Module 1: General Coding Best Practices

This module covers best practices for creating data and types, as well as how best to manage memory and how to develop assemblies.

Lessons

• Best practices for numerical / string / array / constant data
• Best practices for creating interface, structure, and enum types
• Best practices regarding memory management
• Best practices regarding assembly development

Module 2: Building Types with Visual Studio 2005

In this module, students learn how to work with Visual Studio 2005 to build custom code snippets.

Lessons

• Discover the numerous versions of Visual Studio 2005
• Work with the VS 2005 visual class designers
• Examine VS 2005 refactoring support
• Understand the role of code snippets and surround with technology
• Build custom code snippets
• Understand the OTB (Object Test Bench)

Module 3: Evolution of Enterprise Systems

In this module, students will learn how enterprise systems are built by comparing various architectures.

Lessons

• Compare structures of typical enterprise architectures that have been used over the past decades
• Discuss the benefits of using layered, component based, service oriented, and web-based architectures
• Compare and contrast the .NET Framework with the J2EE and COM platforms
• Overview the various MS-centric technologies used to build a distributed system
• Know the role of Microsoft's ?application blocks?

Module 4: The Presentation Layer

This module examines UI APIs and touches on the role of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Lessons

• Contrast various UI models
• Examine select cross-platform (and open source) UI APIs
• Examine select details of building UI layers via Windows Forms (2.0)
• Preview the Role of Windows Presentation Foundation
• Examine select details of building UI layers via ASP.NET (2.0)
• Distinguish between the UI layer and UI Process layer

Module 5: The Data Layer

This module covers data access components and examines the new features of ADO.NET 2.0.

Lessons

• Review the ADO.NET programming model
• Contrast data readers and DataSets
• Examine new features of ADO.NET 2.0
• Enumerate several data-access-centric best practices
• Examine the role of data access components

Module 6: The Business Layer

Business objects and processes are examined in this module, and students are introduced to the role of BizTalk server and COM+.

Lessons

• Examine the role of business objects and business processes
• Define an 'application server'
• Understand the role of BizTalk server
• Understand the role of Enterprise Services (COM+)

Module 7: Crossing Layers

In this module, students will learn the differences between .NET remoting and XML web services.

Lessons

• Understand the five key best practices of designing a distributed system.
• Understand the core architectural differences between .NET remoting and XML web services.
• Be introduced to the .NET remoting architecture.
• Examine .NET's implementation of XML web services.

Module 8: Security

This module covers the basics of securing assemblies using various models.

Lessons

• Examine several principals of securing a distributed system
• Understand the role of authentication, authorization, and secure communications
• Understand various ways to secure your assemblies
• Survey the .NET Role Based Security (RBS) model
• Survey the ASP.NET Forms authentication model
• Survey the new ASP.NET 2.0 security controls

Module 9: Deploying Applications

In this module, students learn about ClckOnce applications and deployment issues.

Lessons

• Understand the details of assembly binding and versioning
• Survey the Visual Studio .NET Package and Deployment projects
• Study ClickOnce applications and see how they ease deployment hassles
• Learn how to configure CAS security permissions for ClickOnce applications