Server Explorer
Modern software is rarely ever disconnected from other systems. Database-driven applications are found everywhere, and so are an increasing number of service-oriented applications. Server Explorer is one of the means to connect to a server, explore aspects of it, and build software components that are used to interact with the system in question. Figure 3.54 shows one view of Server Explorer, when dealing with database connections. Adding a Component file to the project, one gets an empty design surface ready for drag and drop of different types of server objects.
Figure 3.54. Server Explorer with an active database connection.
Server Explorer has built-in support for a variety of commonly used server-side technologies, including ...
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