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The Microsoft Platform Ahead
Gain an expert, high-level understanding of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - including prerelease insights on the next version of Microsoft Visual Studio. What problems can .NET solve? What architectural approaches does it take to solve them? How do the major technologies - including Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, Web Services Enhancements (WSE), and the .NET
Compact Framework - fit the bigger picture? Author David Platt tackles these questions and more in his customary style - concise, witty, and ultimately pragmatic. He presents topics and examples from the top down, illuminating simpler concepts first then progressing to greater technical detail - meeting the needs of managers, architects, and code-hungry programmers all in a single, eminently readable guide. Get the insights and examples you need to work with: *Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 oParameterize classes with the new "generics" mechanism oRecover unmanaged resources with enhanced garbage collector methods oUse ClickOnce deployment for easy software installation and updates *Web Services Enhancements/WSE 2.0 oFacilitate user authentication and packet signing - without writing code oControl WSE administratively *ASP.NET 2.0 oUse new Web Forms controls for a consistent, personalized user experience oTake advantage of built-in authentication and authorization capabilities oRun and debug projects on the desktop - without Internet Information Services (IIS) *.NET Compact Framework oExploit streamlined classes for fast, lightweight development and fewer bugs oWrite resource-efficient code for the Pocket PC and other smart devices oDeliver maps and directions from a Smartphone *Visual Studio 2005 oDownload code samples in Microsoft Visual Basic and C# Includes two bonus chapters See additional technology previews in the Appendix, covering: *The next generation of the Microsoft Windows operating system, code name Longhorn, featuring the new WinFS storage system *The next version of Microsoft SQL Server, code name Yukon
CONTENTS:
Introduction
.NET Framework version 2
ASP.NET version 2.0
WSE version 2.0
.NET compact framework, Smartphone, & mapPoint web service
Contradiction
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