ASP.NET 3.5 Application Architecture and Design Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Architecture and Design
Chapter 2: 1-Tier 1-Layer Architecture in ASP.NET
Chapter 3: ER Diagrams, Domain Model, and N-Layer Architecture
Chapter 4: N-Tier Architecture
Chapter 5: Model View Controller
Chapter 6: Design Patterns
Chapter 7: SOA and WCF
Chapter 8: Database Design
Chapter 9: Localization
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Architecture and Design
  • Software Architecture
  • Software Design
  • Architectural Styles
  • Architecture and Design in ASP.NET
    • Technology and Art
  • Architecture: First Steps
  • Design Patterns
  • Project Life Cycle
    • Project Initiation
    • Project Planning and Prototyping
      • Project Plan
      • Use Case Design
      • Prototyping
      • Class Model
      • Database Model
    • Project Construction: Programming and Development
    • Project Transition and Release
  • Tiers and Layers
    • Physical Separation
    • Logical Separation
    • Single Tier—Single Layer Model
    • Single Tier—Two Layer Model
    • Single Tier—Three Layer Model
    • Two Tier Model
    • Two Tier—Two Layer Model
    • Three Tier Model
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: 1-Tier 1-Layer Architecture in ASP.NET
  • Default N-Tier Nature of Web Applications
  • Classic ASP Style: Inline Coding
    • Sample Project using Inline Code
  • Code-Behind Model: The Second UI Layer
    • Sample Project using Code-Behind
    • Limitations of Coding in the UI Layer
  • Data Source Controls
    • A Sample Project using inbuilt Data Source Controls
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: ER Diagrams, Domain Model, and N-Layer Architecture
  • Entity-Relationship Diagram
    • Degree and Cardinality of a Relationship
  • OMS Project using 2-Layer
    • Sample Project

• Domain Model using UML
  • Class Diagram
  • UML Relationships
    • Dependency Relationship
    • Association Relationship
    • Generalization Relationship
    • Realization Relationship
    • Multiplicity

• 1-tier 3-layer Architecture using a Domain Model
  • Layer 1: Data Access Layer (DAL)
  • Layer 2: Business Layer (BL)
  • Layer 3: The UI Layer

• Object Data Source Controls
• Summary

• Chapter 4: N-Tier Architecture
  • Why N-Tier?
    • Performance
    • Scalability
    • Re-usability
    • Loose-Coupling
    • Plug and Play
  • A 4-Tier Approach
  • 5-Tier Architecture
    • Data Transfer Objects
    • Lazy Loading
    • Updating Business Objects
    • GUI Tier
    • Generics and Custom Collections
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Model View Controller
  • Page Controller Pattern in ASP.NET
    • Problems with Page Controller Design
    • GUI Unit Testing
  • MVC Design: A Front Controller based Approach
    • Front Controller Design
    • Basics of MVC
    • REST: Representation State Transfer
    • MVC and REST
  • ASP.NET MVC Framework
    • Sample Project
    • URL Routing Engine
    • The Controller
    • The View
    • The Model
    • Wiring Controller, Model, and View
    • Unit Testing and ASP.NET MVC
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Design Patterns
  • Understanding Design Patterns
    • History of Patterns
    • Singleton Pattern
      • Understanding Singleton with Code Example
    • Factory Method
      • Core Principle: Programming to an Interface instead of an Implementation
      • The Need for Factory Design
    • Dependency Injection
      • Basic Approach
    • Command Design Pattern
      • Decoupling the GUI completely from the BL
      • Creating the Command Interface
      • Creating the Value Objects
      • Creating the Command Factory
    • Tying it all up with the GUI
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: SOA and WCF
  • Understanding Application Size, Scope, and Granularity
    • Small Applications Versus Big Applications
    • Tight and Fine-Grained Domain Model
    • Coarse-Grained Model
  • What is SOA?
    • Why SOA?
    • Service Orientation
    • XML Web Services and SOAP Messages
  • Sample Project
    • Building a Service Interface
    • Consuming Services
  • Windows Communication Foundation
    • Sample Project using WCF
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Database Design
  • The Importance of a Database
    • Selecting the Right Database
  • Database Architecture and Design
    • Database Plan
    • Logical Design
    • An Example of a Logical Model
    • The Need for a Logical Data Model
    • The Domain Model Versus the Logical Data Model
  • Physical Data Model
    • Data Integrity
    • Normalization
  • Data Modeling using MS Visio
    • Creating Physical Tables
    • Creating Relationships
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Localization
  • Globalization and Localization
    • Browser Settings
  • Basic Steps for Globalizing an ASP.NET Website
    • Culture and Locale
      • How do we Define or Change the Current Culture?
      • Switching Locale
    • Resource Files
      • Global Versus Local Resources
      • Creating Global Resources
      • Creating Local Resources
    • Choosing between Global and Local Resources
      • Satellite Assemblies
    • Implicit Versus Explicit Localization
  • Incorporating Globalization
    • Setting the Culture of the Thread Based on User Selection
    • dir Attribute for Language Direction
    • Editing Resource Files after publishing in ASP.NET 3.5
    • Entering Foreign Language Characters: Input Method Editor (IME)
  • Using a Database for Localization
    • Custom Resource-Provider-Model in ASP.NET
  • Summary

• Index

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