Exploring Visual Studio 2010 Using Visual Basic, Part 2 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

149 Minutes

Time to complete

189 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 3

Introduction to Workflow (29:12)

• Introduction (01:18)
• Windows Workflow Foundation (00:49)
• Rethinking Applications (00:22)
• Wouldn't It Be Great If (00:30)
• You're in Luck (00:30)
• Workflow 4.0 (00:41)
• Activities: Workflow Controls (00:26)
• Data Flow (01:17)
• Demo:Workflow (23:11)
• Summary (00:02)

Activities / Hosting (35:03)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Flow Control Activities (01:26)
• Runtime/Primitives Activities (01:22)
• Other Activity Groups (01:42)
• Demo:Control Activities (19:04)
• Workflow Architecture (00:33)
• Kinds of Host Applications (00:29)
• WorkflowInvoker (00:57)
• WorkflowApplication class (01:04)
• Demo:WorkflowApplication (08:02)
• Summary (00:02)

Custom Activities (19:00)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Overview: Custom Activites (00:49)
• Why Custom Activities (00:42)
• Base Activity Classes (01:02)
• Demo:Activity Library (01:49)
• Demo:Custom Activities (07:42)
• Demo:Compsite Activity (04:51)
• Summary (01:46)

Module 4

Configuration Improvements (37:18)

• Introduction (01:41)
• WCF Building Blocks (01:07)
• Endpoints Explained (01:23)
• Bindings Explained (00:40)
• WCF Provided Bindings (00:36)
• Hosting a WCF Service (01:45)
• Defining Endpoints (00:48)
• Service Config Improvements (01:04)
• Demo:WCF Service (07:20)
• Demo:Host Application (04:35)
• Demo:Host Application (00:18)
• Demo:Default Endpoints (02:22)
• Demo:Configure Bindings (01:36)
• Demo:Self Host Service (05:56)
• Demo:Multiple Protocols (02:32)
• Demo:Add Client App (03:25)
• Summary (00:02)

Service Discovery (28:50)

• Introduction (00:15)
• Overview: Service Discovery (03:16)
• Demo:WCF Discovery (02:27)
• Demo:Discovery-Host (02:17)
• Demo:Discovery-Client (04:05)
• Discovery Announcements (00:48)
• Demo:Announcements (03:56)
• Demo:Config Announcements (10:55)
• Summary (00:48)