Introduction to Web Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

This module describes the different programming languages that are available when you develop Microsoft .NET Framework applications. It explains the fundamental aspects of writing code and creating components by using two of the .NET Framework–based languages, Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C#. It provides an overview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. It also explains how to create a simple Web application.

Choosing a Programming Language

Overview of Visual Studio 2010

Creating a Simple Web Application

Exercise 1: Creating an ASP.NET Web Site

Exercise 2: Adding and Configuring Server Controls in Web Forms

Exercise 3: Building and Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose a programming language.

Describe Visual Studio 2010.

Create a simple Web application.

This module explains how to create Web Forms and populate them with server controls.

Creating Web Forms

Adding and Configuring Server Controls in a Web Form

Exercise 1: Creating a Web Form

Exercise 2: Adding and Configuring Server Controls in a Web Form

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create Web Forms.

Add and configure server controls in a Web Form.

This module describes the various methods that you can use to add code to your Microsoft ASP.NET Web application. It explains how to use Web server controls, event handlers, code-behind files, and components. In addition, it explains how to use page events, especially the Page_Load event.

Working with Code-Behind Files

Handling Server Control Events

Creating Classes and Components by Using Visual Studio 2010

Handling Page Events

Exercise 1: Implementing Code in a Web Application

Exercise 2: Creating Event Procedures

Exercise 3: Creating an Entity Component

Exercise 4: Handling Page and Control Events

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with code-behind files.

Handle server control events.

Create classes and components by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

Handle page events.

This module explains how to create and implement master pages and how to implement user controls in a Web application.

Creating Master Pages

Adding User Controls to an ASP.NET Web Form

Exercise 1: Adding and Applying a Master Page

Exercise 2: Converting Web Forms to Content Pages and User Controls

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create master pages.

Add user controls to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form.

This module provides an overview of user input validation. It covers information on adding, positioning, and configuring validation controls on a Web Form. In addition, it covers information on validating Web Forms.

Overview of User Input Validation

ASP.NET Validation Controls

Validating Web Forms

Exercise 1: Adding Validation Controls

Exercise 2: Configuring Validation Controls

Exercise 3: Adding Server-Side Validation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe user input validation

Implement Microsoft ASP.NET validation controls

Validate Web Forms

This module describes the steps required to enable tracing and debugging, including how you can use debugging and tracing in a Web application.

Debugging in ASP.NET

Tracing in ASP.NET

Exercise 1: Debugging a Web Application

Exercise 2: Tracing a Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Perform debugging in Microsoft ASP.NET

Perform tracing in ASP.NET

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ADO.NET. It explains how to programmatically work with data by using ADO.NET and how to create a connection to access the data stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database. In addition, it explains how to use the DataSet and DataReader objects to support the local data storage and data manipulation requirements of Web Forms.

Overview of ADO.NET

Connecting to a Database

Managing Data

Exercise 1: Connecting to a Data Source

Exercise 2: Binding a Server Control to a Data Source

Exercise 3: Modifying a Data Source

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ADO.NET.

Connect to a database.

Manage data.

This module explains what LINQ is and how you can use LINQ to manage both XML data and Microsoft SQL Server data in a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application by using Web Server controls and code.

Overview of LINQ

Managing XML Data by Using LINQ to XML

Managing SQL Data by Using LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Entities

Exercise 1: Loading Data by Using the XmlDataSource Control

Exercise 2: Displaying Data by Using LINQ to XML

Exercise 3: Saving Data by Using LINQ to Entities

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe language-integrated query (LINQ).

Manage XML data by using LINQ to XML.

Manage SQL data by using LINQ.

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ASP.NET Dynamic Data. It also covers information on applying ASP.NET Dynamic Data. In addition, it explains how to customize ASP.NET Dynamic Data applications.

Overview of ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Applying ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Customizing ASP.NET Dynamic Data Applications

Exercise 1: Adding Dynamic Data to an Existing Web Site

Exercise 2: Registering LINQ to Entities by Using Dynamic Data

Exercise 3: Map, Clean and Test Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Apply ASP.NET Dynamic Data

Customize ASP.NET Dynamic Data applications

This module provides an overview of Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX and explains how to create an ASP.NET AJAX application. It also introduces the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit, and explains how to install the toolkit and add controls from the toolkit to a Web application.

Introduction to Ajax

Creating an ASP.NET Ajax Application by Using the Ajax Features for ASP.NET

Extending an ASP.NET Web Forms Application by Using the Ajax Control Toolkit

Exercise 1: Creating a Modal About Box

Exercise 2: Customizing Dynamic Data Field Templates with Ajax Server Controls

Exercise 3: Adding the Country Import Progress Indicator

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ASP.NET AJAX.

Create an ASP.NET AJAX application by using the ASP.NET AJAX extensions.

Extend an application by using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.

This module provides an overview of Windows Communication Foundation services. In addition, this module describes how to call a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service directly by using a browser and a proxy from a Web application.

Overview of Windows Communication Foundation Services

Calling Windows Communication Foundation Services

Working with WCF Data Services

Exercise 1: Creating a WCF Service Reference Proxy

Exercise 2: Calling a WCF Service Method from a Web Form

Exercise 3: Implementing WCF Data Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe WCF services.

Call WCF services.

Consume Windows Communication Foundation services.

This module explains how to manage state in a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application.

State Management

ASP.NET Profiles

ASP.NET Caching

Exercise 1: Examining the View State

Exercise 2: Caching Countries

Exercise 3: Displaying Visitors Counter on Default Page

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe state management.

Describe Microsoft ASP.NET Profiles.

Describe ASP.NET Caching.

This module explains how to configure and deploy a Microsoft ASP.NET Web application by using the machine.config and web.config files.

Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application

Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

Configuring the List View Page Size and Enabling the Save Countries Button

Configuring the Visitor Counter

Deploying the Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure an ASP.NET Web application.

Deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

This module explains the various Web application security functionalities. It also covers information on the infrastructure to build and deploy various Web application security functionalities.

Overview of Web Application Security

Declaratively Configuring Authentication and Authorization

Working Programmatically with Authentication and Authorization

Exercise 1: Enabling Forms Authentication

Exercise 2: Implementing Authorization

Exercise 3: Protecting Configuration File

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Web application security.

Describe how to declaratively configure authentication and authorization.

Work programmatically with authentication and authorization.

This module describes the new Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 functionalities, changes, and enhancements for improved Web development. The module also covers how Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2 and Microsoft Silverlight 4 fit in with .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010

Working with the ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework

Working with Silverlight 4

Exercise: Implementing a Silverlight Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Work with ASP.NET MVC 2.

Work with Silverlight 4.