Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Module 1: Creating Web Applications by Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft .NET-Based Languages

This module explains how to create a Web application by using Visual Studio 2008. It also describes how to create a component by using Visual Basic or C#.

Lessons

• Overview of Visual Studio 2008
• Creating an ASP.NET Web Application Project
• Overview of the Microsoft .NET-Based Languages
• Creating a Component by Using Visual Studio 2008

Module 2: Creating and Implementing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form

This module describes how to create and implement a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form that contains server controls and uses a master page.

Lessons

• Creating Web Forms and Master Pages
• Adding Server Controls to a Web Form
• Implementing Code-Behind Pages
• Adding Event Procedures to Web Server Controls
• Handling Page Events

Module 3: Accessing Data with Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008

This module explains how to access data by using Microsoft ADO.NET 3.5 and the built-in data access tools available in Visual Studio 2008.

Lessons

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Connecting to a Database
• Accessing Data
• Accessing Multiple Tables

Module 4: Accomplishing Complex Data Access Tasks and Manipulating XML Data

This module explains how to call stored procedures from an ASP.NET Web application. It also covers how to access data from a database by using LINQ to SQL and explains how to access and manipulate data that was stored by using Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Lessons

• Stored Procedures
• Data Access with LINQ to SQL
• Overview of XML Architecture in ASP.NET
• XML and the DataSet Object
• Managing XML Data

Module 5: Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application

This module explains how to create and extend an ASP.NET AJAX application.

Lessons

• Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX
• Creating an ASP.NET AJAX Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions
• Extending an Application by Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

Module 6: Delivering Dynamic Content with Microsoft Silverlight

This module explains how to create a Microsoft Silverlight-based application that delivers dynamic content.

Lessons

• Overview of Microsoft Silverlight
• Creating Silverlight-Based Applications with Visual Studio 2008
• Implementing XAML Objects

Module 7: Consuming and Creating XML Web Services

This module explains how to call a Web service from an ASP.NET Web application and incorporate the returned data into a Web application.

Lessons

• Overview of Using XML Web Services
• Calling an XML Web Service
• Creating an XML Web Service

Module 8: Managing State

This module explains how to store ASP.NET Web application and session data by using a variety of methods.

Lessons

• State Management
• Application and Session Variables
• Cookies and Cookieless Sessions

Module 9: Configuring, Optimizing, and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

This module explains how to configure and deploy an ASP.NET Web application.

Lessons

• Implementing the Cache Object
• ASP.NET Output Caching
• Configuring an ASP.NET Web Application
• Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application

Module 10: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application

This module explains how to secure an ASP.NET Web application by using a variety of technologies, including authentication and authorization.

Lessons

• Web Application Security Overview
• Windows-Based Authentication
• Forms-Based Authentication