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Two Extensive Training Classes - .NET for VFP Developers & Converting VFP Applications to .NET
This event took place on Monday, March 16, 2009.
Two Extensive Training Classes for VFP Developers - .NET Training for VFP Developers and Converting VFP Applications to .NETWhere: Onsite at EPS Software Offices (6605 Cypresswood
Dr. Suite 300, Spring, TX 77379) or remotely via GoToMeeting
When: .NET Training for VFP Developers
- March 16-18, 2009 (Monday – Wednesday) - Leverage your VFP knowledge to learn .NET
Converting VFP Applications to .NET - March 19 & 20, 2009
(Thursday & Friday) - Converting your VFP Applications to .NET
EPS Software will be holding two comprehensive classes, specifically for Visual FoxPro developers who wish to utilize the latest
Microsoft .NET technologies. The training class will be held at our offices in Houston, Texas as well as online via GoToMeeting. The first class (Monday - Wednesday) will be .NET Training for VFP Developers.
The second class (Thursday & Friday) will be Converting VFP Applications
to .NET.
These two events will be taught by industry renowned expert, author, speaker, and MVP Claudio Lassala, as well as senior developer and creator of much of the VFP2NET toolset,
Mike Yeager.
In the first class, attendees will learn an overview of Visual Studio and the .NET Platform from a VFP perspective, C# and VB.NET, WPF & Silverlight, Windows and Web applications, and much, much more.. The second class will discuss overall strategies,
planning, architecting and real world techniques for converting existing VFP applications
to .NET. (The full agenda is below.) Attendees will also get the opportunity to discuss their
projects and have their questions personally answered by both Claudio Lassala and Mike Yeager.
Costs are the same for either on-site or remote access:
Only $749 for the 3-day .NET Training for VFP Developers class
- March 16 - 18. To register
for the 3-day class only,
click here
Only $599 for the 2-day Converting VFP Applications to .NET class
- March 19 & 20. To register
for the 2-day class only,
click here
Or attend BOTH classes for a discounted price of only $1,199! To register for both classes,
click here
Registration is extremely limited.
For more information please e-mail
info@eps-software.com
or call Patrick at 832-717-4445 x 32.
Discounts are available for companies who have previously attended our classes.
Call Patrick for details. Please note that all sales are final.
Monday - March 16, 2009
Introduction to .NET and Visual Studio
9:00 – 9:20 | Introduction | Claudio Lassala |
9:20 – 10:00 | Overview of Visual Studio and the .NET Platform from a VFP Perspective This session provides a general overview of .NET. What are the main features? How does development compare to development in VFP? Why is .NET so important? | Claudio Lassala |
10:00 – 10:15 | BREAK | |
10:15 – 12:00 | The Main Languages: C# and Visual Basic No matter what you do in .NET, you likely need to know some C# or VB.NET, or both. This part of the training will get you started. | Claudio Lassala |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 15:30 | Object-Oriented Development Object-Oriented development is second nature for many VFP developers. .NET's object model is an evolution of VFP's object model, so most people will feel right at home. But there are differences. | Claudio Lassala |
15:30 – 15:45 | BREAK | |
15:45 – 17:00 | Databases and Data Access in .NET vs. Visual FoxPro Data handling is one of VFP's great strengths. How does it work in .NET? This is the question this session will answer by providing an overview of SQL Server and ADO.NET. | Claudio Lassala |
Tuesday - March 17, 2009
Developing a .NET Application in Visual Studio
9:00 – 10:30 | Building Business Logic The logic components are the heart of every application. This session shows how to build and quality control (test) the center-piece of every application | Claudio Lassala |
10:30 – 10:45 | BREAK | |
10:45 – 12:00 | The Basics of Building a Windows Application This session focuses on building a Windows interface layer (WinForms) on top of the previously created business logic. | Claudio Lassala |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 14:30 | Threading and Security This session presents two important features not available in VFP. Today's user expects the application to always be responsive and threading can accomplish this. We will also explore how to implement .NET's built-in security features. | Claudio Lassala |
14:30 – 14:45 | BREAK | |
14:45 – 15:45 | Building a Web Application This session focuses on building an HTMLbased Web Application (ASP.NET Web Forms) on top of the previously created business logic. | Claudio Lassala |
15:45 – 16:00 | BREAK | |
