Distributed .NET Programming in C#

With the release of . NET, Microsoft has once again altered the distributed programming landscape. Almost everything has changed, from data access, to remote object calls, to the deployment of software components. And of course, . NET introduces a new technology in XML Web services that may revolutionize Web development.

Distributed . NET Programming in C# describes how to use these new . NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications. Along the way, it answers common questions such as, How do I use the . NET Remoting Framework? What role does COM+ play in the . NET universe? How can I interoperate with COM components? What's the difference between . NET Remoting and Web services? How will these changes affect the architecture and design of a distributed application?

Author Tom Barnaby assumes the reader is already familiar with the fundamentals of . NET. However, a . NET overview is provided to concisely explain several of the core . NET technologies that are essential for distributed programming, including building, versioning, and deploying assemblies; garbage collection; serialization; and attribute-based programming.