Monday, 7 May 2007

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Provides Breakthrough in the Development Process

Icreon has discussed how Microsoft .NET framework 3.0 is proliferating the software development companies and reengineering the workflow to provide secure cubical for the developers, also providing enterprise customers with higher degree of security than earlier. At the same, reducing the complexity and cost incurred in development and maintenance of web applications.

Icreon being an early adapter of the .NET framework was perhaps the first to present a paper on the .NET framework in a conference hosted by Wiretrade and Microsoft in Mauritius. Starting from system requirement to technologies, security issues and future of .Net framework was also discussed. Following points were discussed with the team members, project managers so that they remain updated and ahead in this tech savvy database driven corporate world.

The .NET 3.0 concatenates .NET 2.0 Framework with other technologies resulting in uniform communication across various technologies that have visually alluring user experiences. It can be used in combination with the following technologies:

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), Windows CardSpace (WCS)

.NET provides a platform-independent structure for software development, with numerous built-in features. It completely depends on software components and the component based programming models.

The two principal components of .NET are the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) and the Common Language Runtime (CLR). The CLI is a set of terms for a runtime environment, which includes a common type system, Common Intermediate Language (CIL) code, which is machine independent and a base class library. The CLR offers a platform for managing code that conforms to the CLI. The CLR translates the CIL into a local machine code before its execution.

CIL is self-describing through .NET metadata. The metadata is checked by CLR to make sure that the correct method is being deployed. Developers are enabled to generate metadata; though it is also generated by the language compilers in some cases.