MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (5 days)

MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Class Overview

This Visual Basic .NET class provides Microsoft Visual Basic developers with the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft .NET-based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language.

This class is intended primarily for developers who use Visual Basic 4.0 or later as their primary language, who use Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Active Server Pages (ASP) to develop applications, and who plan to use Visual Basic .NET for future application development.

MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Class Goals

• Learn to list the major elements of the .NET Framework and describe some of the major enhancements to the new version of Visual Basic.
• Learn to describe the basic structure of a Visual Basic .NET project and use the main features of the integrated development environment (IDE).
• Learn to use the new language features and syntax in Visual Basic .NET.
• Learn to explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented design specifically for Visual Basic .NET.
• Learn to explain and use the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming in Visual Basic .NET.
• Learn to create applications by using Microsoft Windows Forms.
• Learn to create Internet applications that use Web Forms and Web Services.
• Learn to create applications that use ADO.NET.
• Learn to create components in Visual Basic .NET.
• Learn to set up and deploy various types of Visual Basic .NET-based applications.
• Learn to prepare existing Visual Basic-based applications for upgrade to Visual Basic .NET.

MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Class Outline

1. Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform
   1. What Is the Microsoft .NET Platform?
   2. What Is the .NET Framework?
   3. What Are the .NET Framework Components?
   4. What Are the Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?
2. Development Environment Features
   1. Describing the Integrated Development Environment
   2. Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects
   3. Using Development Environment Features
   4. Debugging Applications
   5. Compiling in Visual Basic .NET
3. Language and Syntax Enhancements
   1. Data Types
   2. Using Variables
   3. Functions, Subroutines, and Properties
   4. Exception Handling
4. Object-Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET
   1. Designing Classes
   2. Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
   3. Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
   4. Using Microsoft Visio
5. Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
   1. Defining Classes
   2. Creating and Destroying Objects
   3. Inheritance
   4. Interfaces
   5. Working with Classes
6. Using Windows Forms
   1. Why Use Windows Forms?
   2. Structure of Windows Forms
   3. Using Windows Forms
   4. Using Controls
   5. Windows Forms Inheritance
7. Building Web Applications
   1. Introduction to ASP.NET
   2. Creating Web Form Applications
   3. Building Web Services
   4. Using Web Services
8. Using ADO.NET
   1. ADO.NET Overview
   2. .NET Data Providers
   3. The DataSet Object
   4. Data Designers and Data Binding
   5. XML Integration
9. Developing Components in Visual Basic .NET
   1. Components Overview
   2. Creating Serviced Components
   3. Creating Component Classes
   4. Creating Windows Forms Controls
   5. Creating Web Forms User Controls
   6. Threading
10. Deploying Applications
    1. Describing Assemblies
    2. Choosing a Deployment Strategy
    3. Deploying Applications
11. Upgrading to Visual Basic .NET
    1. Deciding Whether to Upgrade
    2. Options for Upgrading
    3. Recommendations
    4. Performing the Upgrade

MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• Visual Basic

MOC 2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

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