Visual Basic® Programmer's Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library

Chapter 22. Deploying, Configuring, and Licensing .NET Components

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The Deployment Dilemma

• The Deployment Solution?

• The .NET Answer

• Assemblies: The Basic Unit of Deployment

• Deploying Private and Shared Components

• Deploying Assemblies into the GAC

• Using Application Configuration Files

• Licensing Your Application

A developer's job is not over after an application is written. After spending countless hours trying to craft a software solution that addresses a business problem, developers now face what is sometimes the most complex task in the development cycle: making sure that the application can be installed and used by its intended audience. A smooth application deployment requires extensive research and insight into both the computing environment ...