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.NET Framework Using C#

This four-day course is designed to provide a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C# language and the fundamentals of Windows Forms.

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What you'll learn

This four-day course is designed to provide a sound introduction to the .NET Framework for programmers who already know the C# language and the fundamentals of Windows Forms. It is current to Visual Studio 2019, which now includes support for cross-platform development using .NET Core. The course focuses on core portions of the .NET Framework that are common across many application areas. Separate courses are available in specific areas, such as ADO.NET, XML Programming, Windows Presentation Framework, Windows Communications Framework and ASP.NET.

Prerequisites

The student should be an experienced application developer or architect with a working knowledge of C#, including building simple GUIs with Windows Forms.

Course Outline

1 .NET Fundamentals

What is Microsoft .NET?
Common Language Runtime
CLR Serialization
Attribute-Based Programming
Interface-Based Programming
Metadata
Common Type System
Framework Class Library
Language Interoperability
Managed Code
Assemblies and Deployment
Web Services
ASP.NET
Performance
.NET Native
.NET Core and Cross-platform Development
XML Serialization

2. Class Libraries

Components in .NET
Building Class Libraries at the Command Line
Class Libraries Using Visual Studio
Using References

3. Assemblies, Deployment and Configuration

Assemblies
Private Assembly Deployment
Shared Assembly Deployment
Configuration Overview
Configuration Files
Programmatic Access to Configuration
Using SDK Tools for Signing and Deployment
Application Settings

4. Metadata and Reflection

Metadata
Reflection
Late Binding

5. I/O and Serialization

Directories
Files
Serialization
Attributes

6 .NET Programming Model

Memory Management and Garbage Collection
Asynchronous Delegates
BackgroundWorker
Application Domains

7 .NET Threading

Threading Fundamentals
ThreadPool
Foreground and Background Threads
Synchronization
Task Parallel Library

8 .NET Security

Authentication and Authorization
Code Access Security
Sandboxing
Permissions
Role-Based Security
Principals and Identities

9. Interoperating with COM and Win32

.NET Client Calling a COM Server
64-bit System Considerations
PInvoke

10 .NET and LINQ

ADO.NET Overview
.NET Data Providers
Connections
Using LocalDB
Commands
DataReaders and Connected Access
Data Sets and Disconnected Access
Language Integrated Query

11. Debugging Fundamentals

Compile-time Errors and Run-time Errors
Configuring Debug, Release, and Special Builds
Visual Studio Debugger
Just-In-Time Debugging
Attaching Debugger to a Running Process

12. Tracing

Tracing
Event Logs

13. More About Tracing

Using the BooleanSwitch and TraceSwitch Classes
Print Debugging Information with the Debug Class
Instrumenting Release Builds with the Trace Class
Using Listeners
Implementing Custom Listeners

Appendix A: .NET Remoting

Marshal by Value
Marshal by Reference
.NET Remoting

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