What is DNA?
May 1, 2000
Well, DNA (Distributed interNet Architecture)
is an abstract methodology. It is a way of designing
applications with growth, deployment, and load taken as
major considerations. More specifically, DNA is a software
application engineering design pattern. It is a solution to
a set of common problems that are described in a generic,
abstracted enough manner as to enable the application of
the pattern in a wide variety of situations.
In other words, DNA is just a way to think about writing
applications. It is a metaphor, as you will, that can help
you understand and solve complex problems in simple terms.
Think of the DNA architecture not as the car, or the
assembly line, but as the abstract idea of mass
production. It is a process...a way.
However, DNA is more than just an abstract pattern.
It is also a very tangible set of technologies. Specifically
it is a set of (traditionally) Microsoft technologies that
together help developers implement the DNA architecture within
their applications.
So how does DNA relate to
ASP?
Well, as it turns out, from a web developer's perspective, it
is through ASP that the set of technologies implementing a
DNA solution are glued together and distributed over the web.
Introduction to ASP For Web Developers
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Who owns DNA, who invented it?
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