Exploring Visual Studio 2010 Using Visual Basic, Part 4 of 4

Course description

Visual Studio 2010 adds a large set of new functionality for the Visual Studio developer. From new language features, including dynamic language support to full support and tooling for developing Silverlight applications, Visual Studio 2010, and the .NET Framework 4.0, make it easier than ever to create robust, enterprise-level applications. This course introduces the most important new features in Visual Studio 2010 for experienced Visual Studio developers.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that students have some programming background and experience using Visual Studio 2008. Because this course focuses solely on new features in Visual Studio 2010, its content will best be appreciated by developers who are fluent using Visual Studio 2008, and simply want to discover the new features added in Visual Studio 2010. The course assumes knowledge of a CLS language (Visual Basic or Visual C#), of the .NET Framework 3.5, and Visual Studio 2010.

Meet the experts

Ken Getz

Ken Getz is a featured instructor for several of our Visual Studio courses. He is a Visual Basic and Visual C# expert and has been recognized multiple times as a Microsoft MVP. Ken is a seasoned instructor, successful consultant, and the author or co-author of several best-selling books. He is a frequent speaker at technical conferences like Tech-Ed, VSLive, and DevConnections and he has written for several of the industry's most-respected publications including Visual Studio Magazine, CoDe Magazine, and MSDN Magazine.

Robert Green

Robert Green is a Visual Studio expert and a featured instructor for several of our Visual Basic and Visual C# courses. He is currently a Technical Evangelist in the Developer Platform and Evangelism (DPE) group at Microsoft. He has also worked for Microsoft on the Developer Tools marketing team and as Community Lead on the Visual Basic team. Robert has several years of consulting experience focused on developer training and is a frequent speaker at technology conferences including TechEd, VSLive, VSConnections, and Advisor Live.

Video Runtime

180 Minutes

Time to complete

220 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 7

Entity Framework (35:50)

• Introduction (01:50)
• Overview: Entity Framework (01:11)
• Entity Data Model (EDM) (02:07)
• Entity Framework Components (01:08)
• ObjectContext Class (00:56)
• Entity Class (00:36)
• Relationships (01:37)
• Stored Procedures (00:39)
• Create Entity Data Model (00:23)
• New Entity Framework 4 (01:32)
• Demo:Entity Data Model (08:06)
• Demo:Model Browser (01:07)
• Demo:Add Entities (00:59)
• Demo:Stored Procs (03:41)
• Demo:Import Procs (01:54)
• Demo:DB from Model (02:34)
• Demo:Generated Code (05:20)
• Summary (00:02)

LINQ to Entities (32:29)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Querying with LINQ (01:01)
• LINQ to Entities (03:47)
• Demo:LINQ to Entities (00:37)
• Demo:Simple Queries (02:48)
• Demo:Scalar Functions (00:35)
• Demo:Aggregate Functions (01:23)
• Demo:Related Entities (02:49)
• Demo:Lambda Expressions (02:20)
• Demo:Grouping (00:46)
• Demo:Joins (02:49)
• Demo:Modifying Data (03:45)
• Demo:Related Data (02:42)
• Demo:Stored Procedures (06:43)
• Summary (00:02)

ADO.NET Data Services (30:54)

• Introduction (00:16)
• ADO.NET Data Service (00:52)
• REST (00:17)
• REST Principles (00:58)
• Why REST vs SOAP (00:59)
• ADO.NET Data Services (01:42)
• Demo:Data Service (11:44)
• Calling Services from Clients (02:00)
• Demo:Data Services (10:57)
• Summary (01:04)

Module 8

Working with Lists (45:50)

• Introduction (00:58)
• SharePoint 2007 (01:31)
• SharePoint 2010 (02:09)
• Project Templates (00:33)
• Item Templates (00:37)
• List/Content Types (01:02)
• List Definitions/Instances (00:24)
• Create a List (00:23)
• Demo:Create List (18:06)
• Demo:Create List Manually (00:45)
• Demo:Custom Columns (01:31)
• Demo:Content Types (00:55)
• Demo:Define FieldRefs (00:42)
• Demo:List Definition (01:50)
• Demo:Edit ViewFields (00:43)
• Demo:F5 to Deploy (03:15)
• Event Receivers (01:09)
• Create Event Receiver (00:19)
• Demo:Event Receiver (08:44)
• Summary (00:02)

Working with Data (35:39)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Overview: Web Parts (00:28)
• Query Data from Server (00:52)
• LINQ to SharePoint (00:42)
• Create a Visual Web Part (00:21)
• Demo:Visual Web Part (03:53)
• Demo:SPMetal (07:48)
• Query Data from Clients (01:33)
• Client Object Model (COM) (02:06)
• Retrieve Data with Load (00:45)
• Retrieve Data with LoadQuery (00:29)
• Load vs LoadQuery (01:31)
• Modify List Items (00:00)
• Retrieve List Items (00:21)
• Demo:Simple Object Model (06:01)
• Demo:Complex Object Model (07:55)
• Summary (00:31)