1. Introduction to.NET

2. Lim2 Topics to be covered MSDN Academic Alliance MSDN Academic Alliance What is.NET? What is.NET? Tulane User Group Tulane User Group Imagine Cup Imagine Cup

3. Lim3 MSDNAA an annual membership program for technical departments an annual membership program for technical departments All Microsoft software is available for use except for Office All Microsoft software is available for use except for Office

4. Lim4 How to obtain the software? See Mike Fletcher at ST 2 nd floor See Mike Fletcher at ST 2 nd floor E-academy.com E-academy.com Check posted flyers Check posted flyers

5. Lim5 PCs and smart devices to utilize webservices. Visual Studio.NET and.NET Framework to create/extend webservices. Applications that perform tasks, such as validating credit card purchases and checking airline flights For deploying and managing web services What is.NET?

6. Lim6 OS/Hardware/Simulator Common Language Runtime Framework Class Library Data and XML Web services Console apps Windows apps Web apps

7. Lim7 Why use the.NET Framework? JIT AND CLR C# languages IL C++ C Prolog Scheme Just-In-Time compiler Intermediate Language Common Language Runtime X compilers C# compiler C++ compiler Scheme compiler Prolog compiler C compiler X compiler Simulator or Hardware

8. Lim8 Why use the.NET Framework? Multi-language development Multi-language development –C#, C/C++, VB.NET, Eiffel, Fortran, Java, Pascal, Perl, Python, Scheme, SmallTalk, and many more. –Allows you to use whatever language fits your wants/needs Harness the power of Visual Studio Harness the power of Visual Studio –Highly productive environment MSDN library of technical info MSDN library of technical info

9. Lim9 Imagine Cup an international event challenging the world's most creative and tech-savvy students to design the best new Web services solution. an international event challenging the world's most creative and tech-savvy students to design the best new Web services solution. Competing for international recognition and cash prizes totaling U.S. $50,000, Imagine Competing for international recognition and cash prizes totaling U.S. $50,000, Imagine

10. Lim10 Imagine Cup Team Tulane Team Tulane Game development for Smart Devices Game development for Smart Devices

11. Lim11 An Example Quake.Net http://www.vertigosoftware.com/Quake2.htm http://www.vertigosoftware.com/Quake2.htm http://www.vertigosoftware.com/Quake2.htm the QUAKE II 3-D engine available to the public under the GNU General Public License ("GPL"). the QUAKE II 3-D engine available to the public under the GNU General Public License ("GPL").GNU General Public LicenseGNU General Public License July 2003, Vertigo Software, Inc. is releasing Quake II.NET, a port of the C-language based engine to Visual C++ with a.NET managed heads-up display. July 2003, Vertigo Software, Inc. is releasing Quake II.NET, a port of the C-language based engine to Visual C++ with a.NET managed heads-up display. illustrate a point: one can easily port a large amount of C code to C++, and then run the whole application as a managed.NET application using the Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR) without noticeable performance delays illustrate a point: one can easily port a large amount of C code to C++, and then run the whole application as a managed.NET application using the Microsoft Common Language Runtime (CLR) without noticeable performance delays

12. Lim12 Links of Interest www.devhood.com www.devhood.com www.devhood.com www.gotdotnet.com www.gotdotnet.com www.gotdotnet.com msdn.microsoft.com msdn.microsoft.com msdn.microsoft.com www.asp.net www.asp.net www.asp.net

13. Lim13 Sources Defining Basic Elements of.NET www.microsoft.com/net/ www.microsoft.com/net/ Intro to Programming Languages by Dr. Yinong Chen of ASU Microsoft.Net Presentation by Microsoft Programming Microsoft.NET by Jeff Prosise Andy Lim Big thanks to Andy Lim