.Net Framework Essentials

Fully updated for Microsoft's official release, .NET Framework Essentials, 2nd Edition 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, 2nd Edition 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 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 Visual Basic .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, 2nd Edition is an outstanding value for experienced programmers and architects who need to get up to speed quickly

Contents

Preface

2. The Common Language Runtime
CLR Environment
CLR Executables
Metadata
Assemblies and Manifests
Intermediate Language (IL)
The CTS and CLS
CLR Execution
Summary

3. .NET Programming
Common Programming Model
Core Features and Languages
Language Integration
Summary

4. Working with .NET Components
Deployment Options
Distributed Components
COM+ Services in .NET
Message Queuing
Summary

5. Data and XML
ADO.NET Benefits
Content Components
Managed Providers
DataSets and XML
Summary

6. Web Services
Web Services in Practice
Web Services Framework
Web Services Provider
Web Services Consumers
Web Services and Security
Summary

7. Web Forms
ASP
ASP.NET
The System.Web.UI Namespace
Web Form Syntax
ASP.NET Application Development
ASP.NET and Web Services
Data Binding and the Use of Templates
State Management and Scalability
Summary

8. Windows Forms
Introducing Windows Forms
The System.Windows.Forms Namespace
Windows Forms Development
Windows Forms and Web Services
Conclusion

A. .NET Languages
B. Common Acronyms
C. Common Data Types
D. Common Utilities

Index