Program Details
- Estimated Time
- Research:
- 12 hours
- Coding:
- 12 hours
- Subscription:
- 1 year
- Language:
- Visual C#
- Visual Studio:
- 2012
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Choose from 600+ hours of .NET training.
Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 in Visual C#
In this Developer Program, you’ll find a large variety of C# coding challenges that will get you firmly on the road to building and deploying ASP.NET 4.5 Web applications. You’ll cover key aspects of ASP.NET 4.5 related to building web pages and using server controls, creating consistent web applications, and delivering useful and attractive web pages. You’ll also practice connecting your Web applications to a database and using a variety of data integrity, user profile, and stability features to help you create secure web applications with ASP.NET 4.5. Enjoy!
| ASP.NET 4.5 Website Structure |
| Building ASP.NET 4.5 Pages |
| Designing and Building ASP.NET 4.5 Websites |
| Managing Data in ASP.NET 4.5 |
| Securing ASP.NET 4.5 Web Applications |
Windows 8 App Development with C# and XAML
In this Developer Program, you will learn the fundamentals of Windows 8 app development using C# and XAML, with an emphasis on user experience elements and using Windows 8-style controls. You’ll learn how to control the behavior of your app using the app bar and charms, and use live tiles and badges to display app data on the start screen. You’ll also practice resource management in Windows 8, learning about some of the more advanced aspects of asynchronous programming for C# Windows 8-style apps. In addition, you’ll learn how contracts (such as search, sharing, app to app picking, and play to) define the requirements that apps must meet to participate in specific Windows interactions.
| App Development Foundation |
| Contracts |
| Resource Management |
| Windows 8-Style UI Layouts and Surfaces |
Windows 8 App Development with JavaScript and HTML5
In this Developer Program, you will learn the fundamentals of Windows 8 app development using JavaScript and HTML5. There is an emphasis on user experience elements and using Windows 8-style controls. You will also learn about the hardware and media that Windows 8 devices offer, and how to manage resources. You’ll also learn about how contracts (such as search, sharing, app to app picking, and play to) define the requirements that apps must meet to participate in specific Windows interactions.
| App Development Foundation |
| Contracts |
| Hardware and Multimedia |
| Resource Management |
| Windows 8-Style Controls |
| Windows 8-Style UI Layouts and Surfaces |
Windows Azure
In this Developer Program, you will learn the fundamentals of developing and deploying cloud-based applications on the Windows Azure Platform. There is an emphasis on the Azure services that are available to manage your components hosted on Windows Azure including Web sites, hosted services and virtual machines. You will need an Azure account to complete the coding challenges in this developer program.
Windows Phone 8
In this Developer Program, you will learn the fundamentals of Windows Phone 8 app development using C# and XAML. There is an emphasis on user experience elements and using Windows Phone controls. You will also learn about the hardware and media that Windows Phone 8 devices offer, and how to manage resources.
.NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010
Get the skills needed to build killer apps in Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0. This Learning Program covers the core programming techniques required to write outstanding code in .NET 4.0, including Entity Framework, MVC, jQuery, Enterprise Library 5.0, C# 4.0, Silverlight 4.0, and unit testing. Look no further if you want to learn all the best practices associated with .NET 4.0 development.
ASP.NET Beginner to Intermediate
Learn how to develop powerful Web apps from a standing start. You’ll gain an in-depth knowledge of ASP.NET while building fully functional solutions in Visual Studio 2005/2008. Along with our comprehensive hands-on Drills, you’ll get working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on the topic from Safari Books Online. Ideal for the ASP.NET beginner or developers looking to expand existing Web development skills.
ASP.NET Beginner to Intermediate
Learn how to develop powerful Web apps from a standing start. You’ll gain an in-depth knowledge of ASP.NET while building fully functional solutions in Visual Studio 2005/2008. Along with our comprehensive hands-on Drills, you’ll get working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on the topic from Safari Books Online. Ideal for the ASP.NET beginner or developers looking to expand existing Web development skills.
ASP.NET Data and Security
Start creating advanced Web applications today. Through our comprehensive hands-on Drills, you’ll learn how to build loosely coupled, data driven interfaces that keep data secure through authorization and authentication. In addition, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on ASP.NET data and security from Safari Books Online. Ideal for the ASP.NET beginner or developers looking to expand their existing Web development skills in an authentic coding environment.
ASP.NET Data and Security
Start creating advanced Web applications today. Through our comprehensive hands-on Drills, you’ll learn how to build loosely coupled, data driven interfaces that keep data secure through authorization and authentication. In addition, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on ASP.NET data and security from Safari Books Online. Ideal for the ASP.NET beginner or developers looking to expand their existing Web development skills in an authentic coding environment.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Create data driven Web applications faster and easier in .NET 3.5. You’ll become proficient in the new database and XML technologies based on the LINQ framework through our practice-based learning. What’s more, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best NET Framework 3.5 titles from Safari Books Online. Ideal for intermediate developers and software teams looking to work more quickly and effectively.
| ADO.NET Data Services |
| ASP.NET Dynamic Data |
| ASP.NET MVC Fundamentals |
| LINQ to SQL |
| LINQ to XML |
| New Features in C# 3.0 |
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Create data driven Web applications faster and easier in .NET 3.5. You’ll become proficient in the new database and XML technologies based on the LINQ framework through our practice-based learning. What’s more, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best NET Framework 3.5 titles from Safari Books Online. Ideal for intermediate developers and software teams looking to work more quickly and effectively.
| ADO.NET Data Services |
| ASP.NET Dynamic Data |
| LINQ to SQL |
| LINQ to XML |
| New Features in VB 9.0 |
Object-Oriented Techniques
Become adept at creating robust, efficient, and maintainable object-oriented applications. Our comprehensive hands-on Drills will familiarize you with the most widely-used OOP techniques in the industry. You’ll also receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on OOP topics from Safari Books Online. Perfect for .NET developers and software teams who wish to make a paradigm shift in application and program design.
