Project

We’ve looked at two types of utility programs in this chapter. The first requests information from the server, while the second sends information to the server. Both utilities are small and perform a single task well. The following sections look at a few projects you might want to try based on the content of this chapter.

Creating Your Own Utility

Many developers find that utility programs are the best way to learn new techniques because they’re small and easy to build. You can also target utilities at learning how to perform specific kinds of tasks. For example, I created an entire series of small utility programs when learning to work with Active Directory. The small programs allowed me to concentrate on one area at a time without ...

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