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To Learn More
By David Platt
December 21, 2000
(Understanding Microsoft .NET, Part I
: Page 4 of 4 )
The Microsoft website explaining .NET is www.microsoft.com/net (note absence of dot before "net").
You can read Microsoft's white papers there, and order the beta software for $13.00.
WARNING: When it advises you not to install it on a production machine, it is not kidding. All the .NET features work beautifully, but it killed my Microsoft Office installation, and I haven't yet managed to get it back again.
MSDN Magazine has been publishing detailed technical articles on .NET since the developers' conference in July. Full text of these articles is available online. I've written an article on .NET Web Services, currently scheduled for the February issue, which arrives on its site at the end of December.
I'm currently working on a book about it for Microsoft Press, titled Introducing Microsoft .NET, currently scheduled for shelves in April. Similar in structure, tone, and intended audience to my Understanding COM+, it will present the 10,000-foot overview of this technology. While there's nothing there now, you'll find information about this book on its website, which is, naturally, www.introducingmicrosoft.net.
Note to Readers: This column originated under the name ActiveXplained. Any careful reader can see that I haven't used the term ActiveX in any column since the first, in which I explained in detail why it didn't really mean anything. So, I think the time has come to rename it. I've been covering, and will continue to cover, Microsoft object-based technologies such as COM, COM+, and .NET. What should the I call this column now? Send your suggestions to me at dplatt@rollthunder.com. I'll give the winner a free copy of my new book, Introducing Microsoft .NET, when it ships in 2001, either autographed or undamaged.
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