Course Description
This five-day instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills
to develop web applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio and
WebMatrix 2.
The course introduces the Microsoft web stack and shows how to use
WebMatrix 2 to develop web applications. The course will help students
understand how start with basic web development concepts, and how to use
existing applications from the Application Gallery. The course will
describe basic web development, including CSS, plug-ins, scripting,
basic data access, and application hosting. The course will also
describe how to use Windows Azure for application hosting, and how to
move beyond WebMatrix 2 into Visual Studio.
Audience Profile
This course is intended for web developers who are beginners and have
some knowledge of HTML. These web developers create sites for a range
of different customer and companies, often by observing and re-purposing
existing HTML pages, styles, and scripts. They work primarily with
static webpages and in-line formatting. They do not often work in a team
and use an ISV to host most of their customers’ sites.
Typically, these web developers:
- Create a website for a small company or voluntary organization.
- Add multiple static webpages to a website.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including:
- Tables
- Images
- Forms
- Programming experience including the following concepts:
- Declaring variables
- Using loops
- Using conditional statements
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the components of Microsoft web technologies that
developers can use to host websites, host data, run code, and develop
code.
- Describe how a website is developed, including the planning,
development, testing, iteration and release phases and how to use
WebMatrix 2 in each phase.
- Create a website by using WebMatrix 2 and add dynamic webpages to enable user interaction.
- Describe how to store data in a database and display it on a WebMatrix 2 site to create a dynamic web application.
- Integrate images, audio files, video files, and other media into a web application for different browsers.
- Apply a consistent visual style and user-friendly navigation hierarchy to a website.
- Describe possible locations for hosting a production website and deploy a completed website to a chosen hosting provider.
- Describe the common sources of website errors and use WebMatrix 2
tools and coding techniques to diagnose problems and correct code.
- Integrate information supplied from web services, data feeds, RESTful services, and other sources into a web application.
- Browse the packages available in the NuGet tool, select a package
that matches a functional requirement, add it to a web application, and
write code that uses the features of the package.
- Ensure a website is secure against malicious attacks and identify users before granting them access to sensitive content.
- Describe how client-side coding techniques accelerate responses to
users and reduce network traffic for a website, and use common
client-side coding techniques.
- Analyze the user traffic on a public website and optimize the site to appear close to the top of search engine results.
- Create a fully functional website by beginning with an application
from the WebMatrix 2 application gallery and adding features to meet
unusual or unique customer requirements.
- Describe the features of Visual Studio and ASP.NET Web Forms that enable developers to create more powerful web applications.
Course Outline
Module 1: Overview of Microsoft Web Technologies
The goal of this module is to provide an overview of web technologies
provided by Microsoft for creating and hosting web applications. These
web technologies include IIS, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Database,
ASP.NET, WebMatrix 2, and Visual Studio. After completing this module,
students will have a high-level understanding of each technology and how
it fits into the overall web stack, but they may not be able to provide
detailed information.
Lessons
Introduction to Web Fundamentals
Introduction to the Microsoft Web Stack
Introduction to the Open Source Application Gallery
Lab: Creating a Website in Windows Azure
Getting Started with Windows Azure
Creating a Website Based on an Application from the Gallery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe the components of Microsoft web technologies that developers
can use to host websites, host data, execute code, and develop code.
Module 2: Exploring WebMatrix 2
The goal of this module is to encourage students to adopt modern best
practices in the way they organize a web application project. For
example, they should understand the importance of planning an
application in full, before they write any code. In addition, this
module describes the high-level features of WebMatrix 2.
Lessons
The Project Life Cycle
Introduction to Microsoft WebMatrix 2
Lab: Exploring WebMatrix 2
Installing WebMatrix 2
Editing a Site in WebMatrix
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe how a website is developed, including the planning,
development, testing, iteration, and release phases; and use WebMatrix 2
in each phase.
Module 3: Building Simple Websites in WebMatrix 2
The goal of this module is to show the students how to begin creating
a simple website in WebMatrix 2 and how to populate it with webpages
that use the Razor view engine to render pages.
Lessons
Building Webpages in WebMatrix 2
Using Razor Syntax to Build Dynamic Pages
Lab: Building Simple Websites in WebMatrix 2
Creating a WebMatrix 2 Site
Adding Razor Views to a Site
Validating User Input
After completing this module, students will be able to:
create a site website in WebMatrix 2 and add dynamic web pages to it that interact with the user.
