What Is Microsoft .NET?
In this section, we answer the high-level question “What is .NET?” In brief, .NET represents Microsoft's vision of the future of applications in the Internet age. .NET provides enhanced interoperability features based upon open Internet standards.
The classic Windows desktop has been plagued by robustness issues. .NET represents a great improvement. For developers, .NET offers a new programming platform and superb tools.
XML plays a fundamental role in .NET. It is used in Web services, in database access, in configuration files, and in many other ways. Enterprise servers, such as SQL Server 2000, expose .NET features through XML.
Microsoft .NET is a new platform at a higher level than the operating system. Three years ...
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