Application Development with VB.NET 2008:
What's New

2 day course

This course is focused directly on existing VB.NET 2005 developers who want to learn, in a succinct fashion, what's new for them in Visual Studio 2008.

Visual Studio 2008 adds a large set of new functionality for the VB.NET developer. From new language features, including LINQ (Language Integrated Query) to new client-side data support, Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 make it easier than ever to create robust, enterprise-level applications. This course, including full written courseware, demonstrations, and lab exercises, introduces the most important new features in Visual Studio 2008 for experienced VB.NET developers. In this course, you will investigate new language features, including LINQ (Language Integrated Query), incorporate improvements to Visual Studio's data features, build applications using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), communicate between applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), create workflow-enabled applications using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), investigate new features for Windows applications, and learn about building managed applications for Microsoft Office.

Overview of Course Topics:
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• Language Integrated Query
• Data Improvements
• Getting Started with WPF
• Revisiting WPF
• Windows Communication Foundation
• Windows Workflow Foundation
• Client Application Services
• Creating Office Applications using Visual Studio 2008