Module 4: Building Data-Driven Websites in WebMatrix 2
The goal of this module is to introduce the students to the
advantages of using a database to persist any data you may want to
display on your website. The module introduces simple database concepts
such as primary keys and data types. It also teaches how to add
databases in WebMatrix 2 by using SQL Compact edition. Following this,
the module shows how to add code to a Razor view to display the data
that is stored in the SQL Compact database.
Lessons
Introduction to Databases
Creating a Database in WebMatrix 2
Displaying Data
Lab: Building Data-Driven Websites in WebMatrix 2
Adding a Database and Defining Data
Creating an Offer Display
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe how to store data in a database and display it on a WebMatrix 2 site to create a dynamic web application.
Module 5: Adding Rich Content to WebMatrix 2 Websites
The goal of this module is to describe how to build a compelling
website by including media content. The students will learn how to
display audio, video, and images both by using HTML5 and by using
earlier standards. In the lab, images will be retrieved from a database
and videos will be retrieved from a website folder.Lessons
Adding Media Content
Using HTML5 in a Website
Lab: Adding Rich Content to WebMatrix 2 Websites
Adding Graphics to the Offers Display
Rendering Video Content with HTML5
After completing this module, students will be able to:
integrate images, audio files, video files, and other media into a web application for different browsers.
Module 6: Designing the WebMatrix 2 Website
The goal of this module is to describe how professional developers
apply branding, graphic design, and a consistent layout to a website.
This is essential to create a good impression for site visitors and to
attract them back for return visits. The module also discusses the
importance of a clear navigation structure that enables visitors to
locate the page they need rapidly.
Lessons
Structuring a Website
Applying Template Views
Applying Styles to a Website
Adapting a Site for Mobile Browsers
Lab: Designing the WebMatrix 2 Website
Creating a Template View
Adding Navigation Controls
Adding Styles to a Website
Adapting to Mobile Browsers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
apply a consistent look and feel and an easy-to-use navigation hierarchy to a website.
Module 7: Deploying a WebMatrix 2 Web Applications
The goal of this module is to describe how a website is hosted for
customer-facing purposes. The module discusses IIS web servers running
on client premises and at ISVs and in single and multi-server farms.
Windows Azure is also covered as a website host. The location data is
stored for a production site is also considered. In this context, SQL
Server and SQL Database are discussed. The students are then told about
WebMatrix 2 Remote tools, which can ensure synchronization between the
development and production versions of a site.
Lessons
Hosting Web Applications
Hosting Databases
Deploying to your Chosen Locations
Lab: Deploying a WebMatrix 2 Web Application
Creating a Web Application in Windows Azure
Deploying a Web Application to Windows Azure
Making Changes to a Published Web Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe possible locations for hosting a production website and deploy a completed website to a chosen hosting provider.
Module 8: Troubleshooting WebMatrix 2 Websites
The goal of this module is to equip students with techniques they can
use for diagnosis and correction when exceptions and web error messages
appear in their site. The tools covered include the developer tools in
Internet Explorer and the Error List and Request tools in WebMatrix 2.
Students also see how to configure their site to display a custom error
page to site visitors, with a friendly, branded message.
Lessons
Sources of Errors
Using Internet Explorer Developer Tools
Troubleshooting Problems
Lab: Troubleshooting WebMatrix 2 Websites
Diagnosing Incorrect CSS Styles
Diagnosing Slow Page Load Times
Configuring Custom Error Messages
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe the common sources of website errors and use WebMatrix 2
tools and coding techniques to diagnose problems and correct code.
Module 9: Consuming Services and Data from the Web
The goal of this module is to describe the many services available on
the web that provide data in different formats, which may be of use to
your web application. This module focuses on writing code that calls
such services, and not on reusing open source components that call such
services. Students will see example web services, data sets from the
Windows Azure Marketplace, and oData feeds. They will learn how to reuse
such data and assemble it into mash-ups.
Lessons
Calling Web Services from a Web Application
Public Data Sources
Lab: Consuming Data and Services from the Web
Building a Bing Maps Display
Building a Top Products Display
After completing this module, students will be able to:
integrate information supplied from web Services, data feeds, RESTful services and other sources into a web application.
Module 10: Enriching a WebMatrix 2 Website by Using Open Source Components
The goal of this module is to show the students that many highly
functional open source packages are available within WebMatrix 2 through
the NuGet tool. Developers can add, adapt, and use these packages in
their application to implement advanced functionality without coding it
from scratch. This approach can hugely accelerate the development of a
web project.
