COBOL and Visual Basic on .Net - Richardson, Chris L

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Résumé :
This is a comprehensive .NET-retraining guide written for the COBOL/CICS mainframe programmer from the perspective of a former COBOL/CICS programmer.

Biographie:
strongChris L. Richardson/strong is a senior software engineer on a .NET web development project at a Fortune 500 company. Before making the transition to Windows and web programming, he held senior programmer/analyst positions on the mainframe platform. For the majority of his 20+ years in the information technology field, he has developed using COBOL, CICS, and DB2. Chris proudly reminds people of his mainframe background and jokingly refers to himself as a reformed mainframe programmer. He divides his leisure time between entrepreneurial endeavors (such as his startup, California-based eClectic Software Solutions) and studying for his next Microsoft certification exam.

Sommaire:
One The Mainframe Paradigm Shift.- 1 Your Future with COBOL.- 2 What Is .NET?.- 3 .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 1.- 4 .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 2.- Two .NET Programming Essentials.- 5 Inside the .NET Integrated Development Environment.- 6 The Nuts and Bolts of .NET Programming.- 7 The .NET Framework.- 8 The .NET Common Language Runtime.- 9 Creating and Using Objects.- Three Reading, Writing, and Describing Data.- 10 A New Perspective Toward Data.- 11 Database Programming with .NET.- 12 XML in a Managed Environment.- Four Interfacing and Interacting with the User.- 13 Windows Forms, Web Forms, and No Forms.- 14 Adding Value to Your Interface.- 15 Managing Cache and State for ASP .NET.- 16 Reporting and Information Delivery.- 17 Deploying Your .NET Application.- Five Advanced .NET Technologies.- 18 Configuration for .NET Applications.- 19 Using Enterprise Services (COM+).- 20 Developing for the Enterprise.- Six Appendixes.- Appendix A Debugging and Testing.- Debugging.- Testing.- Summary.- To Learn More.- Appendix B A Sharp Primer: C# and J#.- Introducing Visual C# .NET.- Introducing Visual J# .NET.- Summary.- To Learn More.- Appendix C Religion, Landmines, and Distractions.- Distractions: Been There, Done That.- Summary.- To Learn More.- Appendix D Fujitsu's NetCOBOL for .NET.- Product Features.- Product Documentation.- Summary.- To Learn More.

From the reviews: This book explains what .Net is, then provides a comprehensive guide to retraining. The style is conversational and easy to read. ... Presentation is well structured, with plenty of notes, tips and cautions on matters such as registry editing. There are cross references to related topics covered in other chapters, and a copious index and relevant references are provided at the end of each chapter, with useful downloads. (Philip Ballinger, Computer Bulletin, March, 2004)