Chapter Eleven. .NET Remoting

In this chapter, I discuss .NET remoting. .NET remoting is a technology in the .NET Framework that allows you to make method calls across app domain, process, and machine boundaries. (From now on, I'll just say across app domains where the app domains can be in different processes or on different machines.) In some respects .NET remoting is similar to XML Web services, which also facilitate distributed application development. However, a key design goal of XML Web services is to allow cross-platform method calls in a heterogeneous environment. The focus of .NET remoting is on .NET clients talking to .NET servers (even though it can be used in some cross-platform and interop scenarios). .NET remoting offers higher ...

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