Object-Oriented Techniques
Become adept at creating robust, efficient, and maintainable object-oriented applications. Our comprehensive hands-on Drills will familiarize you with the most widely-used OOP techniques in the industry. You’ll also receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on OOP topics from Safari Books Online. Perfect for .NET developers and software teams who wish to make a paradigm shift in application and program design.
Patterns and Performance
Become proficient in two key areas of software development. In our Drills on design patterns, you’ll not only learn prescriptive solutions to common software development problems, but also the architectural patterns typically used in industry-wide n-tier systems. Our Drills on application performance will thoroughly familiarize you with important performance techniques such as threading and concurrency. In addition, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on these topics from Safari Books Online. Patterns will help your software teams discuss complex design concepts in an easily understandable way, while key profiling techniques are a terrific addition to the .NET developer’s skill set.
Patterns and Performance
Become proficient in two key areas of software development. In our Drills on design patterns, you’ll not only learn prescriptive solutions to common software development problems, but also the architectural patterns typically used in industry-wide n-tier systems. Our Drills on application performance will thoroughly familiarize you with important performance techniques such as threading and concurrency. In addition, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best authors on these topics from Safari Books Online. Patterns will help your software teams discuss complex design concepts in an easily understandable way, while key profiling techniques are a terrific addition to the .NET developer’s skill set.
WCF and Windows Workflow
Start building secure transparent services and workflow-enabled apps today. You’ll learn all the necessary skills to bring WCF and WF to life while completing our real world applications in Visual Studio 2008. To help, you’ll get working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best WCF and WF titles from Safari Books Online. An outstanding addition to the skill set of experienced .NET developers and software teams.
WCF and Windows Workflow
Start building secure transparent services and workflow-enabled apps today. You’ll learn all the necessary skills to bring WCF and WF to life while completing our real world applications in Visual Studio 2008. To help, you’ll get working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best WCF and WF titles from Safari Books Online. An outstanding addition to the skill set of experienced .NET developers and software teams.
Web Technologies: Application Development
Our Application Development program is aimed at the ASP.NET developer who’ll be engaged in n-tier design and development. We address the skills required to map business requirements onto a domain model, and map the domain model to a database (keeping in mind our n-tier collaboration mission). Because Web applications do not exist in isolation and must communicate with both the front-end and other services and applications, our developer must have a good understanding of HTTP and other internet protocols.
Web Technologies: Backend Database Development
Our Backend Database Development program is aimed at the SQL developer who needs to understand the essential techniques of database development – queries, joins, indexes, stored procedures, and more. You’ll explore the performance implications of using each technique in your web applications and make sensible adjustments based on your findings. You’ll also practice using the ADO.NET Data Services client library, managing your application data with ADO.NET, and using the ADO.NET Entity Framework to simplify data access in your applications. Lastly, you’ll work with advanced T-SQL activities such as subqueries and Set operations, table expressions, transactions, and structured exception handling. Enjoy!
| ADO.NET Data Services |
| ADO.Net Entity Framework |
| Consuming and Manipulating data with ADO.NET |
| Transact-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2005 |
| Transact-SQL Fundamentals in SQL Server |
Web Technologies: Front-end Development
Our Front-end User Experience Development program is aimed at the front-end developer who needs a good understanding of client development technologies. You’ll gain a practical understanding of the rapid and concise jQuery library. Topics include selectors, traversing, manipulation, events, animation effects, CSS, custom plugins, and AJAX. You will learn how to create pages using new HTML5 elements and gain experience in using new element attributes. You’ll also learn how to create a new Silverlight project, how to layout and style your applications, and how to use video and other media elements. Lastly, you’ll master a number of important techniques required to use CSS to style websites effectively. Happy coding!
| Developing with jQuery |
| HTML 5-based Applications |
| Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX |
| Silverlight 4.0 Fundamentals |
| Styling Websites with Cascading Stylesheets (CSS) |
WPF and Silverlight
Ramp up to richly-interactive graphical applications. You’ll learn essential techniques in the cutting edge WPF/Silverlight technologies with our practice-based training in Visual Studio. What’s more, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best WPF/Silverlight titles from Safari Books Online. A great fit for creative .NET developers and software teams building rich media applications. Gain practice experience creating controls, using graphics and animation, applying styles and control templates, and working with UserControls and Custom Controls in WPF. This comprehensive learning program will keep you busy!
| Basic Controls and Layout |
| Data Binding |
| Graphics and Animation |
| Silverlight 4.0 Fundamentals |
| Styles and Control Templates |
| UserControls and Custom Controls with WPF |
WPF and Silverlight
Ramp up to richly-interactive graphical applications. You’ll learn essential techniques in the cutting edge WPF/Silverlight technologies with our practice-based training in Visual Studio. What’s more, you’ll receive working code, MSDN articles, and access to the best WPF/Silverlight titles from Safari Books Online. A great fit for creative .NET developers and software teams building rich media applications. Gain practice experience creating controls, using graphics and animation, applying styles and control templates, and working with UserControls and Custom Controls in WPF. This comprehensive learning program will keep you busy!
| Basic Controls and Layout |
| Data Binding |
| Graphics and Animation |
| Managed Code in Silverlight 3 |
| Styles and Control Templates |
| UserControls and Custom Controls with WPF |
| Working with Data in Silverlight 3 |