Lessons
Overview of Open Source Packages in NuGet
Browsing, Installing, and Using Packages
Lab: Enriching a WebMatrix 2 Website by Using Open Source Components
Adding Social Media Features
Controlling the Image Sizes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
browse the packages available in the NuGet tool, select a package
that matches a functional requirement, add it to a web application, and
write code that utilizes the features of the package.
Module 11: Securing a WebMatrix 2 Website
The goal of this module is to ensure that students fully understand
common techniques an attacker might use to break a website and how to
protect sites against such attacks. The module also describes how
websites can authenticate a user to determine if they should receive a
higher level of access to content. Students will learn how to enable
users to manage their own passwords and how to create multiple user
roles.
Lessons
Developing Websites That Resist Attack
Controlling Access to a Website
Working with Roles and Memberships
Lab: Securing a WebMatrix 2 Website
Adding Authentication to the Website
Restricting Access to Webpages
Providing Membership Services to Users
Encrypting Communications for Sensitive Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
ensure a website is secure against malicious attacks and identifies users before granting them access to sensitive content.
Module 12: Building Responsive Webpages
The goal of this module is to introduce the students to coding
techniques that execute JavaScript code on the browser. Students will
see that client-side code can execute without a full page refresh and so
can respond much more quickly to user actions. This results in more
compelling web pages. The module discusses about how to use AJAX Helpers
to build partial page updates and introduces the jQuery library and its
common uses. Finally, the module describes how developers can configure
ASP.NET Caches to optimize the performance of their site.
Lessons
Why Use Client-Side Scripts?
Using AJAX and Partial Page Updates
The jQuery Script Libraries
Optimizing the Caches to Improve Performance
Lab: Building Responsive Pages
Coding the Partial Page Updates
Using the jScript Library to Animate a Page
After completing this module, students will be able to:
understand how client-side coding techniques accelerate responses to
users and reduce network traffic for a website and use common
client-side coding techniques.
Module 13: Driving Traffic to a WebMatrix 2 Website
The goal of this module is to equip the students with techniques to
increase the number of visitors who access a published site. The module
begins by discussing how to analyze and understand who visits your site,
when they visit, and what pages interest them. The behavior of search
engine web bots is discussed and students learn how to ensure that their
site is fully crawled and close to the top of search engine results.
Finally, locations at which you can advertise your sites are discussed.
Lessons
Growing a Website
Analyzing a WebMatrix 2 Website
Optimizing a WebMatrix 2 Site for Search Engines
Marketing a Website
Lab: Driving Traffic to a WebMatrix 2 Website
Optimizing Search Engine Result Position
After completing this module, students will be able to:
analyze the user traffic visiting a public website and optimize the site to appear close to the top of search engine results.
Module 14: Customizing an Application from the WebMatrix 2 Gallery
The goal of this module is to show students that they need not rule
out an application from the WebMatrix 2 gallery because it does not
satisfy all the requirements a customer specifies. Instead, a developer
can use an application as a starting point that meets a majority of
customer requirements. Any gaps can be filled by adding extra pages and
other custom features to the application.
Lessons
Exploring the Application Gallery
Modifying an Existing Application
Lab: Customizing an Application from the WebMatrix 2 Gallery
Creating a Site Based on an Application from the Gallery
Integrating a Custom Page with an Application Theming Engine
After completing this module, students will be able to:
create a fully functional website by beginning with an application
from the WebMatrix 2 application gallery and adding features to meet
unusual or unique customer requirements.
Module 15: Transitioning from WebMatrix 2 to Visual Studio
The goal of this module is to describe to the students why
professional developers use Visual Studio as their principal Integrated
Development Environment (IDE). Students will see the advanced features
of the ASP.NET Web Forms programming model, which requires Visual
Studio, and also see some details of ASP.NET MVC. Students also see the
advanced debugging tools Visual Studio includes and understand how these
accelerate code development, testing and troubleshooting. They will see
how to add Web Forms pages into existing ASP.NET applications.
Lessons
Developing Websites in Visual Studio
Moving Between WebMatrix 2 and Visual Studio
Lab: Transitioning from WebMatrix 2 to Visual Studio
Editing a WebMatrix 2 Web Application in Visual Studio
Displaying and Editing Data in a Web Forms Page
Using the Visual Studio Debugging Tools
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe the features of Visual Studio and ASP.NET Web Forms that enable developers to create more powerful web applications.
