Introducing Visual Studio 2008 Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Objectives
This course introduces the new development features available in Visual Studio 2008 that can be used to create and consume application services, build ASP.NET Web sites, create engaging desktop applications, design workflows and expose services.

Audience
This clinic is intended for .NET programmers who have experience working with Visual Studio and C# or VB.NET.

Prerequisites
Before attending this clinic, students must have:

• Experience creating .NET applications using Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005
• Experience working with the C# or VB.NET programming languages

Module 1. Visual Studio 2008 and Language Features Overview
This module describes new .NET Framework application development features available in Visual Studio 2008 including:

• C# and VB.NET language enhancements
• Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
• The LINQ to SQL Designer

Module 2. Building Web Applications with Visual Studio 2008
This module describes new Web application development features available in Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5. Topics covered include:

• design, editing and CSS features
• new ASP.NET 3.5 controls
• ASP.NET AJAX integration
• support for JavaScript IntelliSense and JavaScript debugging

Module 3. Building WPF, WF and WCF Applications with Visual Studio 2008
This module walks students through new editor and designer features available in Visual Studio 2008 that allow engaging Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications to built along with robust application workflows and cross-platform services. Topics covered include:

• the Visual Studio 2008 WPF designer
• building User Account Control (UAC) aware applications for Windows Vista
• using the Windows WorkFlow designer
• creating and consuming Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services