Chapter 5. Portal Framework—.NET

Just as a building needs a foundation, walls, and a roof, an application or a web site needs a framework. Indeed, a portal is essentially a combination of a web site and one or more applications. A framework is required to coordinate programming activities and maximize consistency and object reuse.

I have found that building .NET applications on a common framework shortens development time and reduces the number of software errors. As we have built one .NET solution after another, we have improved and extended the framework. We have also brought the framework to our clients as a way of transferring .NET knowledge and speeding up projects.

The most fortunate aspect of Microsoft's portal platform is that the current ...

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