Developing In Visual Studio 2005

Introduction to Visual Studio 2005

Build collections using generics
Use existing code snippets in code and create new code snippets
Use My classes to access system and application resources

Object-Oriented Design

Describe the basics of object-oriented design
Explain the concepts of encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism
Create classes based on use cases
Model classes for use in NET by using Visio

Object-Oriented Programming

Define classes
Instantiate and use objects in client code
Create classes that use inheritance
Define interfaces and use polymorphism
Create shared members
Create class events and handle them from a client application

Using ADO.NET

List the benefits of ADO.NET
Create applications by using ADO.NET
List the main ADO.NET objects and their functions
Use Visual Studio NET data designers and data binding
Explain how XML integrates with ADO.NET

Building Data Components in Visual Studio 2005

Create data components using Visual Studio 2005
Edit data components using Visual Studio 2005 wizards and designers
Write asynchronous ADONET code

Consuming and Creating XML Web Services

Describe the purpose and process behind calling an XML Web service from a Web Form
Call an XML Web service directly from a browser by using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Create a Web reference proxy for an XML Web service Web method and call the method from a Web Form
Use the templates in Visual Studio NET to create an XML Web service

Building Presentation Layer Applications with Windows Forms

Why use windows forms?
Structure of windows forms
Windows forms class hierarchy
Using windows forms
Using controls
New controls in visual studio 2005
Click-once deployment

Customizing Windows Forms and Controls

Explain the methods of authoring controls for Windows Forms
Draw a user interface by using GDI+
Create a control that inherits from an existing control
Create a nonrectangular Windows Form
Create a custom user control

Performing Asynchronous Tasks by Using Multithreaded Techniques

Explain the concepts and processes that are involved in performing asynchronous programming
Load a bitmap into a Windows Forms application asynchronously
Perform multiple simultaneous calculations on a form by using multithreading