Complete coverage of all key .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010languages and technologies.NET 4 is Microsoft’s latest version of their core programmingplatform, and Visual Studio 2010 is the toolset that helps write.NET 4 applications. This comprehensive resource offers one-stopshopping for all you need to know to get productive with .NET 4.Experienced author and .NET guru Mitchel Sellers reviews all theimportant new features of .NET 4, including .NET charting and ASP.NET charting, ASP.NET dynamic data and j Query, and the additionof F# as a supported package language.The expansive coverage is divided into six distinctive parts foreasy navigation, and addresses: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F#language. A practical approach and complete examples round out thismuch-needed reference.* Focuses on the new and important features of the latest version Microsoft’s core programming platform-.NET 4-as well as Visual Studio 2010, which allows you to write .NET 4 applications* Provides comprehensive coverage divided into six parts: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F# language* Discusses Visual Studio snippets and templates, .NET chartingcomponents, the .NET framework and WPF, LINQ, and the Entityframework* Explores various aspects of Visual Basic 2010, such asmulti-line lambdas, auto-implemented properties, nullable optionalparameters, and more This investigative look at .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 willhelp you identify and isolate key elements that can benefit youimmediately.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION.PART I: VISUAL STUDIO.CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF VISUAL STUDIO.CHAPTER 2: VISUAL STUDIO UI ENHANCEMENTS.CHAPTER 3: VISUAL STUDIO CODE SNIPPETS.CHAPTER 4: VISUAL STUDIO TEMPLATES.CHAPTER 5: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE IDE.CHAPTER 6: VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIBILITY.PART II: .NET 4.CHAPTER 7: .NET FRAMEWORK VERSION HISTORY.CHAPTER 8: MODERN UI FRAMEWORKS (WPF AND SILVERLIGHT).CHAPTER 9: WINDOWS COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION (WCF).CHAPTER 10: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET CORE FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 11: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET WORKFLOW FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 12: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET DATA FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 13: ENHANCEMENTS TO THE .NET COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK.CHAPTER 14: .NET CHARTING COMPONENTS.PART III: ASP.NET 4.0.CHAPTER 15: ASP.NET VERSION HISTORY.CHAPTER 16: ASP.NET CHARTING CONTROLS.CHAPTER 17: ASP.NET DYNAMIC DATA.CHAPTER 18: ASP.NET MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER (MVC).CHAPTER 19: ASP.NET AJAX IMPROVEMENTS.CHAPTER 20: ASP.NET AJAX CONTROL TOOLKIT AND JQUERY.PART IV: VB.NETCHAPTER 21: HISTORY OF VISUAL BASIC.CHAPTER 22: VISUAL BASIC 10.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS.PART V: C#CHAPTER 23: HISTORY OF C#.CHAPTER 24: C# 4.0 LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS.PART VI: F#CHAPTER 25: VISUAL F# AND THE OTHER .NET LANGUAGES.INDEX.
About the author
István Novák is a Microsoft MVP in Visual C# and an associate of Grepton, a Hungarian IT services company.András Velvárt is a Silverlight MVP, regular speaker at conferences, and the owner of Response Ltd., a consulting and WPF/Silverlight development company in Hungary.Adam Granicz is the CEO of Intelli Factory, a leading provider of F# training, development, and consulting services. He is the coauthor of two F# books and a regular speaker at conferences.György Balassy teaches webportal development as a lecturer on the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Since 2005 he is the Microsoft Regional Director in Hungary.Attila Hajdrik is currently working for Eyedea Ltd., a small ISV specialized in RIA development.Mitch Sellers is the CEO / Director of Development for Iowa Computer Gurus Inc. a consulting firm specializing in complete solutions based on the .NET platform.Gaston Hillar (Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a frequent contributor to Dr. Dobb’s Go Parrallel portal at (www.ddj.com/go-parallel) and he is a guest blogger at Intel Software Network (software.intel.com)Agnes Molnar had been working with Microsoft technologies and Share Point since 2001. She founded L&M Solutions, her own Share Point consultant company in Hungary.Joydip Kanjilal has been a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET since 2007. He has over 12 years of industry experience in IT with more than 6 years in Microsoft .NET and its related technologies.