A Programmer's Introduction to Windows DNA [Mixed media product]

Windows DNA (Distributed interNet Architecture) forms the cornerstone for building scalable, robust web applications using Microsoft technologies. Windows DNA technologies include both client and server sides. Thus, Microsoft's client-server architecture addresses the full spectrum of enterprise application development, for the Internet era.Introduction1. Introduction to Windows DNA2. All about Patterns3. Designing your Application4. Building a Prototype5. Creating the Thin Client6. Creating a Rich Client7. Building a Web Application8. Designing COM Interfaces9. Implementing COM Interfaces10. Developing Transactional Components11. Developing MSMQ Components12. COM+ Asynchronous Services13. More COM+ Services Programming14. Building the Hybrid Client15. Building Your Resource16. Accessing the Data17. Optimizing the Data Access TierChristian Gross is a consultant with vast experience in the client/server world. He has consulted for Microsoft on DNA solutions, and he has held consulting positions with Daimler Benz, Microsoft, NatWest, and other major corporations. Gross was a contributor to Professional Active Server Pages, Professional SQL Server 6.5 Administration, Professional NT Internet Information Server Administration, and Programming Microsoft Windows 2000 Unleashed. He is the author of A Programmer's Introduction to Windows DNA.Based on experience the author gained from building real scalable applications for major customers such as Daimler-Benz and NatWest Focuses on how the different pieces of a DNA application interact and more importantly how to use them Written by a key insider, an author who speaks at major conferences and consults for Microsoft itself Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extrasThe content is based on experience the author gained from building thereal scalable applications for major customers such as Daimler-Benzand NatWest.Focuses on how the different pieces of a DNA application interact andmost importantly on the ramifications thel³î