Introducing .NET

What does this book cover?

• Examines the .NET Framework in detail
• Explains what is and isn't part of .NET
• Examines how the different parts fit together
• Covers VB.NET and C# as two languages for .NET development
• Provides examples of .NET in action

.NET is Microsoft's vision of 'software as a service', a development environment in which you can build, create, and deploy your applications and the next generation of components, termed Web Services. All of Microsoft's major flagship products from Visual Studio to Windows and eventually Office are gradually being integrated into the vision and they will all offer services that will allow greater integration between products. .NET will allow developers to develop in whatever language they are comfortable with, via the introduction of a common language runtime, whilst at the same time provide 'building block services' to ease application development.

Introducing .NET is designed to tell you exactly what you need to know, to cut through the fog and to bring you a clear picture of what .NET is, and what you can expect to be able to do using it.

Who is this book for?

This book is for experienced developers at the leading edge, or for businesses that have to already be developing solutions on the latest platform as soon as it comes out. The different sections of .NET are in various stages of completion, and all are in beta programs and therefore a high degree of technical competence and awareness of technologies such a COM, COM+, ASP, and VB is required on the part of the reader. Some experience of C, C++ or Java would be advantageous to anyone new to C#, although it's not essential.

PART ONE

.NET Overview

Avoiding Confusion – the Role of the .NET Enterprise Servers

A Common Substrate for all Development

Key Design Goals

Additional Key Design Goals

PART TWO

Metadata

Namespaces

The Next Layer – .NET Framework Base Classes

Web Forms

PART THREE

XML as the .NET 'Meta-language'

The First Step – Visual Studio.NET

Summary of Language Changes

Language Changes Affecting ASP.NET

.NET Overview - Page 2

	Title: Introducing .NET
	ISBN: 1861004893
	US Price: $ 34.99 Canadian Price: C$ 52.95 UK Price: £ 26.99
	Publication Date: January 2001
	Pages: 400
	Wrox Press Limited, US and UK.