The document outlines an introductory software development class at Renton Technical College. It discusses installing Visual Studio 2022 and SQL Server 2019 to write and run ASP.NET Core applications. Students will work in groups to create their first MVC web application, exploring the project structure and running the application in a browser. The class aims to provide the core concepts and tools needed for students to develop software applications.

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Intro to Software
Application Development I
By
Naser Chowdhury
Email: mchowdhury@rtc.edu

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Agenda of the Lesson
• Basic idea of the class and about Software Development
• Software Installation and Configuration to start writing codes
• Writing our very first ASP .NET Core Application
• Break-out sessions to discuss about the topics
• Major takeaways from this lesson

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Basic Idea of the Class
• In this class, We will discuss the core concepts that Students need to know to
develop a software application.
• We will develop ASP .NET Core 3 MVC (Model-View-Controller) Application.
• From the syllabus, you have already had the idea about the IDE (Integrated
Development Environment) to use and the book name we will be using.
• Students will develop an application as their final work for this class. Students
should use Database to store data values for the project.

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IDE and Tools Setup
• As we discussed, We will be using Visual Studio 2022 as our IDE to write the
application. So, please install the software from the link :
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
• I will teach you to implement Internal and External Databases into your project. For
Databases, you need to install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 from this link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2019
• Students should create an account with GitHub at https://github.com/

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Let’s Explore!
• Now, you have already installed your IDE. Let’s start writing our first MVC Web
Application.
• Go to Windows -> Visual Studio 2022
• You will see a screen like this:

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Exploration Contd.
• Select Create a new project from the options you can see.
• Then select ASP .NET Core App (Model-View- Controller)

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Exploration Contd.
• Now you can give a name to your application. In the example, I am naming the
project as FirstApplication.

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Exploration Contd.
• Additionally, you need to provide some more information of the application:
• Framework: Choose “.NET Core 3.1”
• Authentication : Choose “None”
• Docker: Leave as it is.

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Exploration Contd.
In this figure, you can see the structure of the project
in the Solution Explorer.

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Running your First Application!
• When you click on the run application, then you will see a browser tab opened up
and you will see your application on the browser.

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Break-out room Sessions!
• Now, you have the opportunity to discuss about this lesson with your teammates.
• Please practice creating an application individually and share your understandings
and issues (if any) with your group.
• You have 30 minutes for this session.

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Major Takeawys!
• Understanding about the tools We will use for this class.
• Getting ready with the platform to start writing source codes.
• Understanding the structure of the project and basic idea of running an application.

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References
⮚ https://github.com/ - To create an account
⮚ https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/ - Download the software and install
the software. Community Version only.
⮚ The images are taken from Instructor’s IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
"Software Application Development I" by Naser Chowdhury, Renton Technical College is licensed
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