The Composition of .NET
Simply stated, Microsoft is reinventing its company around the concept of delivering software as a service across the Internet. Its ambition is to connect islands of information and functionality into a collaborative, rich, and coherent experience for users.
In order to realize this vision, Microsoft is recreating its development tools, server software, operating systems, user applications, and Web browser. It is creating new tools and applications and helping to define new Internet standards. This all revolves around the concept of providing software as a service.
It all starts with the development platform. That is the core of the .NET platform and the focus of this book.
But what are the physical pieces that make up ...
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