8. Working with the .NET Framework

The .NET Framework contains an enormous set of prebuilt classes in its Base Class Library. These classes expose a wide range of functionality from userinterface components to server memory management. This chapter explores many Framework features you can use to make your applications more powerful and flexible, such as HTTP communication, regular expressions, reflection, and Microsoft Message Queue.

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