426.  ASP.NET Using VB.NET

Rev. 1.2.1

 

This course provides a practical, hands-on coverage of developing Web applications using ASP.NET and VB.NET and introduces Web services.

 

ASP.NET is introduced as a new Web programming platform that overcomes a number of limitations of ASP. Its architecture is outlined, including the role of compilation, the Page class and code-behind. Web Forms are introduced, including server controls, viewstate, life cycle, and the event model. Request/response HTTP programming using ASP.NET is covered.

 

Visual Studio .NET is used to greatly simplify the development of ASP.NET Web applications, including facilitating UI design. Deployment issues are discussed. ASP.NET Web applications are covered, including issues of application and session state and the use of cookies. Server controls represent an important innovation in ASP.NET and are covered in detail, including validation, rich controls, and user controls.

 

Configuration and security are covered. There is an introduction to caching in ASP.NET, which provides an effective mechanism for optimizing the performance of your ASP.NET application. Diagnostics and debugging are covered, including the use of tracing and performance counters. The architecture of the HTTP pipeline is described, including handlers and modules. The use of ASP.NET and ADO.NET for accessing databases is covered. Web services are introduced.

 

Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided, including a case study. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

·         Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET

·         Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using Web Forms and Visual Studio .NET

·         Optimize an ASP.NET Web application using configuration, security, and caching

·         Access databases using ASP.NET and ADO.NET

·         Implement Web services using ASP.NET

 

Course Duration:  4 days

 

Audience: This course is designed for experienced application developers and architects responsible for Web applications in a Microsoft environment.

 

Prerequisites:  The student should have a good working knowledge of VB.NET and the .NET Framework. Previous experience with ASP is desirable but not essential. Suitable Object Innovations courses would be 421 and 422.

 

1.      Introduction to ASP.NET

From ASP to ASP.NET

Web Forms

Web Services

ASP.NET Features

 

2.      Web Forms Architecture

Page Class

Web Forms Life Cycle

Web Forms Event Model

Code Behind

 

3.      ASP.NET and HTTP

Request/Response Programming

HttpRequest Class

HTTP Collections

HttpResponse Class

Redirection

HttpUtility Class

 

4.      Web Applications Using Visual Studio

ASP.NET Web Application Projects

Visual Studio Forms Designer

Deploying Web Applications

Using Components

Shadow Copying

Using the Global.asax File

Data Binding

 

5.      State Management and Web Applications

Session State

Application State

Multithreading Issues

Cookies

 

6.      Server Controls

HTML Server Controls

Web Forms Server Controls

Rich Controls

Validation Controls

User Controls

 

7.      ASP.NET Configuration and Security

Configuration Overview

Authentication and Authorization

Forms Authentication

Windows Authentication

Security and ASP.NET

 

8.      Caching in ASP.NET

What Is Caching

Page-Level Caching

Page Fragment Caching

Optimizing Your ASP.NET Application

Application Caching

 

9.      Debugging, Diagnostics and Error Handling

Debugging

Application Tracing

Page Tracing

Performance Counters

Error Handling

 

10. HTTP Pipeline

Pipeline Architecture

Context

Applications

Handlers

Modules

 

11. Database Programming Using ADO.NET

ADO.NET Overview

.NET Data Providers

Using DataReaders

Using DataSets

Data Binding

Interacting with XML Data

 

12. Introduction to Web Services

Web Services and Remoting

XML, SOAP, WSDL

Web Services Architecture

Proxies

Interoperability of Web Services

Developing Web Services Using Visual Studio .NET

 

System Requirements

 

Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows 2000. Internet Information Services and SQL Server 2000 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.