First Look: Microsoft Windows Vista for Developers

Clinic 3087A: One day; Instructor-Led

Introduction

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This one-day instructor-led clinic and hands-on lab introduces students to high-level information and facilitated discovery on the Microsoft Windows Vista platform, thereby maintaining and enhancing their productivity and driving them to further study and adoption of Windows Vista as their preferred application development platform.

Audience

This clinic is intended for developers of applications for the Microsoft Windows platform. Familiarity with Microsoft .NET development is a plus.

At Clinic Completion

After completing this clinic, students will be able to:

Prerequisites

Before attending this clinic, students must have:

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have:

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.

Clinic Materials

The student kit includes a workbook and other necessary materials for this clinic.

Clinic Outline

Session 1: Introduction to Windows Vista Application Development

The session provides an overview of the major goals and benefits related to developing applications for Windows Vista. The session focuses on the new features available in Windows Vista and on an overview of the application compatibility issues for deploying existing applications that might not be Windows Vista compatible in a corporate environment.

Session 2: Introduction to Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies

The session provides an overview of the .NET Framework 3.0 programming model. After explaining the basic concepts of .NET Framework 3.0, the session describes how to develop applications using Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation as well as how to use CardSpace.

Session 3: Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation

The session provides an overview of how the Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high fidelity experiences in Windows Vista, blending together application user interfaces (UIs), documents, and media content.

Session 4: Introducing the Windows Vista APIs

The session provides an overview of the new Windows Vista APIs and demonstrates how to use the new APIs to develop applications for the RSS platform and to query the Windows search engine.

Hands-on Lab: Developing Applications for Windows Vista

The hands-on lab provides students an opportunity to work with developing applications for Windows Vista in a hands-on environment. This lab focuses on new application development features in Windows Vista.