Building Applications with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Chris Koenig Developer Evangelist [email_address] http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig

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What Will We cover? What’s being delivered with Service Pack 1 What’s being improved in Service Pack 1 How you can use it to build applications

What’s being delivered with Service Pack 1

What’s being improved in Service Pack 1

How you can use it to build applications

Helpful Experience .NET Framework Application development Visual Studio 2008 Object-Relational Mapping ASP.NET Level 100

.NET Framework Application development

Visual Studio 2008

Object-Relational Mapping

ASP.NET

Agenda New features .NET 3.5 Additions Visual Studio Support Demos! Enhancements Framework Improvements Visual Studio IDE

New features

.NET 3.5 Additions

Visual Studio Support

Demos!

Enhancements

Framework Improvements

Visual Studio IDE

.NET 3.5 SP1 – What’s New? ADO.NET Entity Framework ASP.NET Dynamic Data ADO.NET Data Services ASP.NET Routing

ADO.NET Entity Framework

ASP.NET Dynamic Data

ADO.NET Data Services

ASP.NET Routing

ADO.NET Entity Framework Two Components to Entity Framework Entity Data Model Entity Framework Visual Studio Designer Support

Two Components to Entity Framework

Entity Data Model

Entity Framework

Visual Studio Designer Support

ADO.NET Entity Data Model Maps concepts to physical store Conceptual Schema Definition Storage Schema Definition Mapping Specification Decouples your DB schema from your application model Provides flexibility Platform-independent

Maps concepts to physical store

Conceptual Schema Definition

Storage Schema Definition

Mapping Specification

Decouples your DB schema from your application model

Provides flexibility

Platform-independent

ADO.NET Entity Framework Entity Framework Object Services Entity Client EntitySQL LINQ to Entities Visual Studio Designer Support

Entity Framework

Object Services

Entity Client

EntitySQL

LINQ to Entities

Visual Studio Designer Support

Visual Studio Support Entity Data Model Wizard Simplifies creation of mapping files Data Model Design Surface Simplifies creation of entities and relationships Hides the complexity of the mapping files

Entity Data Model Wizard

Simplifies creation of mapping files

Data Model Design Surface

Simplifies creation of entities and relationships

Hides the complexity of the mapping files

Demo: ADO.NET Entity Framework

What Did We Just Do? Created an Entity Data Model from an existing database schema Explored the ways to customize the model Wrote a client application that uses the model to access data using LINQ to Entities

Created an Entity Data Model from an existing database schema

Explored the ways to customize the model

Wrote a client application that uses the model to access data using LINQ to Entities

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Data-driven web application scaffolding New Visual Studio ASP.NET project types Based on top of data model Entity Data Model LINQ to SQL Fully Customizable Templates and Routing

Data-driven web application scaffolding

New Visual Studio ASP.NET project types

Based on top of data model

Entity Data Model

LINQ to SQL

Fully Customizable

Templates and Routing

Demo: ASP.NET Dynamic Data

What Did We Just Do? Created a Dynamic Data Web application Explored customization areas Connected it to our existing model

Created a Dynamic Data Web application

Explored customization areas

Connected it to our existing model

ADO.NET Data Services Exposes data “feeds” Presents a Web-based object model Powerful, but secure Extensible

Exposes data “feeds”

Presents a Web-based object model

Powerful, but secure

Extensible

ADO.NET Data “Feeds” Implemented using ATOM “ Tables” == feeds “ Rows” == entities RESTful protocol Simple XML URI points to resource

Implemented using ATOM

“ Tables” == feeds

“ Rows” == entities

RESTful protocol

Simple XML

URI points to resource

Data Services Flexibility Opt-in exposure Flexible extensibility model Service Operations Query Interceptors Change Interceptors Supports many types of client access

Opt-in exposure

Flexible extensibility model

Service Operations

Query Interceptors

Change Interceptors

Supports many types of client access

Demo: ADO.NET Data Services

What Did We Just Do? Added a Data Service to our Web Application Refactored our user interface to work over the Web

Added a Data Service to our Web Application

Refactored our user interface to work over the Web

ASP.NET Routing Map your application’s URL entry points to route handlers Generate URLs based off your defined route table Can be leveraged by ASP.NET… Dynamic Data MVC WebForms

Map your application’s URL entry points to route handlers

Generate URLs based off your defined route table

Can be leveraged by ASP.NET…

Dynamic Data

MVC

WebForms

Demo: ASP.NET Routing

What Did We Just Do? Explored how to customize site layout using routes Added new routes to our Web Application

Explored how to customize site layout using routes

Added new routes to our Web Application

Agenda New features .NET 3.5 Additions Visual Studio Support Demos! Enhancements Framework Improvements Visual Studio IDE

New features

.NET 3.5 Additions

Visual Studio Support

Demos!

Enhancements

Framework Improvements

Visual Studio IDE

.NET 3.5 SP1 Enhancements ASP.NET AJAX WCF WPF WinForms

ASP.NET AJAX

WCF

WPF

WinForms

ASP.NET AJAX History Creates custom history points Server & client-side Enable back/forward browser buttons Allow users to bookmark state Script combining Combine multiple JavaScript files into one Reduces # of requests and bandwidth

History

Creates custom history points

Server & client-side

Enable back/forward browser buttons

Allow users to bookmark state

Script combining

Combine multiple JavaScript files into one

Reduces # of requests and bandwidth

WCF Enhancements Scalability improvements DataContractSerializer improvements APP support added to the syndication library Enhanced UriTemplate syntax Compoud segments ({filename}.{ext}) Default values (/Products/{id=23})

Scalability improvements

DataContractSerializer improvements

APP support added to the syndication library

Enhanced UriTemplate syntax

Compoud segments ({filename}.{ext})

Default values (/Products/{id=23})

WPF Enhancements Performance improvements Up to 40% coldstart improvement! Shader effects Improved Databinding Direct3D Interop Images Textures

Performance improvements

Up to 40% coldstart improvement!

Shader effects

Improved Databinding

Direct3D Interop

Images

Textures

WinForms Five New controls Vector Shapes Line Rectangle Oval PrintForm DataRepeater

Five New controls

Vector Shapes

Line

Rectangle

Oval

PrintForm

DataRepeater

Visual Studio – New Features Entity Data Model designer JavaScript formatting and code preferences ASP Intellisense/Debugging .NET Framework Client Profile 26mb download

Entity Data Model designer

JavaScript formatting and code preferences

ASP Intellisense/Debugging

.NET Framework Client Profile

26mb download

Visual Studio Enhancements SQL Server 2008 Improved JavaScript Intellisense jQuery Prototype Scriptaculous Web designer performance improvements WCF refactoring support (svc/config files)

SQL Server 2008

Improved JavaScript Intellisense

jQuery

Prototype

Scriptaculous

Web designer performance improvements

WCF refactoring support (svc/config files)

Additional New Features ASP.NET MVC Silverlight 2 ASP.NET Silverlight controls

ASP.NET MVC

Silverlight 2

ASP.NET Silverlight controls

Session Summary Great new features in SP1 make application development easier Many existing features are improved More coming soon!

Great new features in SP1 make application development easier

Many existing features are improved

More coming soon!

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Online Resources

msdn.microsoft.com

msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio

vs2008sp1docs.msdn.microsoft.com

Local Community

adnug.org

agileaustin.org

southcentraldevelopers.com

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