What's New in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 for existing Visual Studio .NET Developers (MOC#2364)

 This three-day instructor-led workshop will provide the student with a focused, hands-on environment to experience the new features and functionality of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 product. Students will spend 70%–80% of their time writing code using the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 release.

 Audience

 This workshop is intended for experienced, professional software developers who are already skilled in building software using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, including those employed by independent software vendors or those who work on corporate enterprise development teams.

At Workshop Completion

 After completing this workshop, students will be able to:

•  Apply knowledge of new productivity features and functionality in Visual Studio 2005 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop software more efficiently
•  Write applications that use the Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C# programming language enhancements
•  Build managed code to run inside SQL Server 2005 (codename " Yukon ")
•  Write data access code using the improved functionality in ADO.NET
•  Build Microsoft Windows Forms applications using new controls and new functionality in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE designers
•  Deploy rich client applications using the new ClickOnce application deployment functionality
•  Build ASP.NET Web applications using new controls and new functionality in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE designers

 Prerequisites

Before attending this workshop, students must have:

• Experience (at least 1 year) as a full-time developer using Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio .NET 2003

 Experience in developing applications in one or more of the following fields:

• Web Application
• Windows Forms Application
• Server Component
• XML Web Services

 Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this workshop currently.

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

About Microsoft Workshops

Microsoft Official Workshops are for students who want to enhance their skills, where they learn by doing through scenario and troubleshooting hands-on labs, targeted reviews, information resources, and best practices.

Students in a developer workshop typically spend 70–80% of their time in labs writing code.