.NET Platform Technologies

The technologies of .NET platform


.NET platform is useful and very important in Web application developments because it provides the Web application developers with specialized tools and technologies to build distributed Web applications with ease.

Basically, the .NET platform is made up of 4 core technologies, they are;
1. .NET framework
2. .NET Building Block Services,
3. .NET Enterprise Servers, and
4. Microsoft Visual Studio .NET



.NET Framework

The .NET framework is based on a new common language runtime. It is a runtime that is embedded in Visual Studio .NET and is language independent. That means, these common set of runtime services are used and shared by all .NET languages be it Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C++ or other Microsoft programming languages. As such, an application developed in Visual Basic .NET does not need to distribute Visual Basic specific run-time libraries anymore. To simplify the application development further, all future Microsoft Windows will be equiped with these run-time libraries.



.NET Building Block Services

The .NET Building Block Services are distributed programmable services that are available whether online or offline. It is a building block service that can be used from any platform that supports SOAP technology such as identity, messaging, personalizations, calendar, search, notification and software delivery. It can be invoked through a stand-alone computer without Internet connection, provided a local server running inside a company, or accessed through the Internet.



.NET Enterprise Servers

The .NET Enterprise Servers are server features that provide enhanced scalability, reliability, management and integration within and across organizations.



Visual Studio .NET

Visual Studio .NET or VS.NET is a high level programming development environment for building applications to take advantage of the .NET Framework. It provides the seamless technologies and tools to easily develop, deploy and enhance web applications and services through highly secure, scalable and advanced technologies and features. In addition, it also enables the development of new generation Windows-based applications to become possible through ulitizing .NET framework features.