If you're simply curious about what .NET offers, this book provides a strong overview of the .NET Framework and the C# and Visual Basic .NET languages, helping you to assess these new technologies through the lens of Visual FoxPro. If you're already "sold" and are ready to learn specifics about how to use .NET in your software development projects, this book provides plenty of "how to", "step-by-step" and "best practices" information that will help you climb the .NET learning curve and get up and running quickly.

Designed for Visual FoxPro developers, this how-to book describes the FoxPro development process and describes the VB .NET equivalents. In addition, it points out new VB .NET features that are not required in FoxPro, as well as VB .NET features that do things that FoxPro doesn't do.

Have you been frustrated by the steep learning curve associated with most frameworks? Then build your own! Building your own framework can be a challengingand rewarding experience. Build Your Own Framework provides detailed guidelines for developers who wish to develop their own framework. In each chapter, you will see how to move from requirements into design and from design into implementation as you build MyFrame, the sample framework included with the book. Build Your Own Framework also walks you through the development of several developer tools that will bring a real boost in productivity to your development efforts.

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Ship it! Music to your ears or words that cause a cold sweat as you realize you now need to deploy the solution you have worked on for so long? Have you planned the deployment? Do you have the proper language in your contract with your customer? Do you have the proper install package? What media is the package going to be shipped on to the client? How will it be distributed? What happens after Setup.exe finishes? Do you have the support infrastructure in place? How are you going to handle updates and changes? There's a lot to think about, and deploying a solution requires careful planning. These questions and many more are answered based on real world experience within the pages of this book.

Written for developers who need to get up to speed on ADO.NET, this book covers the ADO.NET object model from start to finish, from database tools to creating data objects, from creating Web Services to developing multi-tier database applications. It also covers everything from Windows Forms classes and data binding to creating ASP.NET Web applications.

A programmer's complete guide to Visual Basic .NET. Starting with a sample application and a high-level map, the book jumps right into showing how the parts of .NET fit with Visual Basic .NET. Topics include the common language runtime, Windows Forms, ASP.NET, Web Forms, Web Services, and ADO.NET.