Professional .NET Framework

Professional .NET Framework has been designed as a practical guide to the .NET Framework. It covers the Common Language Runtime environment in which .NET applications are deployed and managed along with the fundamental structure of the base class libraries upon which Microsoft's .NET platform relies. It has been written using beta 2, a feature complete version of the .NET Framework.

This book provides the essential aerial view of the framework, placing .NET in a meaningful context with current programming frameworks, before delving into detail with a thorough, practical, example-led approach to exploring and working with the constituent parts of the framework. It systematically covers namespaces and their extended classes, which professionals will need to work with to build distributed, scaleable, applications. It also covers the techniques required to expose or consume code over the Internet as Web Services.

Professional .NET Framework also examines best practice for designing and constructing applications, engineering .NET components, and utilizing COM interoperability. The final section of the book provides a chapter and case study dedicated to approaching migration to .NET.

The book drills down to a level which scopes specific classes in detail yet retains a focus on imparting information in the most practical, relevant and useful way, to make the transition to .NET as smooth and clear as possible.

This book covers:

An introduction to the .NET Framework

The Common Language Runtime and execution

The .NET class library

The System namespace

Working with data

Engineering applications and Web Services

Remoting

Migrating to the .Net Framework

Denise Gosnell is a consultant in the Microsoft Consulting Services Public Sector Practice at Microsoft (dgosnell@microsoft.com). Denise has a unique background in both law and technology and uses her background to help federal, state and local governments implement hi-tech solutions.

Kevin Hoffman is currently employed as a Software Engineer and "Web Product Line Manager" for a company that provides software and services for total chemical management. He's written applications in everything from Assembly and Scheme to Pascal, C++, VB, Python, PHP, Java, Delphi and his new favourite toy, C#.

Jeffrey Hasan is a technical architect specializing in Microsoft technology at LiveMarket, Inc., an e-business solutions provider. He has extensive experience developing N-Tier applications with Visual Studio, SQL Server, Internet Information Server, Commerce Server and BizTalk Server. Email Jeff at: JHasan85@hotmail.com.

Jan D. Narkiewicz is Chief Technical Officer at Software Pronto, Inc (jann@softwarepronto.com). In his spare time Jan is Academic Coordinator for the Windows curriculum at U.C. Berkeley Extension, teaches at U.C. Santa Cruz Extension and writes for ASP Today.

Thiru Thangarathinam works as a Consultant at Spherion Technology Architects, an international technology consulting company. During the last two years, he has been developing Distributed N-Tier architecture solutions for various companies. He can be reached at ThiruThangarathinam@spherion.com.

Jeff Gabriel is currently Lead Architect for Active Technologies Group, Inc. where he works on e-commerce websites. Jeff has been studying and working with .Net since before beta 1 arrived, and worked with Microsoft in their .Net Enterprise Early Adopters program.