Using NET Platform EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES By Muhammad Ali

Using. NET Platform EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES By Muhammad Ali Note: Most of the material of these slides have been adapted from Nakov’s excellent overview for. NET framework, MSDN and wikipedia

Before the Advent of. NET � Windows Application Development �Win API �Languages ○ Visual C++ ○ Visual Basic ○…

Before the Advent of. NET � Microsoft Windows DNA �Distributed inter. Net applications Architecture �Introduced in Late 90 s (1996 -97) �Problems with Windows DNA ○ Side by Side Execution ○ Scripting Limitations

Solution?

Overview � What is. NET? �New API, new functionality, new tools �But why do we need a new API? ○ Win API was already there!

Overview �. NET Vision – The End Game �CLR Performance Team �BCL Team �Wrapping up ○ Offering Best Coding Experience! �Off the Road Benefits!

Overview �. NET Defined �“Comprehensive & consistent programming model for building applications that have ○ visually stunning user experiences, ○ seamless and secure communication, ○ and the ability to model a range of business processes. ”

Version Release Date 1. 0 Jan 2002 1. 1 April 2003 2. 0 Nov 2005 3. 0 Nov 2006 3. 0 (SP 1) Nov 2007 3. 0 (SP 2) Nov 2008 3. 5 Nov 2007 3. 5 (SP 1) Aug 2008 4. 0 April 2010

Supported Operating Systems � The runtime supports � � � Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, NT 4 SP 6 a Windows ME/98. � Windows 95 is not supported � ASP. NET is only supported on XP and Windows 2000/2003. � IIS is not supported on Windows XP Home Edition, and so cannot be used to host ASP. NET. ○ ASP. NET Web Matrix web server.

Supported Operating Systems � Windows 98/ME cannot be used for development � The. NET Compact Framework is a version of the. NET Framework for mobile devices, running Windows CE or Windows Mobile � The Mono project has a version of the. NET Framework that runs on Linux

. NET Architecture

. NET Framework Stack

. NET Framework Common Language Runtime � CLR manages code execution at runtime � Memory management, thread management, etc. Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework Base Class Library � Object-oriented collection of reusable types � Collections, I/O, Strings, … . NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework ASP. NET & Windows Forms � Create application’s front-end – Web- based user interface, Windows GUI… Win Forms ASP. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework ADO. NET � Access relational databases � Disconnected data model Win Forms ASP. NET ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework Programming Languages � Use your favorite language C++ C# Win Forms VB Perl J# ASP. NET … ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework Common Language Specification C++ VB Common C# Language Perl Specification J# … Win Forms ASP. NET ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework Visual Studio. NET C++ C# VB Perl J# … Common Language Specification Win Forms ASP. NET ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System

. NET Framework Visual Studio. NET C++ C# VB Perl … J# Win Forms ASP. NET ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System V i s u a l S tu d i o. N E T Common Language Specification

. NET Framework v 3. 0 C++ C# VB Perl … J# Common Language Specification WCF Win Forms WF ASP. NET Card Services ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System V i s u a l S tu d i o. N E T WPF

. NET Framework v 3. 5 C++ C# VB Perl … J# Common Language Specification LINQ WCF Win Forms WF ASP. NET Card Services ADO. NET Framework (Base Class Library) Common Language Runtime Operating System V i s u a l S tu d i o. N E T WPF Entity Framework

References � MSDN Library �http: //msdn. microsoft. com/en-au/default. aspx � Nakov’s Excellent Presentation �http: //www. nakov. com � Wiki. Pedia �http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/. NET_Framework