Hour 21 .NET—The Future of Online Programming

One of the most important technologies that will affect online programming in the future is a new technology by Microsoft called .NET. .NET cannot be described in terms of a product or technology because .NET is not new technology, but a way to approach new technology. .NET consists of today’s software and hardware tools as well as tomorrow’s more advanced ones. Therefore, to master .NET you don’t need to master one or more programming languages, a compiler, or a browser; instead, you need to understand how programming fits into the .NET environment and how .NET is poised to fit into the lives of computer users over the next decade or so.

The highlights of this hour include

• Understanding how languages ...

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