wpf unleashed: building application with visual studio 2008 sp1

Dave BostDeveloper Evangelisthttp://davebost.com/blog

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

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.NET Framework Application developmentVisual Studio 2008Object-Relational MappingASP.NET

New features.NET 3.5 AdditionsVisual Studio SupportDemos!

EnhancementsFramework ImprovementsVisual Studio IDE

ADO.NET Entity FrameworkASP.NET Dynamic DataADO.NET Data ServicesASP.NET Routing

Entity Data ModelEntity FrameworkVisual Studio Designer Support

Maps concepts to physical storeConceptual Schema DefinitionStorage Schema DefinitionMapping Specification

Decouples your DB schema from your application model

Provides flexibilityPlatform-independent

Entity FrameworkObject ServicesEntity ClientEntitySQLLinq-to-Entities

Visual Studio Designer Support

Entity Data Model WizardSimplifies creation of mapping files

Data Model Design SurfaceSimplifies creation of entities and relationshipsHides the complexity of the mapping files

Created an Entity Data Model from an existing database schemaExplored the ways to customize the modelWrote a client application that uses the model to access data using Linq-to-Entities

Data-driven web application scaffoldingBased on top of object modelNew Visual Studio ASP.NET project types

Entity Data ModelLinq-to-SQL

Created a Dynamic Data Web applicationExplored customization areasConnected it to our existing model

Exposes data “feeds”Presents a Web-based object modelPowerful, but secureExtensible

Implemented using ATOM“Tables” == feeds“Rows” == entities

RESTful protocolSimple XMLURI points to resource

Opt-in exposureProvides hooks for queries and operationsSupports many types of client access

Added a Data Service to our Web ApplicationRefactored our user interface to work over the Web

Map your application’s URL entry points to route handlersGenerate URLs based off your defined route tableCan be leveraged by ASP.NET…

Dynamic DataMVCWebForms

Explored how to customize site layout using routesAdded new routes to our Web Application

New features.NET 3.5 AdditionsVisual Studio SupportDemos!

EnhancementsFramework ImprovementsVisual Studio IDE

ASP.NET AJAXWCFWPFWinForms

HistoryCreates custom history points

Server & client-side

Enable back/forward browser buttonsAllow users to bookmark state

Script combiningCombine multiple JavaScript files into one

Reduces # of requests and bandwidth

Scalability improvementsDataContractSerializer improvementsAPP support added to the syndication libraryEnhanced UriTemplate syntax

Compoud segments ({filename}.{ext})Default values (/Products/{id=23})

Performance improvementsUp to 40% coldstart improvement!

Shader effectsImproved DatabindingDirect3D Interop

ImagesTextures

Five New controlsVector Shapes

LineRectangleOval

PrintFormDataRepeater

Entity Data Model designerJavaScript formatting and code preferencesASP Intellisense/Debugging.NET Framework Client Profile

26mb download

SQL Server 2008Improved JavaScript Intellisense

jQueryPrototypeScriptaculous

Web designer performance improvementsWCF refactoring support (svc/config files)

ASP.NET MVCSilverlight 2

ASP.NET Silverlight controls

Great new features in SP1 make application development easier

Many existing features are improved

More coming soon!

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