Distributed .NET Programming in VB .NET

by Tom Barnaby

Overview

With the release of .NET, Microsoft once again altered the distributed programming landscape. Almost everything changed, from data access, to remote object calls, to the deployment of software components. And of course, .NET introduced a new technology in XML Web services that revolutionized Web development.

Distributed .NET Programming in VB .NET describes how to use these .NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications. Along the way, it answers common questions such as: How do I use the .NET Remoting Framework? What role does COM+ play in the .NET universe? How can I interoperate with COM components? What's the difference between .NET Remoting and Web services? How will these changes affect the architecture and design of a distributed application?

Author Tom Barnaby assumes the reader is already familiar with the fundamentals of .NET. However, a .NET overview is provided to concisely explain several of the core .NET technologies that are essential for distributed programming, including building, versioning, and deploying assemblies; garbage collection; serialization; and attribute-based programming.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590590683
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	09/24/2002
Series:	.NET Developer Series
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

Tom Barnaby is a Microsoft consultant, C# "Most Valuable Professional," national speaker, and author of several .NET books including Distributed .NET Programming in C#, and Applied .NET Attributes. In his spare time, Tom enjoys playing with his two sons, watching movies in the family home theater room, and banging out power chords on his electric guitar with the volume turned to 11.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of Distributed Programming.- This is .NET.- Introduction to .NET Remoting.- Distributed Programming with .NET Remoting.- Additional Remoting Techniques.- Understanding XML Web Services.- Understanding COM Interop.- Leveraging Component Services.- .NET Message Queuing.- Appendix: Data Access with ADO.NET.- Index.