.NET Introduction training course

Interfaces

• Introduction to Interfaces
• Creating an Interface
• Implementing an Interface
• Standard Interfaces
• Lab: Use interfaces in to work with Generic Collections

Error Handling

• Creating Robust Applications
• Exception Handling
• Try/catch/finally
• Lab: Add exception handling

Class Libraries

• Creating a Class Library
• Assemblies
• Strong Named Assemblies
• Lab: Create a Class Library for later reuse

Asynchronous Programming

• Asynchronous APIs are now common within .NET
• File Access
• Opening Files
• Reading and writing to files (and asynchronous usage)
• Use of asynchronous calls
• Task Asynchronous Pattern
• Lab: Reading from a file asynchronously

Accessing Databases (ADO.NET & LINQ)

• Creating a Data Access Layer
• Standard ADO.NET types
• Lab: Access data from a database
• Lambda Expressions
• Extension Methods
• Anonymous Type
• Simplified Querying and Manipulation of Data with Language Integrated Query LINQ
• Discussion of how the use of these new features allows alternative ways of writing programs.
• Creating an Entity Data Model
• Labs: Manipulate data using LINQ; Access data using an Entity Data Model

Web Presentation Layer

• This section considers the basics of creating a Web Application using both the traditional ASP.NET approach and the newer MVC approach
• ASP.NET MVC (Model View Controller)
• Creating Model, View and Controller
• Configuring applications
• Use of Razor views
• Validating user input
• Lab: Create an ASP.NET MVC Application to allow user input and presentation of data

Deployment

• Consideration of alternative ways in which Applications can be deployed
• Copying Web Sites
• Publish Web Sites
• Lab: Publishing Project