What's new in Visual Studio 2005 for Existing Visual Studio .NET Developers

Introduction
This three-day instructor-led workshop will providethe student with a focused, hands-on environment to experience the new featuresand functionality of the Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 product. Students willspend 70%-80% of their time writing code using the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1release.

Audience
This workshop is intended for experienced,professional software developers who are already skilled in building softwareusing Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003,including those employed by independent software vendors or those who work oncorporate enterprise development teams.

At Workshop Completion
After completing this workshop, students will beable to:

Apply knowledge of new productivity features and functionality in Visual Studio 2005 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop software more efficiently

Write applications that use the Microsoft Visual Basic® and Microsoft Visual C#® programming language enhancements

Build managed code to run inside SQL Server 2005 (codename "Yukon")

Write data access code using the improved functionality in ADO.NET

Build Microsoft Windows® Forms applications using new controls and new functionality in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE designers

Deploy rich client applications using the new ClickOnce application deployment functionality

Build ASP.NET Web applications using new controls and new functionality in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE designers

Use the improved enterprise development tools to aid in the design, build and deployment of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications

Prerequisites
Before attending this workshop, students musthave:

Experience (at least 1 year) as a full-time developer using Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio .NET 2003

Experience in developing applications in one or more of the following fields:
Web Application
Windows Forms Application
Server Component
XML Web Services

Microsoft CertifiedProfessional Exams
No Microsoft Certified Professional exams areassociated with this course currently.

Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbookand other necessary materials for this class.

Course Outline
Unit1: Introduction to Visual Studio 2005
This unit provides a hands-on, fast-pacedopportunity for experienced developers to learn how to use some of the newproductivity features in Visual Studio 2005. It provides an introduction to thecode refactoring features, the use of some language enhancements such asgenerics, and the use of code snippets. This unit is also designed as anintroduction to the workshop learning format.
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Build collections using generics

Use existing code snippets in code and create new code snippets
Visual Basic developers will be able to:

Use My classes to access system and application resources
Visual C# developers will be able to

Refactor code using the refactoring features
Lab:Programming using the productivity enhancements and language improvements inVisual Studio 2005

Unit2: Building Managed Code for SQL Server 2005
This unit teaches students how to use VisualStudio 2005 to create managed code that runs inside SQL Server 2005.
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Write a managed assembly to run inside SQL Server 2005

Write a managed trigger

Write and access a managed stored procedure

Write a managed code user defined type (UDT), store it in a SQL Server table and use it in a program

Store XML documents in the XML type supported by SQL Server 2005, and validate XML in the database using an XML Schema

Create an XML Schema using the Visual Studio 2005 XML Designer

Query and update XML data using XmlDocument
Lab:Writing Managed Code for SQL Server 2005
Lab:Working with XML in Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

Unit3: Building Data Components in Visual Studio 2005
This unit provides an opportunity for experienceddevelopers to create data access code using new features in Visual Studio 2005.
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Create data components using Visual Studio 2005

Edit components with the Data Component Designer

Access multiple ADO.NET result sets concurrently

Write asynchronous ADO.NET code
Lab:Accessing Data with ADO.NET

Unit4: Building Presentation Layer Applications with Windows Forms
This unit provides an opportunity for experienceddevelopers to build rich client applications using the new productivityfeatures in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE, and the new controls in the .NETFramework. It also gives students an introduction to the new ClickOncedeployment technology for Windows Forms applications. ClickOnce makes it easyto deploy Windows Forms applications to multiple clients via a Web server,including the ability to automatically update clients when application changesoccur.
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Build Windows Forms applications using Visual Studio 2005

Create databound forms using the RAD databinding features of the IDE

Generate Master-Detail forms using Visual Studio 2005 SmartTags

Create databound forms that bind to data components

Deploy a Windows Forms application to a Web server

Write an application that automatically updates on multiple clients when a new version is deployed
Lab:RAD databinding in Windows Forms Applications
Lab:Databinding to Components and Web Services in Windows Forms
Lab:Deploying Windows Forms applications with ClickOnce

Unit5: Building Presentation Layer Applications withASP.NET 2.0
This unit provides an opportunity for experienceddevelopers to build Web applications using the new productivity features in theVisual Studio 2005 IDE and the new controls in the .NET Framework.
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Create databound forms that bind to data components

Write code using the Web Applications (ASP.NET 2.0) enhancements

Program the new ASP.NET data source controls: SqlDataSource, ObjectDataSource, AccessDataSource, DataSetDataSource, SiteMapDataSource, XmlDataSource

Create a common Web page layout with Master Pages

Manage Web application users with the login controls
Lab:RAD databinding in ASP.NET 2.0
Lab:Programming Master Pages, Site Navigation, and Themes
Lab:Membership and Role Management in ASP.NET 2.0

Unit6: Creating Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Applications in Visual Studio2005
This unit provides a hands-on, fast-pacedintroduction for Visual Studio developers to learn how to use the DistributedApplication Designer. The Distributed Application Designer helps in thecreation of "Connected Systems," which are constructed from looselycoupled, autonomous applications that offer services and communicate viamessages.
After completing this module, students will beable to:

Design and implement connected systems using the Distributed Application Designer

Validate an application against a logical data center design to ensure successful deployment

Synchronize design with code
Lab:Creating a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Application using theDistributed Application Designer
About Microsoft Workshops
Microsoft Official Workshops are for students whowant to enhance their skills, where they learn by doing through scenario andtroubleshooting hands-on labs, targeted reviews, information resources, andbest practices.
Students in a developer workshop typically spend70-80% of their time in labs writing code.