ASP.NET Using C#

Current Version: 4.7

Summary

This five-day course provides a comprehensive and practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2015. It includes an introduction to ASP.NET MVC, a newer Web programming framework that incorporates use of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. It also includes coverage of using ASP.NET AJAX to build rich client applications and the use of Web API to create HTTP services. A final chapter introduces ASP.NET on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

The fundamentals of Web applications are reviewed, and a testbed is established for ASP.NET and Internet Information Services. The architecture of ASP.NET is outlined, including the role of compilation, the Page class and code-behind. Web Forms are introduced, including server controls, view state, life cycle, and the event model. Request/response HTTP programming using ASP.NET is covered.

Visual Studio 2015 is used to greatly simplify the development of ASP.NET Web applications, including facilitating UI design. 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. There is an introduction to caching in ASP.NET, which provides an effective mechanism for optimizing the performance of your ASP.NET application. The fundamentals of configuration and security are introduced. Diagnostics and debugging are covered, including the use of tracing.

Additional server controls are introduced, including menus and master pages. Data access is covered in some detail in two chapters, including an introduction to ADO.NET, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the Entity Data Model (EDM) and the powerful data access controls provided by ASP.NET. The LocalDB version of SQL Server 2014 Express is used as the database. This section of the course is tied together by a progressive case study illustrating a Web site for a publishing company.

The final section of the course introduces four important ASP.NET technologies: ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, and ASP.NET on Azure.

An appendix covers hosting ASP.NET applications on IIS 7.5.

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

Prerequisites

The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework. Some familiarity with JavaScript is recommended for the AJAX chapter.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the student should be able to

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 2015
Optimize an ASP.NET Web application using configuration, security, and caching
Access databases using ADO.NET, LINQ and the Entity Data Model
Use newer features in ASP.NET
Implement rich client applications using ASP.NET AJAX
Create Web applications using the Model-View-Controller design pattern
Create HTTP services using ASP.NET Web API
Deploy an ASP.NET Web application to the Azure cloud

Intended Audience

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

Length

5 Days

Format

Instructor-led course, with practical computer-based exercises.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to ASP.NET
- Web Application Fundamentals
- Using Internet Information Services
- Web Forms
- ASP.NET MVC
- 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
- Using Visual Web Developer
- Visual Studio Forms Designer
- 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. Caching in ASP.NET
- What Is Caching?
- Page-Level Caching
- Page Fragment Caching
- Optimizing Your ASP.NET Application
- Application Caching
8. ASP.NET Configuration and Security Fundamentals
- Configuration Overview
- Authentication and Authorization
- Forms Authentication
- Windows Authentication
- Security and ASP.NET
9. Debugging, Diagnostics and Error Handling
- Debugging
- Application Tracing
- Page Tracing
- Error Handling
10. More Server Controls
- Newer ASP.NET Controls
- Menus
- Master Pages
11. ADO.NET and LINQ
- ADO.NET Overview
- .NET Data Providers
- Connections
- Commands
- DataReaders and Connected Access
- Data Sets and Disconnected Access
- Language Integrated Query
12. Data Controls and Data Binding
- Data Source Controls
- Connection String Storage
- GridView
- DetailsView
- FormView
- Object Data Sources
- ListView
- DataPager
- Entity Data Model
- EntityDataSource
13. ASP.NET AJAX
- Rich Client Applications
- AJAX
- ScriptManager
- UpdatePanel
- AJAX Client Library
- Remote Method Calls
- AJAX Control Toolkit
14. ASP.NET MVC
- Model-View-Controller Pattern
- What is ASP.NET MVC?
- ASP.NET MVC versus Web Forms
- ASP.NET MVC Projects in Visual Studio
- Controllers
- Action Methods and Routing
- Views
- Strongly-Typed Views
- Model Binding
- Validation
15. ASP.NET Web API
- Web API
- Representational State Transfer
- REST and Web API
- HTTP Services Using Web API
- Using Fiddler
- Web API Clients
16. ASP.NET and Azure
- What Is Windows Azure?
- A Windows Azure Testbed
- Deploying an Application to Azure
- Updating an Application on Azure
Appendix A. Learning Resources
Appendix B. Hosting in IIS 7.5
- Installing IIS 7.5
- IIS Manager
- ASP.NET with IIS 7.5

Hardware and Software Requirements

Required software is Visual Studio 2015, which includes LocalDB, a lightweight version of SQL Server 2014 Express. The free Visual Studio Community 2015 may be used. The operating system should be Windows 7SP1 or more recent. See the course Setup Guide for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1.8 GHz or equivalent CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 10 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.

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