Part I: Introduction to Project LINQ
Early 2002 saw the launch of the .NET Framework 1.0 and Visual Studio .NET, built on the foundation
of XML. Visual Studio .NET was a breath of fresh air with its tool integration, multiple languages, and
handful of services and tools all housed within a single development environment, all for the purpose
of building and delivering reliable, secure applications in distributed environments. One of the goals
with this release was to enable integration with legacy applications so that developers could embrace
new tasks while continuing to work and support old projects. With its emphasis on XML, Visual Studio
.NET focused extremely hard on gathering and massaging data from a variety of sources independent of
the platform.
Within 12 short months developers saw the release of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and the .NET Framework
1.1. This release included support for more data sources and new Internet protocols and an improved
framework for architecting and delivering mission-critical systems. New and improved features
supporting a myriad of access devices were also included to help solidify a ??????one-stop-shop??™??™ environment
for building large-scale applications.
Pages:
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61