Leverage your Java skills and learn how to create powerful Microsoft Windows® applications and high-performance, distributed applications with Visual J# .NET in this comprehensive tutorial and reference.
Presented in an easy-to-browse format this erudite book gives you the authoritative technical details you need to leverage Microsoft Visual J# .NET and the richness of the Microsoft .NET Framework to build scalable, enterprise-level applications. You'll examine the architecture of .NET, find out how to process data with Visual J# .NET, see how to create XML Web services, and discover how to build multithreaded applications that span the local area network. You'll also look at the key topics for building applications that use Windows features and services and find out how to provide a global reach to your applications via the Internet.ContentsPart I: The architecture of .NET

• The challenge of n-tier development
• Microsoft.NET
• Java and the common language runtime
• Graphical user interfaces

Part II: Managing and manipulating data

• Processing XML
• Transforming XML
• ADO.NET

Part III: Developing for the enterprise

• Multithreading with .NET
• Basic network programming
• Serializing objects
• .NET remoting
• Using message queues

Part IV: Integrating with windows

• Integrating with unmanaged components
• Serviced components and COM+
• Implementing windows services

Part V: Building applications for the Web

• ASP.NET: a better ASP
• Building a Web service
• Creating a Web service client