October 2003
Intermediate to advanced
592 pages
13h 42m
English
You have just seen an architectural overview of the .NET Framework, including both the CLR and the FCL. If you're an experienced Windows developer, you can see that the .NET Framework will change almost every aspect of how you develop applications. No doubt about it—migrating to the .NET Framework will have significant impact on you and your company. Therefore, you should carefully consider your motivations for making such a big move.
The first motivation for migrating is that the .NET Framework has become a critical part of Microsoft's development strategy. Over the last few years, Microsoft has redirected an overwhelming percentage of its energy and its investment in research and development in an ...