Understanding .NET A Tutorial and Analysis

David Chappell
Publisher: Addison Wesley

First Edition January 31, 2002
ISBN: 0-201-74162-8, 368 pages

Microsoft’s .NET is a collection of new technologies that are revolutionizing Windows-based software development. A major theme of .NET is the idea of Web services, allowing software to communicate directly with other software using Internet technologies. The .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET, two more core aspects of this initiative, provide a multi-language environment in which developers can create Web services and other kinds of applications. .NET My Services, yet another aspect of .NET, offers a new kind of platform for creating a new class of applications. Taken as a whole, the .NET technologies will change the way nearly every Windows application is built.

Understanding .NET: A Tutorial and Analysis offers developers and technical managers a concise guide to the new landscape of Windows development. Margin notes, detailed diagrams, and lucid writing make this book easy to navigate and to read, while analysis sections explore controversial issues and address common concerns. The book’s independent perspective and straightforward descriptions make clear both how the .NET technologies work and how they can be used.

Key topics include:
* An overview of .NET and its goals
* Web services technologies, including the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and more
* The .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime (CLR)
* C# and Visual Basic.NET
* The .NET Framework class library
* ADO.NET
* ASP.NET
* .NET My Services

The key to using a new technology is understanding it. Understanding .NET will help you make the right decisions and make the most of this revolutionary framework.


Preface
Who This Book Is For
Fact and Opinion
Acknowledgments

1. An Overview of .NET
Defining .NET
Web Services
The .NET Framework
.NET My Services
The .NET Enterprise Servers
A .NET Scenario
Conclusion

2. Web Services
Describing Web Services
Applying Web Services
Web Services Technologies
Future Directions for Web Services
Conclusion

3. The Common Language Runtime
Building Managed Code: The Common Type System
Compiling Managed Code
Organizing Managed Code: Assemblies
Executing Managed Code
Conclusion

4. .NET Languages
C#
Visual Basic.NET
C++ with Managed Extensions
Conclusion

5. The .NET Framework Class Library
An Overview of the .NET Framework Class Library
Input and Output: System.IO
Serialization: System.Runtime.Serialization
Working with XML : System.Xml
Reflection: System.Reflection
.NET Remoting: System.Runtime.Remoting
Enterprise Services: System.EnterpriseServices
Interoperability: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Windows GUIs: System.Windows.Forms
Conclusion

6. Accessing Data: ADO.NET
.NET Data Providers
Direct Access to Data
Accessing Data with DataSets
Conclusion

7. Building Web Applications: ASP.NET
Browser Applications: System.Web.UI
Web Services Applications: System.Web.Services
Conclusion

8. .NET My Services
Defining .NET My Services
Describing .NET My Services
A .NET My Services Scenario
Conclusion

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