.NET 3.0 & 3.5 Framework Team: Dan Stead Alex Nichols

Agenda  What is the.NET Framework? .NET 3.0 .NET 3.5  Effect on ASP.NET  Demo

.NET Framework  What is the.NET Framework?  A large body of pre-coded solutions to common program requirements, and an execution manager  Like a huge Lego set

.NET 3.0  Builds on.NET 2.0 to include new technologies for building applications that have: Visually compelling user experiencesVisually compelling user experiences Seamless communication across technology boundariesSeamless communication across technology boundaries The ability to support a wide range of business processes.The ability to support a wide range of business processes.  Released with Windows Vista

.NET 3.0

Windows Workflow Foundation  Allows developers to build workflow enabled applications  Workflow Designer: Graphical workflow creationGraphical workflow creation  Rules Engine: Logic to guide workflowLogic to guide workflow  Activity Model: EventsEvents  Workflow Runtime: Executes activates hosted on any.NET processExecutes activates hosted on any.NET process  ASP.NET website, Windows Forms, Windows Service

 Workflow Designer:  Rules Engine:  Activity Model:  Workflow Runtime:

Windows CardSpace  Enables users to provide their digital identities in a familiar, secure and easy way.  In the physical world we use business cards, credit cards and membership cards.  Online with CardSpace we use a variety of virtual cards to identify ourselves, each retrieving data from an identity provider.

.NET 3.5  Language Integrated Query SQL-like querying syntax for the.NET languages to query data from several collections:SQL-like querying syntax for the.NET languages to query data from several collections:  Arrays  XML  And more…  New language features in C# and VB  Slated to be released with next version of Visual Studio (“Orcas”), which is currently in Beta 1

Demo: LINQ

 Linq1()  Result Numbers < 5:

Demo: LINQ  Linq28()  Result The sorted list of words: apple blueberry cherry

Effect on ASP.NET  Windows Workflow Foundation to handle workflow processes  Windows CardSpace to handle authentication  Language Integrated Query for interaction with data within the application

Demo: DinnerNow.net  Demonstrate how you can develop a connected application using several new Microsoft technologies: IIS7IIS7 ASP.NET Ajax ExtensionsASP.NET Ajax Extensions LinqLinq WCF, WWF, WPF, WCSWCF, WWF, WPF, WCS Windows PowershellWindows Powershell.NET Compact Framework.NET Compact Framework 