16:00 – 17:00 | Building a Web Service Interface Over the last few years, Web Services have become a central part of software development. This session shows how to build a web-service based interface on top of the previously created business logic. | Claudio Lassala |
Wednesday - March 18, 2009
Advanced Concepts & Technologies
9:00 – 10:30 | Advanced Object-Oriented Development .NET offers a lot more object-oriented features than what VFP has, and many of them are core to writing code in .NET: Interfaces, Generics, Delegates, Events, just to name a few. | Claudio Lassala |
10:30 – 10:45 | BREAK | |
10:45 – 12:00 | New UI Technologies - WPF & Sliverlight Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight are at the center of Microsoft's vision for the UI moving forward. More than just “Flash on steroids”, Silverlight is building client side browser applications with Visual Studio. Take a look at how WPF and Silverlight give applications a modern look. | Claudio Lassala |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 14:45 | Building Composite WPF Applications Windows Communication Foundation goes beyond web services and is the basis for Microsoft's Software + Services model. | Mike Yeager |
16:15 - 16:30 | BREAK | |
16:30 - ?? | Bonus Q&A Get your questions answered! | Claudio Lassala & Mike Yeager |
Thursday - March 19, 2009
Conversion Strategies and Integrating .NET and SQL with VFP
9:00 – 10:30 | VFP to .NET Migration The Strategy of VFP Migrations, with much information accessible also to non-technical business managers. This session will be a detailed overview, based on best practices and real world experience of the optimal way to transition a mission critical application from any version of FoxPro to .NET and SQL Server. | Mike Yeager |
10:30 – 10:45 | BREAK | |
10:45 – 12:00 | VFP with SQL Server In many incremental conversions it makes sense to port the database from DBF files to SQL Server while retaining the VFP application. This session shows you what's available, what the pitfalls are and how to decide if this is the right approach. | Mike Yeager |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 14:30 | A Survey of Conversion Products & Tools & Techniques This session presents products and tools available for integrating .NET into VFP, integrating VFP into .NET, converting from VFP to .NET and even compiling .NET code from VFP source. | Mike Yeager |
14:30 – 14:45 | BREAK | |
14:45 – 17:00 | Open Discussion / Q & A Roundtable discussion of the challenges of converting a VFP application to .NET. Time permitting, we’ll also discuss: Productivity Tools A survey of the tools we've found most useful for developing software quickly, efficiently and with higher quality. | Mike Yeager & Claudio Lassala |
Friday - March 20, 2009
Converting a VFP Application to SQL & .NET
9:00 – 10:30 | Evaluating the Application & Developing a Plan This session introduces a minimally functional VFP application written in a typical VFP-oriented fashion. It shows how to develop a strategy for doing a conversion to .NET. Throughout the rest of the day we demonstrate a hands-on conversion of this application into .NET and SQL Server. | Mike Yeager |
10:30 – 10:45 | BREAK | |
10:45 – 12:00 | Converting the Database & the Migration Process This session focuses on the differences between databases designed for VFP and those designed for .NET. Using the sample application database and some conversion tools we create a new DB optimized for SQL Server and create the process for migrating the data, taking the changes into account. | Mike Yeager |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 14:30 | Converting Reports to SSRS Modern report engines typically give developers the option of running reports purely server-side or client side, the way VFP did it. This session goes through the process of converting both the layouts and the logic to SSRS and SQL Server, emphasizing server-side reporting. | Mike Yeager |
14:30 – 14:45 | BREAK | |
14:45 – 15:45 | Building a Solution Structure & Framework Using the Milos Solution Platform framework and building blocks, this session implements a Visual Studio Solution structure, and implements a custom inheritance level. A main window, navigation and role-based security system are implemented. | Mike Yeager |
15:45 – 16:00 | BREAK | |
16:00 – 17:00 | Converting Forms & Business Logic This session separates business logic from UI and uses tools to implement the business objects and forms. The two are then integrated and brought into the main application completing the conversion of the sample application. | Mike Yeager |
Venue Information
EPS Software Corp
6605 Cypresswood Drive, Suite 300
Spring, TX 77379
Phone: 832-717-4445 ext 32
Email: info@vfpconversion.com