ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart By Paul D. Sheriff, Ken Getz
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Chapter 3. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET
The .NET platform supports a variety of project types. Visual Studio .NET provides you with templates that make the task of creating and getting started with a new project simpler. Table 3.2 lists a variety of project types you can create with Visual Studio .NET.
Table 3.2. Project Types You Can Create with Visual Studio .NET
Project Type
Description
Windows Application
A template for creating a Windows desktop application using Windows Forms.
Class Library
A template for creating a DLL of one or more classes that can be used and reused in multiple applications.
Control Library
A template for creating controls that will be used on Windows Forms.
ASP.NET Web Application
A template for creating a Web site with static or dynamic HTML pages as the user interface.
Mobile Web Application
A template for creating mobile Web applications, targeting PDA and phone devices. (This template will only be displayed if you have installed the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit.)
ASP.NET Web Service
A template for creating XML Web Services.
Web Control Library
A template for creating your own ASP.NET server controls.
Console Application
A template for creating command-line applications.
Windows Service
A template for creating your own Windows services.
Empty Project/Empty Web Project
A template that creates an empty project. Use this template to create any type of project.
