Programming Microsoft Composite UI Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory - Softcover

Platt, David S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735624143 ISBN 13: 9780735624146

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2007

Synopsis

Get hands-on guidance for developing smart client applications using Windows Forms with the Composite UI Application Block (CAB) and the Smart Client Software Factory. Smart clients bridge the gap between thin clients and rich clients--providing the benefits of Web applications without sacrificing user experience. However, developing smart clients often requires the skill of an experienced programmer using Microsoft Visual Studio®, Microsoft ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. This book details a simpler, approachable method. With just your fundamental Microsoft Visual Basic® or Microsoft Visual C#® skills, this guide will help you understand the prefabricated classes of CAB and the proven patterns that the Smart Client Software Factory provides. This book offers classroom-tested guidance, hands-on instruction, and a proven building-block approach. Through seven modular lessons, developers of moderate experience with learn how to create functional, robust smart client applications.

About this title

About the Author

A Microsoft Software Legend since 1992, David S. Platt is a developer, consultant, author, and ".NET Professor". He's written nearly a dozen books, including Introducing Microsoft .NET, Third Edition. David teaches at Harvard University Extension, and his company, Rolling Thunder Computing, offers classes in CAB, the .NET Framework, and ACORD XML.

Edition details

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735624143
• ISBN 13: 9780735624146
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224