Visual Basic 2008 Programming Language Workshop

QA Ltd.
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Slough, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Microsoft’s .NET Framework presents developers with unprecedented opportunities. From ‘geo-scalable�web applications to desktop and mobile platform applications �all can be built with equal ease, using substantially the same skill-set. But to make the most of this potential, developers must have a thorough grasp of core language skills.

This course is intended for developers who will use Visual Basic 2008 to write .NET Framework applications. This includes those currently working with Visual Basic 6.0, C++ or Java.

This four-day workshop concentrates on the Visual Basic programming language itself, to prepare delegates fully in readiness for exploring the .NET Framework. From basic procedural syntax to sophisticated object-oriented programming techniques, delegates will learn how to write .NET applications with code that is robust, maintainable and efficient.

The course is presented as a mixture of lectures and hands-on exercises. Practical sessions follow each topic, designed to reinforce the points covered. Additional information is provided in appendices to extend the learning experience after the course has been completed.


Prerequisites
Delegates must understand the fundamentals of programming and should have had some prior exposure to object oriented programming techniques.



Delegates will learn how to
Write efficient procedural code that includes sequence, selection and iteration constructs
Create and use classes and structures (types), including fields, properties and methods
Use private, friend, protected and public scope
Create derived classes that inherit from custom-written or .NET Framework classes
Create interfaces and apply techniques of polymorphism effectively and appropriately
Build exception-handling into methods, to create robust, user-friendly applications
Work effectively with delegates and events and understand how they operate
Work with generic types, operator overloading and other advanced language capabilities
Make use of the major new VB2008 feature �LINQ (Language Integrated Query)
Use attributes to configure program behaviour and efficiently manage resources
Version assemblies and know how .NET searches and loads the correct DLL’s

Course outline
Module 1: Introduction to .NET & Visual Basic 2005

The .NET Framework; The Common Language Runtime; The Common Type System;
Visual Basic 2005 Features; Introduction to namespaces and assemblies

Module 2: Language Fundamentals

Procedures and statements; Data types; Declaring variables; Assignments;
Conversion; Arithmetic and other operators; Control constructs

Module 3: Types

Type concepts; Value and reference types;
Fields, properties and methods; Accessibility modifiers; Construction; Assignment; The simple types; The ‘nothing�reference;
Shared and instance members; Enumerated types; Partial classes;

Module 4: Exception Handling

Errors vs. Exceptions; The ‘Try�‘Catch�& ‘Finally�blocks; Using ‘Throw�
Creating your own exceptions;

Module 5: Inheritance

Concept of inheritance; Extending a simple class; Polymorphism;
‘Overridable� ‘Overrides� ‘Shadows�and ‘NotInheritable�modifiers
Module 6: Abstract Classes & Interfaces

Abstract classes; Abstract methods, properties and indexers;
Polymorphism with interfaces; Multiple interfaces

Module 7: Arrays & Default Properties

Arrays; Array initialisers; Multi-dimensional arrays; Jagged arrays;
Default properties;

Module 8: Attributes

Attributed code explained; Using attributes; Custom attributes;
Introduction to reflection

Module 9: Namespaces & Assemblies

Namespaces; The ‘Imports�statement for namespaces; Assemblies;
DLLs at compile time and Run Time; The Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
Versioning using public/private key cryptography

Module 10: Generic Types

The need for generics; Writing and using generic types;
Applying constraints; Other aspects of generic programming;
Nullable types; Generic collections

Module 11: Managing Resources

Garbage collection and its impacts; Finalizers;
The ‘Dispose�method; IDisposable interface;
The using statement for deterministic resource management

Module 12: Delegates & Events

Delegates explained; Working with delegates; Creating your own delegate types; Events;
Generic Delegate EventHandler(of T); Custom event declarations;

Module 13: Visual Basic 2008 Language Enhancements

Object & Collection initialisers; Anonymous types; ‘var�& inferred data types;
Delegate type Func(of A,R); Using lambda expressions; Extension methods;
LINQ and how LINQ uses and relies on all these new language enhancements;

Module 14: Introduction to ASP.NET & Windows Forms

Putting the language into practice;
Creating a simple ASP.NET Web Forms application using ADO.NET;
Creating a simple Windows Forms application; Using a Web Service

Appendix Module : Operator Overloading

Why operator overloading is useful; When to overload
Widening conversions; narrowing conversions
...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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