Understanding .NET: A Tutorial and Analysis (Independent Technology Guides)

Understanding .NET: A Tutorial and Analysis

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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