Microsoft .NET Framework Technology

My Tech Notes

• Microsoft .NET Installation - First Steps - steps to download, install, and test the .NET Framework.

Microsoft Resources

• http://www.microsoft.com/net - .Net home page.
• http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/ - Web Services home page for Developers.
  • Downloads - click on the link on the left side.

• Versions Notes
  • Microsoft .NET Framework Redistribution Package - includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework SDK - includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers.  You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK.
  • Microsoft .NET Compact Framework - enables development of secure, downloadable applications on devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, and set-top boxes.
  • Framework Versions
    • Microsoft .NET framework SDK 1.x (1.0, 1.1)
    • Microsoft .NET framework SDK 2.0
  • Bits
    • x86 - 16 bit version - (I think Win XP is a 32 bit processor ???.)
    • x64 - 64 bit version
• .NET Supported Programming Languages - runs on the CLR (Common Language Runtime) so different languages can be used because the compiled output of the Lanugage is CLR and not pure native code.  .NET application code is compiled into MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language) and stored in a file called an assembly.
  • Visual C#  .NET (C Sharp)
  • Visual Basic .NET - VB
  • Visual J# .NET (J Sharp) - supported if you also install the Visual J# Redistribution Package.
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/vjsharp
  • Visual Cobol
  • ASP.NET (on IIS Servers)
• IDEs (Interactive Development Environments)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
• OS (Operating Systems)
  • Refer to Microsoft's site.
  • Windows - XP, 2000
  • ASP.NET - only MS IIS web server.