What’s New in Windows Forms 2.0 Stephen Turner Software Design Engineer

Agenda.NET Framework 2.0 Windows Forms 2.0 Run time Design Time, Layout, and Configuration DataQuestions

.NET Framework 2.0 Enhancements Windows Forms 2.0 ASP.NET 2.0.NET Compact Framework 2.0 Set a new bar in developer productivity Focus on operational excellence Enable new developer opportunities Provide a path to the future Common Language Runtime 2.0

Performance Load time & memory footprint Automatic 64-bit Developer productivity Generics Edit and continue Visual C# 2.0 features Anonymous methods Nullable types Iterators Partial types and much more…

ASP.NET 2.0 Developer productivity Dramatically reduce concepts & lines of code Deliver an awesome Visual Studio experience Enable rich web scenarios not possible today Totally extensible platform Replace / extend all built-in features & services Customize for any enterprise environment Administration and management Easiest platform to manage and administer Performance and scalability The world’s fastest web application server

.NET Compact Framework 2.0 Productivity Integrated native and managed development Increased productivity & code portability Enhanced language support Performance Code path tuning Optimizing JIT’er Execution engine tuning Extensibility COM interop Enhanced marshalling The PocketPC Notification Balloon

Windows Forms 2.0 Radically improve application deployment ClickOnce deployment, update, rollback Foundation for Longhorn deployment Visually stunning look and feel Tool strips, flow / table layout, transparency Windows XP Themes Cut the code: productivity Smart Tags Document outline view Snap lines

Windows Forms 2.0 Goals Bring the ease and reliability of Web application deployment to client applications Professional Look and Feel New controls and enhancements Simplify client application development Simplify working with data Fewer lines of code Fewer clicks

New Runtime Features (Controls) Professional ToolBars and Menus (ToolStrip) Data Controls DataGridView (new Grid Control) DataContainer (now DataConnector) Splitter Container Web Browser MaskedEdit Grid and Flow Layout

Runtime Features (Other) Client Configuration Read/Write User Settings Read Only Application Settings Asynchronous Component Sound API Improved Printing API XP control and Operating System features Enhanced Existing Controls

Building Professional Applications

New Designer Features Design Time In-situ Property Editing Smart Tasks Designer Layout Assistance and Usability Hide Initialize Component User Control Container

Other New Features Layout Table and Flow Layout Controls Configuration Read/Write User Configuration Settings Read Only Application Settings

Design Time, Layout, And Configuration

New Data Features Goal: Simplify and enhance data access New Data controls DataGridView Control DataConnector Component Data Design Time Data Bases Web Services Business Objects

Working With Data

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