412  .NET Framework Using C#

Rev. 1.2

 

Microsoft .NET is an advance in programming technology that greatly simplifies application development, both for traditional, proprietary applications and for the emerging paradigm of Web-based services. .NET is a complete restructuring of Microsoft’s whole system infrastructure and represents a major learning challenge for programmers developing applications on Microsoft platforms. Part of .NET is a major new object-oriented programming language, C#. But learning the new programming language is only part of the challenge. The much greater challenge is learning the .NET Framework and all its capabilities.

 

This three-day course is designed to provide a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C# language and the fundamentals of Windows Forms. The course focuses on core portions of the .NET Framework that are common across many application areas. Separate courses are available in specific areas, such as ASP.NET and Web services. It is part of the Object Innovations series of .NET courses, which are based on The Integrated .NET Series of books from Object Innovations and Prentice Hall PTR.

 

The course starts with an introduction to the architecture and key concepts of .NET. It then discusses class libraries, assemblies, versioning, configuration, and deployment, which constitute a major advance in the simplicity and robustness of deploying Windows applications, ending the notorious “DLL hell.” The next two chapters discuss important topics in the .NET programming model, including metadata, reflection, I/O, and serialization. The following chapter continues the discussion of the .NET programming model, covering memory management, threading, asynchronous programming, application domains, marshal by value, marshal by reference, and.NET remoting,.

 

.NET Security is introduced in some detail, including both code access security and role-based security. The next chapter covers interoperability of .NET with COM and with Win32 applications. The course concludes with an introduction to database programming using ADO.NET. An appendix outlines a Visual Studio .NET database testbed.

 

The course is practical, with many examples and a case study. The goal is to equip you to begin building significant applications using the .NET Framework. The student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples. The book Application Development Using C#  and .NET  is recommended as a supplement to the course.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

·         Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of .NET

·         Acquire a working knowledge of the .NET programming model and .NET Security

·         Learn how to implement database applications using .NET

 

Course Duration:  3 days

 

Prerequisites:  The student should be an experienced application developer or architect with a working knowledge of C#, including building simple GUIs with Windows Forms.

 

1.      .NET Fundamentals

What is Microsoft .NET?

Common Language Runtime

Attribute-Based Programming

Interface-Based Programming

Metadata

Common Type System

Framework Class Library

Language Interoperability

Managed Code

Assemblies and Deployment

Web Services

ASP.NET

 

2.      Class Libraries

Components in .NET

Building Class Libraries at the Command Line

Class Libraries Using Visual Studio .NET

Using References

 

3.      Assemblies, Deployment and Configuration

Assemblies

Private Assembly Deployment

Shared Assembly Deployment

Configuration Overview

Configuration Files

Programmatic Access to Configuration

Multi-Course Assemblies

Using SDK Tools for Signing and Deployment

 

4.      Metadata and Reflection

Metadata

Reflection

Late Binding

 

5.      I/O and Serialization

Directories

Files

Serialization

Attributes

 

6.      .NET Programming Model

Memory Management and Garbage Collection

Threading and Synchronization

Asynchronous Delegates

Application Domains

Marshal by Value

Marshal by Reference

.NET Remoting

 

7.      .NET Security

Authentication and Authorization

Configuring Security

Code Access Security

Code Groups

Evidence

Permissions

Role-Based Security

Principals and Identities

 

8.      Interoperating with COM and Win32

.NET Client Calling a COM Server

COM Client Calling a .NET Server

PInvoke

 

9.      Database Programming Using ADO.NET

ADO.NET Overview

.NET Data Providers

Using DataReaders

Using DataSets

Interacting with XML Data

 

Appendix A.  A Visual Studio .NET Database Testbed

 

Server Explorer

Query Analyzer

OSQL

 

System Requirements

 

Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows 2000 or XP. SQL Server 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 3 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.