Conclusion

This chapter defines frameworks, discusses the basics of the .NET Framework, and shows how to build a simple portal framework. Frameworks offer significant benefits for developers and for businesses that rely on portals. They can reduce development time, technical risks, and maintenance costs. If you plan on developing multiple portals, the savings are even greater for the incremental portals that are developed.

The framework is the basis for coding custom modules and also provides integration points for other software products that may be included in the portal, whether they come from Microsoft or other vendors. It also simplifies team development by providing a common reference point and a set of standard objects and methods that ...

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