Synopses & Reviews
.NET Framework Essentials is an objective, concise, and technical overview of the new Microsoft .NET framework for developing web applications and services. Specifically written for intermediate to advanced VB, C/C++, Java, and Delphi developers,
.NET Framework Essentials is also useful to system architects and leaders who are assessing tools for future projects. The authors devote special attention to the writing of .NET components plus web applications and services.
This book takes on all of the most important .NET Framework topics from the underlying Common Language Run-Time (CLR) to its specialized packages for ASP.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML and data access (ADO.NET). The authors survey each of the major .NET languages, including VB.NET, C#, and Managed C++, as well as MSIL, the intermediate language understood by the CLR. They've included working code samples in every .NET language.
Compact and free of fluff or proprietary hype, .NET Framework Essentials is an outstanding value for experienced programmers and architects who need to get up to speed quickly on a far-reaching new technology.
Synopsis
."NET Framework Essentials is an objective, concise, and technical overview of the new Microsoft .NET Framework for developing web applications and services. This book takes on all of the most important .NET Framework topics--from the underlying Common Language Runtime (CLR) to its specialized packages for ASP.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML and data access (ADO.NET). The authors survey each of the major .NET languages, including VB.NET, C# and Managed C++, as well as MSIL, the intermediate language understood by the CLR. They've included working code samples in every .NET language. Compact and free of fluff or proprietary hype, ."NET Framework Essentials is an outstanding value for experienced programmers and architects who need to get up to speed quickly on a far-reaching new technology.
About the Author
Thuan L. Thai started computer programming 15 years ago but has never been tired with this hobby--one that he truly considers an art. He is currently a senior systems engineer at SAIC where he has led the architecture and development of several successful distributed and COM-based imaging systems. He also teaches Win32, MFC, and COM programming courses for Learning Tree International. Prior to all this, Thuan worked for AMS where he developed multi-tiered, object frameworks using C++ and RPC. He received his bachelor of science in computer science from the University of Virginia.
When not developing software, Thuan enjoys strumming his six strings and writing songs every now and then. He often plays 9-ball with the same buddies with whom he has played the game for over eight years. Thuan hopes to play more tennis, the only sport that he has ever played for more than eight hours in a single day.
Hoang Lam is a senior developer at CrossTier.com and an instructor in web development at George Washington University through DevXpert. At CrossTier.com, he specializes in developing B2B web sites using Microsoft tools.
Table of Contents
Preface; Audience; About This Book; Assumptions This Book Makes; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: .NET Overview; 1.1 Microsoft .NET; 1.2 The .NET Platform; 1.3 .NET Framework Design Goals; 1.4 .NET Framework; Chapter 2: The Common Language Runtime; 2.1 CLR Environment; 2.2 CLR Executables; 2.3 Metadata; 2.4 Assemblies and Manifests; 2.5 Intermediate Language (IL); 2.6 The CTS and CLS; 2.7 CLR Execution; 2.8 Summary; Chapter 3: .NET Programming; 3.1 Common Programming Model; 3.2 Core Features and Languages; 3.3 Language Integration; 3.4 Summary; Chapter 4: Working with .NET Components; 4.1 Deployment Options; 4.2 Distributed Components; 4.3 COM+ Services in .NET; 4.4 Message Queuing; 4.5 Summary; Chapter 5: Data and XML; 5.1 ADO.NET Architecture; 5.2 ADO.NET Benefits; 5.3 Content Components; 5.4 Managed Providers; 5.5 DataSet and XML; 5.6 Summary; Chapter 6: Web Services; 6.1 Web Services in Practice; 6.2 Web Services Framework; 6.3 Web Services Provider; 6.4 Web Services Consumers; 6.5 Web Services and Security; 6.6 Summary; Chapter 7: Web Forms; 7.1 ASP; 7.2 ASP.NET; 7.3 The System.Web.UI Namespace; 7.4 Web Form Syntax; 7.5 ASP.NET Application Development; 7.6 ASP.NET and Web Services; 7.7 Data Binding and the Use of Templates; 7.8 State Management and Scalability; 7.9 Summary; Chapter 8: Windows Forms; 8.1 Introducing Windows Forms; 8.2 The System.Windows.Forms Namespace; 8.3 Windows Forms Development; 8.4 Windows Forms and Web Services; 8.5 Conclusion; .NET Languages; Microsoft-Supported Languages for .NET; Third-Party Languages for .NET; Common Acronyms; Common Datatypes; Usage; Common Utilities; Assembly Generation Utility (al.exe); Assembly Registration Utility (gac.exe); MSIL Assembler (ilasm.exe); MSIL Disassembler (ildasm.exe); C++ Compiler (cl.exe); C# Compiler (csc.exe); Visual Basic Compiler (vbc.exe); PE File Format Viewer (dumpbin.exe); Type Library Exporter (tlbexp.exe); Type Library Importer (tlbimp.exe); XML Schema Definition Tool (xsd.exe); Shared Name Utility (sn.exe); Web Service Utility (wsdl.exe); Colophon;