.NET On A Shoe String By: Patrick Brannen Lead Developer iDevCo, Inc.

.NET On A Shoe String Objective Introduction Budget Scenario –VS.NET Features –What Can You Do Without VS.NET? Requirements Components & Acquisition Installation First Project Object Oriented Programming/ Model View Controller Coding Compiling & Deploying Documenting Upgrading to VS.NET Conclusion Resources

Objective Learn what is involved with setting up a development site to begin learning.NET without using Visual Studio.Net Learn which components are required and where to obtain them

Introduction What is.NET –From Microsoft®.NET is a set of software technologies for connecting information, people, systems, and devices. This new generation of technology is based on Web services—small building-block applications that can connect to each other as well as to other, larger applications over the Internet. –Developer’s Standpoint: Collection of Classes

Introduction The Usual Configuration –Visual Studio.NET –Deployed to Server Running IIS 5.0+ and.NET SDK

Budget Scenario VS.NET Cost* –As of VS.NET 2003’s release, you have to purchase a MSDN Subscription which will entitle you to a copy of the VS.NET Levels of MSDN Subscription** include: MSDN Universal which includes: –Visual Studio.NET 2003 Architect –Cost $2,799 MSDN Enterprise which includes: –Visual Studio.NET 2003 Enterprise Developer –Cost $2,199 MSDN Professional which includes: –Visual Studio.NET 2003 Professional –Cost $1,199 ** Source: * Academic pricing available also

Budget Scenario What can you do without VS.NET? –Client Story –Using the.NET SDK you can: Create Web Pages Compile Objects Deploy Code

Requirements Windows version that supports.NET SDK (for developing) (version 1.1 from –Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 family –Windows 2000, with the latest Windows service pack and critical updates available from the Microsoft Security Web site –Windows XP (Windows XP Professional is required to run ASP.NET) The Redistributable (for deploying) can be deployed on other Window’s Operating Systems. The.NET SDK

Components and Acquisition.NET SDK (version 1.1 though 1.0a and its service pack still available from Microsoft’s website) – 9F41-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=enhttp://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9B3A2CA F41-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=en MDAC 2.7 – 493d-b0f3-ae36c570ade8&DisplayLang=en NAnt (a.NET compile tool) – WebMatrix (a free color coding.NET editor) –

Components and Acquisition Optionally: NDoc (a.NET API Document creator) – –Requires HTML Help Workshop available at: Log4Net (A logging API) – A Database: –Freely available ones include mysql, postgresql, for a sqlserver compatible one get MDSE at Source Control –CVS

Components and Acquisition Snapshot of directory containing all downloaded components:

Installation MDAC –Straight forward, a few dialogs –Reboot required.NET –Straight forward, a few dialogs –Check “Register Environment Variables” NAnt –Extract Zip to a place on your harddrive –Add the /bin dir to your System Path

Installation WebMatrix Log4Net –Unzip –The DLL will be included with our project later in this presentation HTML Help Workshop NDoc –Unzip (I did to c:\ndoc)

First Project Language –The.NET CLR –Language Neutral –C# Choose source code location –C:\projects\web2003 Choose deploy location –C:\inetpub\wwwroot\web2003

First Project Create and edit default.build – – Class Library – –Object Browser that came with Web Matrix

Object Oriented Programming/Model View Controller Type II - Model View Controller –Three programmatic layers Model –Database –Business Logic View –Presentation –Web Layer Controller –Single component which essentially directs traffic

Object Oriented Programming/model View Controller Object Oriented Programming –Everything is an object –Inheritance –Encapsulation –Promotes code reuse –Promotes modeling business logic objects after real world objects –Promotes clean/easily maintainable code.

Coding Code Behinds –Separate Business Logic (Model) from Markup (View) –The Exception to the following rule Difference between semi-compiled code and compiled code –Web pages include markup End with.aspx –Business logic classes, or Objects Compiled Do not contain markup End in.cs (if programming in c#)

Coding Simple Dynamic Webpage –See code

Coding Simple Database Webpage –See code

Compiling and Deploying NAnt Targets –According to our Default.build nant clean nant dist-clean nant compile nant deploy Copy log4net-net-1.0.dll to your lib directory (lib defined in default.build) Create Virtual Dir in IIS –Reads in all.dll files in the /bin dir

Documenting NDoc –nant doc Browsing Documentation –default.build compiles doc files to the following location, so open: C:\Projects\web2003\doc\web2003\web2003.chm by double-clicking it in Explorer

Upgrading to VS.NET Benefits Gained: –Debugging –Better RAD –Compile from within the IDE –Integration with source control

Conclusion Visual Studio.NET has its place Entry into the.NET platform can be made without a major financial investment Learning the framework without having to rely on the VS.NET will give you a more intimate understanding of the.NET classes.

Resources Books –Learn the framework, don’t worry about syntax –Programming ASP.NET (O’Reily) –Professional ASP.NET 1.0 (WROX) Online – – –Google Groups (*dotnet*) Me: –