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10.2.3 Windows .NET clients
This chapter describes the different types of .NET clients.
Console clients
.NET offers a console-based client which can run from any Windows command
line and take advantage of the full range of Windows APIs and .NET libraries.
Console clients can be either thick or thin depending on the use of technologies
such as Web References (to call Web Services), .NET Remoting (to call .NET
code on a remote server), classic COM, etc.
Graphic User Interface clients
.NET offers a new GUI technology library in Windows Forms (WinForms).
WinForms are very similar to the look, feel, and coding style of previous versions
of Visual Basic. GUI clients are able to take advantage of the same technology ...