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Building Smart Client Applications in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008Tony GoodhewProduct Plannertgoodhew@microsoft.com

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Reusability

Key Smart Client Tech∙Ed Topics

Post VS 2008

Taking Data Offline

Working with Data

User Profiles

User Experience

Deployment

Working With Data

Problem:Data != Objects

LINQ Architecture

LINQ-enabled data sources

LINQ To

Objects

LINQ To XML

LINQ-enabled ADO.NET

Visual Basic Others

LINQ To

Entities

LINQ To SQL

LINQ To

Datasets

.Net Language Integrated Query (LINQ)

Visual C#

Objects Relational XML

.NET Language Integrated Query Framework

demo

Taking Data Offline

Problems:Nowhere to keep local dataKeeping local and server in sync

Transport

ServiceServiceProxy

Data Forms

Data Access

ServerSyncProviderClientSyncProvider

Sync Component Architecture

SQL Server Compact

Edition 3.5

Sync Agent

SyncAgent

SQL Server Compact

Edition 3.5

Server DB

Client

Client Server

Can push changes directly or via services

Sync Services for ADO.NET

demo

User Profiles

Problem:Expensive to

leverage existing web services

Client Application Services

Client App

Web Page

Internet

Web Services

Experience unchanged on lost connectivity

AuthenticationRolesProfiles

Client Application Services

demo

User Experience

Problem:Design Matters

Controls / Content

User Controls

Windows

WPF Windows

FormsWindows Forms Application

WPF Application

Controls / Content

User Controls

Forms

ActiveX

Integration Scenarios

Building a Hybrid Application

demo

Designer / Developer Collaboration

Expression Blend

Control TemplatesData TemplatesAnimationAdvanced LayoutsTriggers

Visual Studio 2008

LayoutXAML EditingElement NavigationVB & C# code editingDebuggingDeployment

Problem:Deployment

ClickOnce Deployment Framework

Isolated Low Impact Declarative Installation

Smart Client Deployment Meets Web Deployment

Auto Update

Deep Microsoft Visual Studio Integration

Rich Security Model

VS 2008 ClickOnce Enhancements

Application no longer tied to a publish location on signing

Added Firefox Support

Distributed Apps maintain the author’s branding

Auth Certificates now renewable across updates

Works across authenticated proxies

Reusability

What Is "Acropolis?"

Rich, extensible run-time frameworkDesign-time tools to support visual composition of componentsLeverages Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) technologies

Dramatically simplify the way to define, develop,

configure, deploy and manage client applications

Customer Feedback

Customer, Customer, Customer…Listened to your feedback and fixed

the top customer reported bugs

Improved designer performance

Fixed bugs that caused ‘Design-Time Error List’ to appear

Increased custom Smart Tag stability

Allowed for custom Toolbox Population

Many, many more…

Design-Time Error List

Similar to the Build Error ListPrevents controls from disappearingList was :

VagueClutteredImposingFrustrating

New Design-Time Error List

Improved usabilityGroups similar errors into bucketsProvides targeted help Links to the MSDN ForumsAllows you to “Ignore and Continue”

Reusability

Key Smart Client Tech∙Ed Topics

Post VS 2008

Taking Data Offline

Working with Data

User Profiles

User Experience

Deployment

Questions?

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