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Agenda Visual Studio 2008 Windows Presentation Foundation ClickOnce SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5 ADO.NET Synchronization Services

Visual Studio 2008

Windows Presentation Foundation

ClickOnce

SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5

ADO.NET Synchronization Services

Visual Studio 2008 Expected around the end of this year We’ll ship .NET FX 3.5 at the same time No change to your CLR – still v2.0 New language features in C#3 and VB9 Additions, and some changes, to class library IDE allows you to target specific .NET version v2.0, v3.0, v3.5

Expected around the end of this year

We’ll ship .NET FX 3.5 at the same time

No change to your CLR – still v2.0

New language features in C#3 and VB9

Additions, and some changes, to class library

IDE allows you to target specific .NET version

v2.0, v3.0, v3.5

Windows Presentation Foundation Rich user experiences on the Windows Platform Designers & Developers Unified API (documents, media, graphics) Using Hardware (displays & GPUs) Browser/Desktop

Rich user experiences on the Windows Platform

Declarative Development - XAML eXtensible Application Markup Language XAML usage Compiled to produce executable code Dynamically loaded (parsed or pre-parsed) Customer c = new Customer(); c.Id = 1234; Account account = new Account(); Account.Number = 5678; c.Accounts.Add(account); Code <Customer Id=“1234”> <Accounts> <Account Number=“5678”/> </Accounts> </Customer> XAML

eXtensible Application Markup Language

XAML usage

Compiled to produce executable code

Dynamically loaded (parsed or pre-parsed)

Developer/Designer Tooling Expression Blend Expression Design graphics VS 2008 code XAML

Windows Presentation Foundation

ClickOnce Simple, secure deployment for rich clients Deployment choices... Prerequisites and where to get them Whether available offline When & how often to check for updates Whether to force update to a minimum version Works with Windows Forms, WPF, etc. Shipped with .NET FX v2.0 .NET FX v3.5 sees Firefox support Needs a FireFox plug-in

Simple, secure deployment for rich clients

Deployment choices...

Prerequisites and where to get them

Whether available offline

When & how often to check for updates

Whether to force update to a minimum version

Works with Windows Forms, WPF, etc.

Shipped with .NET FX v2.0

.NET FX v3.5 sees Firefox support

Needs a FireFox plug-in

ClickOnce

SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5 It’s a database engine, but... Runs in-process with your host process Its data is contained in a single file Related to SQLCE for mobile devices Good for... Local relational store Offline data cache

It’s a database engine, but...

Runs in-process with your host process

Its data is contained in a single file

Related to SQLCE for mobile devices

Good for...

Local relational store

Offline data cache

SQLCE Details Supports T-SQL But not all the capabilities of SQL Server 1.8MB redistributable Fiscally free, must sign online redist. agreement 5MB memory footprint 4GB maximum database size Good integration with VS2008 Works with LINQ to SQL Currently available in Beta 2 Supports Merge Replication and RDA Does NOT work with ASP.NET

Supports T-SQL

But not all the capabilities of SQL Server

1.8MB redistributable

Fiscally free, must sign online redist. agreement

5MB memory footprint

4GB maximum database size

Good integration with VS2008

Works with LINQ to SQL

Currently available in Beta 2

Supports Merge Replication and RDA

Does NOT work with ASP.NET

SQL Server Compact Edition

ADO.NET Synchronization Services Provide a uniform API for synchronizing local and remote data Local store must be SQLCE v3.5 Synchronization can be... Snapshot Download only Upload only Bidirectional Good support in VS2008

Provide a uniform API for synchronizing local and remote data

Local store must be SQLCE v3.5

Synchronization can be...

Snapshot

Download only

Upload only

Bidirectional

Good support in VS2008

ADO.NET Sync Services - Architecture Sync Agent Sync Table Sync Table Sync Table Client Sync Provider Client DB Server Sync Provider Server DB Sync Table Sync Table Sync Adapters Sync Group

ADO.NET Sync Services - Architecture P S Sync Agent Sync Table Sync Table Sync Table Client Sync Provider Client DB Server Sync Provider Server DB Sync Table Sync Table Sync Adapters Sync Group

ADO.NET Sync Services - Architecture P S Any Service Sync Agent Sync Table Sync Table Sync Table Client Sync Provider Client DB Sync Group

ADO.NET Synchronization Services

Summary Rich Clients... Presentation Deployment Local Relational Store Offline/Online Visual Studio 2008 Expression Blend

Rich Clients...

Presentation

Deployment

Local Relational Store

Offline/Online

Visual Studio 2008

Expression Blend

Additional Information Visual Studio 2008 http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio Windows Presentation Foundation http://wpf.netfx3.com http://windowsclient.net ClickOnce http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/t71a733d(VS.80).aspx SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5 http://microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx ADO.NET Synchronization Services http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/bb734662(sql.100).aspx

Visual Studio 2008

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio

Windows Presentation Foundation

http://wpf.netfx3.com

http://windowsclient.net

ClickOnce

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/t71a733d(VS.80).aspx

SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5

http://microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx

ADO.NET Synchronization Services

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/bb734662(sql.100).aspx

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