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Overview
About this Course
This
five-day instructor-led course provides the knowledge and skills to
develop web applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio and WebMatrix
2.
The
course introduces the Microsoft web stack and shows how to use
WebMatrix 2 to develop web applications. The course will help students
understand how start with basic web development concepts, and how to use
existing applications from the Application Gallery. The course will
describe basic web development, including CSS, plug-ins, scripting,
basic data access, and application hosting. The course will also
describe how to use Windows Azure for application hosting, and how to
move beyond WebMatrix 2 into Visual Studio.
Audience Profile
This
course is intended for web developers who are beginners and have some
knowledge of HTML. These web developers create sites for a range of
different customer and companies, often by observing and re-purposing
existing HTML pages, styles, and scripts. They work primarily with
static webpages and in-line formatting. They do not often work in a team
and use an ISV to host most of their customers’ sites.
Typically, these web developers:
Create a website for a small company or voluntary organization.
Add multiple static webpages to a website.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
Knowledge of HTML or DHTML, including:
Tables
Images
Forms
Programming experience including the following concepts:
Declaring variables
Using loops
Using conditional statements
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe
the components of Microsoft web technologies that developers can use to
host websites, host data, run code, and develop code.
Describe
how a website is developed, including the planning, development,
testing, iteration and release phases and how to use WebMatrix 2 in each
phase.
Create a website by using WebMatrix 2 and add dynamic webpages to enable user interaction.
Describe how to store data in a database and display it on a WebMatrix 2 site to create a dynamic web application.
Integrate images, audio files, video files, and other media into a web application for different browsers.
Apply a consistent visual style and user-friendly navigation hierarchy to a website.
Describe possible locations for hosting a production website and deploy a completed website to a chosen hosting provider.
Describe
the common sources of website errors and use WebMatrix 2 tools and
coding techniques to diagnose problems and correct code.
Integrate information supplied from web services, data feeds, RESTful services, and other sources into a web application.
Browse
the packages available in the NuGet tool, select a package that matches
a functional requirement, add it to a web application, and write code
that uses the features of the package.
Ensure a website is secure against malicious attacks and identify users before granting them access to sensitive content.
Describe
how client-side coding techniques accelerate responses to users and
reduce network traffic for a website, and use common client-side coding
techniques.
Analyze the user traffic on a public website and optimize the site to appear close to the top of search engine results.
Create
a fully functional website by beginning with an application from the
WebMatrix 2 application gallery and adding features to meet unusual or
unique customer requirements.
Describe the features of Visual Studio and ASP.NET Web Forms that enable developers to create more powerful web applications.
Course Outline
Module 1: Overview of Microsoft Web Technologies
The
goal of this module is to provide an overview of web technologies
provided by Microsoft for creating and hosting web applications. These
web technologies include IIS, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Database,
ASP.NET, WebMatrix 2, and Visual Studio. After completing this module,
students will have a high-level understanding of each technology and how
it fits into the overall web stack, but they may not be able to provide
detailed information.
Lessons
Introduction to Web Fundamentals
Introduction to the Microsoft Web Stack
Introduction to the Open Source Application Gallery
Lab: Creating a Website in Windows Azure
Getting Started with Windows Azure
Creating a Website Based on an Application from the Gallery
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe
the components of Microsoft web technologies that developers can use to
host websites, host data, execute code, and develop code.
Module 2: Exploring WebMatrix 2
The
goal of this module is to encourage students to adopt modern best
practices in the way they organize a web application project. For
example, they should understand the importance of planning an
application in full, before they write any code. In addition, this
module describes the high-level features of WebMatrix 2.
Lessons
The Project Life Cycle
Introduction to Microsoft WebMatrix 2
Lab: Exploring WebMatrix 2
Installing WebMatrix 2
Editing a Site in WebMatrix
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe
how a website is developed, including the planning, development,
testing, iteration, and release phases; and use WebMatrix 2 in each
phase.
Module
3: Building Simple Websites in WebMatrix 2The goal of this module is to
show the students how to begin creating a simple website in WebMatrix 2
and how to populate it with webpages that use the Razor view engine to
render pages.
Lessons
Building Webpages in WebMatrix 2
Using Razor Syntax to Build Dynamic Pages
Lab: Building Simple Websites in WebMatrix 2
Creating a WebMatrix 2 Site
Adding Razor Views to a Site
Validating User Input
After completing this module, students will be able to:
create a site website in WebMatrix 2 and add dynamic web pages to it that interact with the user.
