Microsoft .NET Kick Start

By Hitesh Seth

Publisher : Sams Publishing
Pub Date : December 05, 2003
ISBN : 0-672-32574-8
Pages : 416


.NET Kick Start is the book for developers interested in making the jump to .NET, working programmers already familiar with another programming language or the previous version of Visual Studio.

.NET Kick Start speeds through basic concepts and focuses on practical examples and benefits of moving to .NET. The book includes explanations of the .NET Framework, the Visual Studio programming tools, Web Services, mobile .NET, security, enterprise servers, and how to migrate from Visual Studio 6 and COM. Full of code examples, tips and professional insights, this book provides maximum learning with minimum investment of time and effort.


Copyright
About the Author
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Introduction
Who Should Read This Book?
What Would Help?
What Does This Book Cover?
How This Book Is Organized
Tools You Will Need
The Companion Web Site
Conventions Used in This Book
Updates and Corrections
Microsoft .NET Online Resources
Chapter 1. Putting .NET in Perspective
Why .NET?
What Is .NET?
In Brief
Chapter 2. Understanding the Common Language Runtime (CLR)
Reviewing Managed Code
Inspecting the CLR
What About Metadata?
Using Assemblies
Understanding the Common Type System (CTS)
Understanding Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)
In Brief
Chapter 3. Programming with .NET
Introduction
C#
Visual Basic .NET
Visual J#
Managed C++
Other .NET Programming Languages
Interoperating with Different Programming Languages
In Brief
Chapter 4. Using the .NET Class Library
Introduction
Using System Classes
Working with Collections
Working with Input/Output Streams
Introspecting Types Using Reflection
Using Regular Expressions
Creating Multithreaded Applications
Networking
Working XML Data
Database Connectivity with ADO.NET
Developing Distributed Applications Using .NET Remoting
Using COM+ Enterprise Services
Message Queuing
In Brief
Chapter 5. Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET: Tools for Developing .NET Applications
Introducing Visual Studio .NET 2003
Getting Started with Visual Studio .NET
Creating Console Applications
Creating Windows Forms Applications
Creating Web Applications
Creating Web Services
Creating Smart Device Applications
Creating Mobile ASP.NET Applications
Other Visual Studio .NET Projects
Using Third-party Programming Languages
Debugging Applications
Developing Installers
Modeling .NET Applications
Team Development with Built-in Source Control
In Brief
Chapter 6. Using Third-Party Tools
Why Use Third-Party Tools?
Altova xmlspy
Borland Together Edition for Visual Studio .NET
Borland C# Builder
Compuware DevPartner Studio
InstallShield DevStudio
NAnt
Rational XDE Developer .NET Edition
Wise for Visual Studio .NET
In Brief
Chapter 7. Developing Windows Applications Using Windows Forms
Introducing Windows Forms
Developing Your First Windows Forms Application
Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
Using Windows Forms Controls
Data Binding
Using Menus
Creating User Controls
Creating MDI Applications
In Brief
Chapter 8. Developing Web Applications with ASP.NET
Introducing ASP.NET
Your First Web Forms Application
Using ASP.NET HTML Controls
Using ASP.NET Web Server Controls
Using XML and XSL
Binding Data to Controls
Validating Input Using Validation Controls
Developing User Controls
Mobile Controls
ASP.NET Configuration Settings (web.config)
Using Tools to Develop ASP.NET Applications
In Brief
Chapter 9. Developing Web Services
Defining Web Services
Why Develop Web Services?
Web Services and Microsoft .NET
Creating Your First .NET Web Service
.NET Web Services Programming Language Support
Using Visual Studio .NET
Creating Complex Web Services
Integrating Data
Understanding Web Services Standards Stack
Publishing Web Services
Transactional Web Services
Asynchronous Web Services
Web Services Enhancements for .NET
In Brief
Chapter 10. Take .NET with You: Developing Mobile Applications
Introduction
Developing Smart Device Applications Using .NET Compact Framework
Developing Mobile Web Applications
Developing Telephony/Speech Applications
In Brief
Chapter 11. Interoperability
Calling COM Objects from .NET
Calling .NET Components from COM
Platform Invocation Services
Using Web Services for Interoperability
In Brief
Chapter 12. Programming Office System 2003 with .NET
What Is Office System 2003?
XML Support in Office System 2003
Introducing Microsoft InfoPath 2003
Programming Office Applications Using Visual Studio for the Microsoft Office System 2003
Developing a New Office 2003 Research Library
In Brief
Chapter 13. Leveraging Windows Server System with .NET
Introducing Windows Server System
Developing Portals with Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Integrating Business Processes with BizTalk Server 2004
In Brief
Chapter 14. Security
What Is Involved in Securing Applications?
Deploying Applications Effortlessly Using Zero-Install Application Deployment
Using Code Access Security
Obfuscating .NET Applications
In Brief
Chapter 15. Blueprints for .NET Applications
What Are Application Blueprints?
.NET Pet Shop
Nile
Duwamish Books
FM Stocks
Cold Storage
Others
Microsoft Patterns and Practices
In Brief
Chapter 16. Looking Forward: What's Next?
Introduction
Shared Source Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Rotor
.NET on Other Platforms
SQL Server Yukon Release
Visual Studio .NET Whidbey
Windows Longhorn
Visual Studio .NET Orcas
In Brief
Index

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