Summary

This chapter reviewed emerging trends in the world of distributed applications. Developers are advised to take these advancements into consideration as they design new .NET applications. The FTP protocol was discussed along with options available to developers until it is included in the .NET Framework. In addition, we covered the importance of building protocol independence into your application. We talked about how network awareness and interoperability can play an important part in building a compelling and agile application. Finally, we looked at the evolving role of security and productivity as core tenets of the .NET Framework.