Essentials of Developing VB.NET Applications with Rational XDE

Course Overview

A developer focused course that teaches the fundamentals of visual modeling concepts and how XDE facilitates the development of Visual Basic .NET applications. The course will introduce you to basic object-oriented concepts and show you how to use XDE to develop higher quality software using these techniques.

Audience

This course is intended for Visual Basic developers who are interested in learning Object Oriented Programming Concepts, the UML, and how XDE can help speed their development process.

Skills Gained

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Define object technology and its benefits.
• Define OO concepts and terms. (Abstraction, Encapsulation, Modularity, Hierarchy, Object, Class, Attribute, Operation, Packages, Polymorphism, Generalisation, and Inheritance.)
• Describe how the UML enables you to visually describe OO concepts.
• Identify/map Visual Basic .NET code samples to UML model elements and vice versa.
• Synchronise the code to the model and vice versa.
• Arrange and organise a class diagram.
• Define a class diagram, its purpose, and its elements.
• Describe the benefits of using a class diagram when developing software.
• Capture the static view in a model.
• Model an association, generalisation, and aggregation in a class diagram.
• Define a sequence diagram, its purpose, and its elements.
• Capture the dynamic behavior in a model.
• Modify a sequence diagram.
• Apply a simple pattern to their design.
• Apply a .NET property using the XDE Property Wizard.
• Apply the skills learned in the class to resolve a problem.

Prerequisites

Prior to attending this course the student must posses the following .NET skills:

• Begin a Visual Basic .NET project based on the Windows Application template.
• Use the standard toolbar, programming tools, and programming windows in the development environment to work with applications.
• Create a simple application in Visual Basic .NET.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Object Orientation
• Concepts of Object Orientation
• Getting Familiar with XDE
• Class Diagrams
• Sequence Diagrams
• Developing in XDE

Essentials of Developing VB.NET Applications with Rational XDE / RD401GB (RD401GBGB)