008
• Windows Vista – New Look
• Gadgets/Sidebars/UAC – relation with .NET
• Hardware/Software Requirements
• FAQ’s with detailed answers

Programming Using Visual C#.Net

• The start of the application
• C#.Net Program Design
• Variables and types
• Value types and reference types (CTS)
• Strings and arrays and String formatting

C# - Basic and Advanced

• The Console class
• Statements and flows
• Programming Structures
• Command-line arguments
• VS.NET to Create C#.NET Apps
• C# 3.0/3.5 features – Implicit types , Extension Methods and more

Introduction To Windows Forms – I

• Windows forms library – WinForms
• Layout Enhancements
• Forms and controls – Hierarchy
• Creating simple GUI by hand
• Event handling
• Basic controls
• Windows forms – buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, panels, group boxes, list boxes, picture boxes…

Windows Forms – II

• Menus
• Built-in dialog boxes and printing
• Extender Controls
• ToolStrips, StatusStrips and progress bars
• A new MDI forms strategy
• Inheritance with forms
• New Controls – Web Browser, Property Grid etc

Object Oriented Concepts (Basic)

• Classes & objects
• Abstract & override methods
• Creating and using your own classes l Data members and member methods l Instantiate an object
• This keyword
• Properties – Read Only Write Only…
• Build process using windows class library l Generate classes for other clients
• How to use classes as part of project

Object Oriented Concepts (Advanced)

• Accessibility levels, specifiers and Constructors
• Method overloading
• Class (static) variables & methods
• Object destruction , ‘ref’ and ‘out’ parameters
• Constant values, Enumerations
• Inheritance and Polymorphism
• The root of all classes, Creating derived classes
• Method overriding and hiding
• Polymorphism and virtual functions
• Casting objects
• Abstract classes, Sealed classes, Static classes

Object Oriented Concepts (Implementation Oriented)

• Case Studies
• Class Diagram in VS.Net
• Refactoring & others
• FAQ’s

Error Handling

• Unstructured error handling support
• Structured error handling and Error categories
• Debugging the application
• Debug and Trace classes
• Code Optimization
• Testing and strategies

Ado.Net 1.1/2.0/Linq

• History and background
• From DAO to ADO.NET
• ADO.NET LINQ
• ADO.NET design goals
• The ADO.NET architecture and its components
• ADO.NET in relation to the other .NET tools
• DataSet in RealTime Scenarios

Ado.Net Components

• Connected and disconnected environment
• ADO.NET object model
• Data sources, providers and connections
• Commands and data readers
• Data sets and data adaptors
• Data tables, rows and columns
• Constraints and relations
• Data-centric applications – New ADO.Net Hierarchy

Data Sources And .Net Data Providers

• Connecting to a data source
• SQL Server .NET data provider
• OLE-DB .NET data provider
• Connections and connection strings
• SQL-Server integrated security
• Connection pooling
• ADO.NET exceptions

Accessing Data In The Connected Environment

• Commands
• Creating and executing commands
• Reading data using a data reader
• Batch queries & single result queries
• Parameterised queries (input & output parameters)
• Adding, editing and deleting data
• Stored procedures

Accessing Data In Disconnected Environment

• Why using a disconnected environment?
• DataSet and DataAdapter features
• Filling data sets using data adapters
• Read data using data tables, rows and columns
• Batch queries and data sets
• Visual Studio Data Menu & tools
• DataSet - Navigation, Functionality and Optimistic Concurrency

Sorting, Searching And Filtering

• Searching in data sets
• Find on primary keys
• Searching on any column, Searching on row state
• Wildcard searches, Searching in a data view
• Sorting and filtering using data views

Live Case Study and Implementation Of ADO.NET in N-Tier

• Client Server Basics
• N-Tier – Classical and New and importance w.r.t other .Net technologies
• Build User Interface Layer – importance
• Business Layer in N-Tier – advantages & disadvantages
• Data Access Layer – Generic/Specific Advantages
• N-Tier DataBase Application
• SQLHelper, CodeSmith etc tools awareness

Creating Custom Windows Controls

• About user – defined controls
• Understanding the control class with Container
• Add Properties/Methods/Events to Control
• Pack & use control in other windows applications
• Create & implement a windows control

Windows Services*

• Understanding services
• Creating windows services
• Setting properties
• Compile, run & install services
• Event log services

.Net Remoting

• About Distributed Applications
• COM/DCOM in Distributed Environment
• Drawbacks of DCOM
• .NET Remoting – New distributed environment
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Remoting – Web Services comparisons
• MBR, MBV, Channels and Formatters
• Programming Model – Object Styles & Lifestyles
• Activation
• Case Study – Implementation using Remoting

Application Deployment

• Packaging Code
• ClickOnce Deployment
• Configuring the .Net framework
• Deploying the application in Web Server
• Deployment – other methods