Module
4: Building Data-Driven Websites in WebMatrix 2The goal of this module
is to introduce the students to the advantages of using a database to
persist any data you may want to display on your website. The module
introduces simple database concepts such as primary keys and data types.
It also teaches how to add databases in WebMatrix 2 by using SQL
Compact edition. Following this, the module shows how to add code to a
Razor view to display the data that is stored in the SQL Compact
database.
Lessons
Introduction to Databases
Creating a Database in WebMatrix 2
Displaying Data
Lab: Building Data-Driven Websites in WebMatrix 2
Adding a Database and Defining Data
Creating an Offer Display
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe how to store data in a database and display it on a WebMatrix 2 site to create a dynamic web application.
Module 5: Adding Rich Content to WebMatrix 2 Websites
The
goal of this module is to describe how to build a compelling website by
including media content. The students will learn how to display audio,
video, and images both by using HTML5 and by using earlier standards. In
the lab, images will be retrieved from a database and videos will be
retrieved from a website folder.Lessons
Adding Media Content
Using HTML5 in a Website
Lab: Adding Rich Content to WebMatrix 2 Websites
Adding Graphics to the Offers Display
Rendering Video Content with HTML5
After completing this module, students will be able to:
integrate images, audio files, video files, and other media into a web application for different browsers.
Module 6: Designing the WebMatrix 2 Website
The
goal of this module is to describe how professional developers apply
branding, graphic design, and a consistent layout to a website. This is
essential to create a good impression for site visitors and to attract
them back for return visits. The module also discusses the importance of
a clear navigation structure that enables visitors to locate the page
they need rapidly.
Lessons
Structuring a Website
Applying Template Views
Applying Styles to a Website
Adapting a Site for Mobile Browsers
Lab: Designing the WebMatrix 2 Website
Creating a Template View
Adding Navigation Controls
Adding Styles to a Website
Adapting to Mobile Browsers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
apply a consistent look and feel and an easy-to-use navigation hierarchy to a website.
Module 7: Deploying a WebMatrix 2 Web Applications
The
goal of this module is to describe how a website is hosted for
customer-facing purposes. The module discusses IIS web servers running
on client premises and at ISVs and in single and multi-server farms.
Windows Azure is also covered as a website host. The location data is
stored for a production site is also considered. In this context, SQL
Server and SQL Database are discussed. The students are then told about
WebMatrix 2 Remote tools, which can ensure synchronization between the
development and production versions of a site.
Lessons
Hosting Web Applications
Hosting Databases
Deploying to your Chosen Locations
Lab: Deploying a WebMatrix 2 Web Application
Creating a Web Application in Windows Azure
Deploying a Web Application to Windows Azure
Making Changes to a Published Web Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe possible locations for hosting a production website and deploy a completed website to a chosen hosting provider.
Module 8: Troubleshooting WebMatrix 2 Websites
The
goal of this module is to equip students with techniques they can use
for diagnosis and correction when exceptions and web error messages
appear in their site. The tools covered include the developer tools in
Internet Explorer and the Error List and Request tools in WebMatrix 2.
Students also see how to configure their site to display a custom error
page to site visitors, with a friendly, branded message.
Lessons
Sources of Errors
Using Internet Explorer Developer Tools
Troubleshooting Problems
Lab: Troubleshooting WebMatrix 2 Websites
Diagnosing Incorrect CSS Styles
Diagnosing Slow Page Load Times
Configuring Custom Error Messages
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe
the common sources of website errors and use WebMatrix 2 tools and
coding techniques to diagnose problems and correct code.
Module 9: Consuming Services and Data from the Web
The
goal of this module is to describe the many services available on the
web that provide data in different formats, which may be of use to your
web application. This module focuses on writing code that calls such
services, and not on reusing open source components that call such
services. Students will see example web services, data sets from the
Windows Azure Marketplace, and oData feeds. They will learn how to reuse
such data and assemble it into mash-ups.
Lessons
Calling Web Services from a Web Application
Public Data Sources
Lab: Consuming Data and Services from the Web
Building a Bing Maps Display
Building a Top Products Display
After completing this module, students will be able to:
integrate information supplied from web Services, data feeds, RESTful services and other sources into a web application.
Module 10: Enriching a WebMatrix 2 Website by Using Open Source Components
The
goal of this module is to show the students that many highly functional
open source packages are available within WebMatrix 2 through the NuGet
tool. Developers can add, adapt, and use these packages in their
application to implement advanced functionality without coding it from
scratch. This approach can hugely accelerate the development of a web
project.
