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COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer
by Chris Richardson	ISBN:1590590481
Apress © 2003
This book is designed as a comprehensive guide to help intermediate to advanced mainframe programmers successfully complete a .NET retraining effort and leave the mainframe.

Table of Contents
	COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET”A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer
	Foreword
	Introduction
Part I - The Mainframe Paradigm Shift
	Chapter 1	-	Your Future with COBOL
	Chapter 2	-	What Is .NET?
	Chapter 3	-	.NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 1
	Chapter 4	-	.NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 2
Part II - .NET Programming Essentials
	Chapter 5	-	Inside the .NET Integrated Development Environment
	Chapter 6	-	The Nuts and Bolts of .NET Programming
	Chapter 7	-	The .NET Framework
	Chapter 8	-	The .NET Common Language Runtime
	Chapter 9	-	Creating and Using Objects
Part III - Reading, Writing, and Describing Data
	Chapter 10	-	A New Perspective Toward Data
	Chapter 11	-	Database Programming with .NET
	Chapter 12	-	XML in a Managed Environment
Part IV - Interfacing and Interacting with the User
	Chapter 13	-	Windows Forms, Web Forms, and No Forms
	Chapter 14	-	Adding Value to Your Interface
	Chapter 15	-	Managing Cache and State for ASP.NET
	Chapter 16	-	Reporting and Information Delivery
	Chapter 17	-	Deploying Your .NET Application
Part V - Advanced .NET Technologies
	Chapter 18	-	Configuration for .NET Applications
	Chapter 19	-	Using Enterprise Services (COM+)
	Chapter 20	-	Developing for the Enterprise
Part VI - Appendixes
	Appendix A	-	Debugging and Testing
	Appendix B	-	A Sharp Primer: C# and J#
	Appendix C	-	Religion, Landmines, and Distractions
	Appendix D	-	Fujitsu's NetCOBOL for .NET
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	List of Listings
	List of Sidebars