Last Updated: 23-09-06 03:23 PM +0100
This page contains links got each article in the .NET for IT Pros Real World Computing column.
QA - The column author is Thomas Lee and his day job is as Chief Technologist at QA, the UK's premier developer training firm.
.NET Framework Class Libraries - this link points to the details of the base classes on Microsoft's MSDN site.
.NET Framework - in order to run .NET programs, you need the .NET Framework installed. Download the framework for the appropriate version and platform from Microsoft 's "SDKs, Redistributables & Service Packs" page. For the .NET 2.0 Framework x86, click here. To get the .NET 2.0 Framework x64 click here. And for both of you using Itaniaum, download the .NET 2.0 Framework for IA64 here.
.NET Framework SDK - You can the SDK, which contains many useful tools, from the "SDKs, Redistributables & Service Packs". For the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK X86, go here. For the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x64), go here. And for the other two of you guys using Itanium, get the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK (IA64) here.
Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 Setup.exe Bootstrapper Sample - this downloadable sample demonstrates how to create a single setup program that, when launched installs the .NET Framework version 1.1 Redistributable package (Dotnefx.exe), relevant .NET Framework version 1.1 language packs (Langpack.exe) and a .NET Framework application.
Thomas Lee's weblog - it may be of interest!
.NET General FAQ - a general .NET FAQ.
Monad - Once you have the .NET Framework 2.0 RTM installed, go here for Monad. I use Monad both as a testbed for .NET and to compile the samples.
.NET SDKs - go there to find the relevant downloads you need to play with NET. The SDK is also of use, and is referenced in future articles!
Lutz Roeder's Tools - go here for the Reflector for .NET - a cool class browser!
Hypertext Transport Protocol - HTTP/1.1 - RFC 2616 which defines the HTTP Protocol, version 1.1.
Internet Information Services - Ths IIS6 Product Home Page, a sub-site below the Windows Server 2003 sub-site.
@Page Directive details - from the MSDN site.
Format of the ASP.NET Configuration files - also from MSDN.
.NET Framework Tools - details of the tools from MSDN.
Global Assembly Cache - GAC details from MSDN.
Gacutil.exe - details of the Gacutil.exe tool from MSDN.
Creating a Publisher Policy File - more from MSDN.
.NET Performance Tidbits - a blog article from Rico Mariani.
Managed Code and the CLR - The Profiler download.
Introduction to the CLR Profiler - a webcast in which Peter Sollich examines the CLR Profiler.
The .NET Profiling API and the DNProfiler Tool - an article by Matt Pietrek on this topic.
ASP.NET Performance Case Study - a look at web service calls.
.NET vs Native performance - a look at the performance tradeoffs between native and managed code.
IIS6 Compression - how to do it.
ASPX Compression in IIS - a MS KB article on this topic.
Performance Centre - a sub-site on performance
Make Your Apps Fly - more details on the code profiler.
Garbage Collection - Part 1 - Jeffrey Richter's excellent article on GC (part 1)
Garbage Collection - Part 2 - Part two of Jeffrey Richter's GC article.
Garbage Collector Algorithm - an article providing more details on the GC algorithm.
The Logic of GC - another article on GC.
Pinned data and GC - more about the GC.
.NET Compact Framework GC - details on how the CF version of GC works.
Garbage Collector Basics and Performance Hints - an MSDN article on the
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Last Updated: 23-09-06 03:23 PM +0100