Lessons
Overview of Open Source Packages in NuGet
Browsing, Installing, and Using Packages
Lab: Enriching a WebMatrix 2 Website by Using Open Source Components
Adding Social Media Features
Controlling the Image Sizes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
browse
the packages available in the NuGet tool, select a package that matches
a functional requirement, add it to a web application, and write code
that utilizes the features of the package.
Module 11: Securing a WebMatrix 2 Website
The
goal of this module is to ensure that students fully understand common
techniques an attacker might use to break a website and how to protect
sites against such attacks. The module also describes how websites can
authenticate a user to determine if they should receive a higher level
of access to content. Students will learn how to enable users to manage
their own passwords and how to create multiple user roles.
Lessons
Developing Websites That Resist Attack
Controlling Access to a Website
Working with Roles and Memberships
Lab: Securing a WebMatrix 2 Website
Adding Authentication to the Website
Restricting Access to Webpages
Providing Membership Services to Users
Encrypting Communications for Sensitive Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
ensure a website is secure against malicious attacks and identifies users before granting them access to sensitive content.
Module 12: Building Responsive Webpages
The
goal of this module is to introduce the students to coding techniques
that execute JavaScript code on the browser. Students will see that
client-side code can execute without a full page refresh and so can
respond much more quickly to user actions. This results in more
compelling web pages. The module discusses about how to use AJAX Helpers
to build partial page updates and introduces the jQuery library and its
common uses. Finally, the module describes how developers can configure
ASP.NET Caches to optimize the performance of their site.
Lessons
Why Use Client-Side Scripts?
Using AJAX and Partial Page Updates
The jQuery Script Libraries
Optimizing the Caches to Improve Performance
Lab: Building Responsive Pages
Coding the Partial Page Updates
Using the jScript Library to Animate a Page
After completing this module, students will be able to:
understand
how client-side coding techniques accelerate responses to users and
reduce network traffic for a website and use common client-side coding
techniques.
Module 13: Driving Traffic to a WebMatrix 2 Website
The
goal of this module is to equip the students with techniques to
increase the number of visitors who access a published site. The module
begins by discussing how to analyze and understand who visits your site,
when they visit, and what pages interest them. The behavior of search
engine web bots is discussed and students learn how to ensure that their
site is fully crawled and close to the top of search engine results.
Finally, locations at which you can advertise your sites are discussed.
Lessons
Growing a Website
Analyzing a WebMatrix 2 Website
Optimizing a WebMatrix 2 Site for Search Engines
Marketing a Website
Lab: Driving Traffic to a WebMatrix 2 Website
Optimizing Search Engine Result Position
After completing this module, students will be able to:
analyze the user traffic visiting a public website and optimize the site to appear close to the top of search engine results.
Module 14: Customizing an Application from the WebMatrix 2 Gallery
The
goal of this module is to show students that they need not rule out an
application from the WebMatrix 2 gallery because it does not satisfy all
the requirements a customer specifies. Instead, a developer can use an
application as a starting point that meets a majority of customer
requirements. Any gaps can be filled by adding extra pages and other
custom features to the application.
Lessons
Exploring the Application Gallery
Modifying an Existing Application
Lab: Customizing an Application from the WebMatrix 2 Gallery
Creating a Site Based on an Application from the Gallery
Integrating a Custom Page with an Application Theming Engine
After completing this module, students will be able to:
create
a fully functional website by beginning with an application from the
WebMatrix 2 application gallery and adding features to meet unusual or
unique customer requirements.
Module 15: Transitioning from WebMatrix 2 to Visual Studio
The
goal of this module is to describe to the students why professional
developers use Visual Studio as their principal Integrated Development
Environment (IDE). Students will see the advanced features of the
ASP.NET Web Forms programming model, which requires Visual Studio, and
also see some details of ASP.NET MVC. Students also see the advanced
debugging tools Visual Studio includes and understand how these
accelerate code development, testing and troubleshooting. They will see
how to add Web Forms pages into existing ASP.NET applications.
Lessons
Developing Websites in Visual Studio
Moving Between WebMatrix 2 and Visual Studio
Lab: Transitioning from WebMatrix 2 to Visual Studio
Editing a WebMatrix 2 Web Application in Visual Studio
Displaying and Editing Data in a Web Forms Page
Using the Visual Studio Debugging Tools
After completing this module, students will be able to:
describe the features of Visual Studio and ASP.NET Web Forms that enable developers to create more powerful web applications.