NET Essentials  New Component Model 

• Common Language Runtime 
• Base Class Library 
• Common Type System 
• Namespaces and Classes 
• Code Access Security 
• .NET Compile Process 
• Assemblies 
• Intermediate Language 
• Assembly Metadata 
• Decompiling with ILDASM 
• Protecting Intellectual Property 
• Obfuscation Tools 
• Using Reflector 
• Sharing Assemblies 
• Disk and Memory Usage

Visual Studio IDE  Overview of the new IDE for VS2010 

• IDE Enhancements: Edit and Continue, Object Debugging, Intellisense

Filtering and Autocorrect, Snippets, XML Documentation and more 

• Avoid Docking Hell 
• Using the IDE Effectively 
• Solutions and Projects 
• Solution Explorer 
• Toolbox 
• Server Explorer 
• Class View 
• Property Window 
• Immediate Window 
• Autos and Locals windows 
• Output Window 
• IDE and Debug Options 

Working with Code  Using Code Regions 

• Windows Forms Event Handling 
• Handles Clause 
• AddHandler and RemoveHandler 
• Controls vs Components 
• InitiailizeComponent and the Designer 
• Dynamic Help 
• Debugging 
• Edit and Continue

Objects Part 1  Value Types vs Reference Types 

• ByVal vs ByRef 
• Structures vs Classes 
• Performance Considerations 
• Scope Keywords 
• Constructors 
• Overloaded Members 
• Finalizers and Dispose 

Objects Part 2  Inheritance 

• Casting 
• Overriding 
• Shadowing 
• Interfaces and Polymorphism 
• OOP in the Real World 
• Customizing Windows Forms Controls 
• Object Binding 
• Implementing Plug-Ins with Interfaces and Reflection 

Strings, Arrays, and Collections  Generics 

• String Class 
• StringBuilder Class 
• Object Arrays 
• ArrayList Class 
• Performance Considerations 
• HashTable Class 
• Custom Collection Classes 
• Binding Arrays to Windows Forms Controls 

Streams and Serialization  System.IO Namespace 

• Stream Class 
• StreamReader and StreamWriter Classes 
• FileStream Class 
• MemoryStream Class 
• Compression Streams 
• Encryption Streams 
• NetworkStream Class 
• Serializing and Deserializing Objects 

Auto-Deployment of Windows Apps  Windows' Painful Deployment History 

• .NET Spells Relief 
• Security Issues 
• Strategies for Auto-Deployment 
• Trusted Sites List Solution 
• NetRun Solution 
• .NET Loader Solution 
• Strongly-Named Assembly Solution 
• Setting up and working with Click-Once Deployment 

Data and Access  ADO.NET Breakdown 

• DataSets Overview 
• Using Datasets without a database! 
• Reading and Writing XML 
• Methods of Accessing Data 
• Using Command Objects 
• Returning a DataReader 
• Returning a single value 
• Performing an insert or update query 
• Drag and Drop Stored Procedure calls! 
• DataAdapters Overview 
• Maximizing Efficiency 
• How .NET manages concurrency 
• Keeping Datasets and Databases in sync 
• Limitations of DataAdapters 
• Using Typed DataSets 
• Pros and Cons of Typed Datasets 
• Creating and using XSD Schemas 
• How ADO.NET uses XML 
• Why .NET Binding is better than VB6 Binding 
• Using DataViews to sort and filter 
• Calling Stored Procedures manually 
• Returning hierarchical data from multiple tables into a Dataset 
• Using transactions with DataAdapters 
• Connection String irregularities 
• Business Objects: Enforcing Rules 
• Enforcing Rules in Real Time in the business object! 
• Working with DataSources for prototyping (deeper coverage in ASP section) 
• Dataset enhancements in 2010 
• Working with SQL Server XML datatypes 
• Using SQL BulkCopy 
• Using Provider Factories 
• Serialization Enhancements 
• Best Practices 

Web Services  Why Web Services? 

• Web Service Support in the Industry 
• Protocols: UDDI, DISCO, WSDL, and SOAP 
• Three steps to a web service 
• Accessing a web service in any .NET App 
• Exposing existing COM and .NET Objects 
• Passing Datasets through Web Services 
• Best Practices for designing Web Services 
• Securing Web Services 
• Best Practices 

Asynchronous Calls (Threads)  Why use Asynchronous Calls? 

• Calling Web Services Asynchronously 
• Creating new threads 
• Thread Synchronization 
• Race Conditions 
• Inter-thread communication 
• Executing multiple tasks in parallel 
• Accessing Windows UI from other threads. 
• Using Delegates 

Windows Services  Windows Services Overview 

• Building a Service 
• Installers 
• Installing the service 
• Running with Service Manager 
• Best Practices 

Console Applications  Console overview 

• Writing console apps 
• Scripting! 

Instrumenting your code  Reading and Writing Performance Counters 

• Writing to Event Logs 
• Tracing 
• Best Practices 

Deployment, Versioning and Configuration  The problems with COM 

• Assemblies undercover 
• Assembly Manifest 
• Private vs. Shared .NET components 
• Strong Names 
• Deploying to the GAC 
• Assembly binding and redirection 
• Deploying Windows apps with the browser 
• Using the Codebase parameter 
• Dynamic Properties 
• Persisting Connection Strings 
• Best Practices 

Encryption  Encryption Basics 

• RSA vs. DES Encryption 
• String/File Encryption 
• Encrypting Datasets 
• Best Practices 

Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)  Building Simple Workflows

• Intrinsic Workflow Activities
• Building Custom Activities
• Using Workflow in Windows Forms Applications
• Using Workflow with ASP .NET Applications

Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Enterprise Services, Remoting, or WCF 

• WS-* Protocols
• Building a WCF Service
• Building a WCF Consumer
• Working with Data Contracts

Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Raster and Vector Graphics

• WPF Configuration
• XAML
• Integration with Visual Studio
• Creating a WPF Application