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.