Core Development Technologies 

This topic provides links to information on standard application development tasks in the .NET Framework.

In This Section

• Development Fundamentals
  Provides links to information on basic constructs used in application development.

• Configuring Applications
  Explains how developers and administrators can apply settings to various types of configuration files.

• Data Access
  Provides links to information about how to use the .NET Framework with data sources such as ADO.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, OLE DB, and XML.

• Debugging and Profiling Applications
  Explains how to test, optimize, and profile .NET Framework applications and the application environment. This section includes information for administrators as well as developers.

• Deploying .NET Framework Applications
  Shows how to create a self-described, self-contained application, whether the application is a Windows Forms application, an ASP.NET application, or a control to download.

• Encoding and Localization
  Explains the extensive support the .NET Framework provides for developing international applications.

• Server-based Components
  Describes how to use file system, installation, messaging, and system monitoring components.

• Side-by-Side Execution
  Explains what side-by-side execution is and how you can use it to run multiple copies of an application, a component, or the entire runtime.

Related Sections

• Advanced Development Technologies
  Provides links to information on sophisticated development tasks and techniques in the .NET Framework.

• Security in the .NET Framework
  Provides links to information on the classes and services in the .NET Framework that facilitate secure application development.