Microsoft .NET is the key enabling technology for Microsoft's vision of
software as a service. The .NET Framework is the overall infrastructure that
provides developers with a platform to create programs that transcend device
boundaries and fully harness the connectivity of the Internet.
In this article, I'll illustrate how easy it is to build and use Web services
using the .NET Framework SDK. I used the Beta 2 of the .NET Framework SDK and
wrote all code samples using C#, Microsoft's new programming language for
.NET. This article assumes you have some familiarity with Web services
concepts and component-based programming. While I've tried my best to ensure
that the technical content of this article is up-to-date, some features and
operations in the .NET Framework might change when a newer version of the SDK
ships. To try out the source code in this article, you nee... (more)
Microsoft .NET is the key enabling technology for Microsoft's vision of
software as a service. The .NET Framework is the overall infrastructure that
provides developers with a platform to create programs that transcend device
boundaries and fully harness the connectivity of the Internet.
In this article, I'll illustrate how easy it is to build and use Web services
using the .NET Framework SDK. I used the Beta 2 of the .NET Framework SDK and
wrote all code samples using C#, Microsoft's new programming language for
.NET. This article assumes you have some familiarity with Web servic... (more)