Section 1.2. The .NET Platform

   

1.2 The .NET Platform

In July 2000, Microsoft announced the .NET platform, a development framework that provides a new way to create Windows applications. However, .NET goes beyond traditional Windows programming to facilitate creating web applications quickly and easily. And VB.NET is one of the premier languages Microsoft supports for development in this new and exciting .NET space.

Reports are that Microsoft is devoting 80% of its research and development budget to .NET and its associated technologies. The results of this commitment are impressive. For one thing, the scope of .NET is huge. The platform consists of three separate product groups:

  • A set of languages, including Visual Basic .NET and C#; a set of development tools, including Visual Studio .NET; and powerful tools for building applications, including the Common Language Runtime (CLR) a platform for compiling, debugging, and executing .NET applications.

  • A set of .NET Enterprise Servers, formerly known as SQL Server 2000, Exchange 2000, BizTalk 2000, and so on, that provide specialized functionality for relational data storage, email, B2B commerce, etc.

  • New .NET-enabled non-PC devices, from cell phones to game boxes.

The VB.NET language can be used to develop three types of applications you can run on your Windows computer:

  • Console applications display no graphics

  • Windows applications use the standard Windows interface

  • Web applications can be accessed with a browser

This book will focus primarily on the basics of the VB.NET language, mostly using simple console applications to illustrate language fundamentals.

   


Learning Visual Basic. NET
Learning Visual Basic .Net
ISBN: 0596003862
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 153
Authors: Jesse Liberty

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