Types of Applications You Can Build

With the .NET Framework, you can build many different types of applications, including the following:

  • Windows applications

  • Windows Services

  • ASP.NET Web applications

  • ASP.NET Web Services (XML Web Services)

  • Class libraries

  • Windows Forms custom controls

  • Web Forms custom controls

In this book, you will learn how to build ASP.NET Web applications and ASP.NET Web Services. You will be shown how to create Class Library (DLLs) projects to help you “componetize” your applications. This section describes each of these project types in a little more detail.

Windows Applications

A Windows application involves a rich user interface (UI) client that runs on a Windows OS. It uses the Windows Forms engine to create the UI. Windows ...

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