Web development fundamentals

Description

Web development training course description

This three-day course helps build a foundation in the development of Web applications. This is not a HTML course but covers the technologies needed to develop web applications. Technologies covered include: ASP.NET, XML, AJAX and HTTP error codes.

What will you learn

• Program Web applications.
• Work with data and services.
• Troubleshoot and debug Web applications.
• Work with client side scripting.
• Configure and deploy web applications.

Web development training course details

Web development training course contents

• Programming web applications
• Customise the layout and appearance of a web page

CSS; tables; embedding images; page layout for navigation.

• Understand ASP.NET intrinsic objects

Request; Server; Application; Session; Response; HttpContext.

• Understand state information in web applications

Understand how state is stored based on application design and hardware; understand different types such as session state, view state, control state and application state.

• Understand events and control page flow

Application and page life cycle events; page events; control events; application events; session events; cross-page posting; Response.Redirect; Server.Transfer; IsPostBack; setting AutoEventWireup.

• Understand controls

Understanding various types of controls, including user, server, web and validation controls; know which is the appropriate type of control for a scenario.

• Understand configuration files

Understanding the usage of web.config and machine.config, and the settings that can be made.

• Working with data and services
• Read and write XML data

Understanding XML, XML validation Does not include: Web services; XPath syntax; XmlDocument; XPathNavigator; XPathNodeIterator; XPathDocument; XmlReader; XmlWriter; XmlDataDocument; XmlNamespaceManager.

• Distinguish between DataSet & DataReader objects

The ability to choose the proper data object to use based on application requirements/design.

• Call a service from a web page

Creating a basic WCF service or web service so that it can be consumed; App_WebReferences; configuration.

• Understand DataSource controls

LinqDataSource: ObjectDataSource; XmlDataSource; SqlDataSource.

• Bind controls to data by using data binding syntax

Ensure that data is updated and displayed in data-aware controls.

• Manage data connections and databases

Database connections; connection objects; connection pools; transaction objects.

• Troubleshooting and debugging web applications
• Debug a web application

Use in conjunction with custom error pages to display appropriate error information to the appropriate user; implement tracing of a web application, Trace.axd, Trace=True on @Page directive.

• Handle web application errors

HTTP error codes.

• Working with client-side scripting
• Understand client-side scripting

Purpose of client-side scripting; various client-side scripting languages. LE/370 and Intrinsic Functions.

• Understand AJAX concepts

ASP.NET AJAX implementation; working with client-side libraries, EnablePartialRendering, Triggers, ChildrenAsTriggers, Scripts, Services, UpdateProgress, Timer, ScriptManagerProxy, extender controls.

• Configuring and deploying web applications
• Configure authentication and authorisation

Forms authentication, Windows authentication; authorisation; file authorisation; impersonation Does not include: Windows Cardspace authentication, Passport (Windows Live ID) authentication, Custom authentication.

• Configure projects, solutions and reference assemblies

Local assemblies; shared assemblies (GAC); web application projects; solutions; configuration files; AppSettings.

• Publish web applications

Choosing the appropriate method to deploy an application based on existing or intended environment; updatable vs. not updateable; MSI deployment; Internet Information Server (IIS) installation and configuration.

• Understand application pools

Purpose of application pools; effect of application pools on web applications.