Proficient in Visual Basic.NET networking and input/output technologies

Author: Lü Wenda
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is suitable for the following audiences:
- Programmers who want to learn how to perform I/O operations using Visual Basic .NET
- Developers who use Visual Basic .NET to create Socket and TCP network applications
- .NET Framework program developers who need a comprehensive understanding of I/O and network technology support
- Java programmers who want to learn about the .NET Framework class library, including classes that support I/O and network technologies.
This book explores application development for network and I/O-related technologies on the .NET platform using the Visual Basic .NET language. The book is divided into 10 chapters, covering the following main topics:
- Network and I/O data streams
- File and directory operations
- Input/output data streams
- Text processing and data encryption
- .NET network programming
- Request/response model and HTTP communication protocol
- TCP and Socket applications
- Email and FTP
- UDP communication protocol and multicast
- Remote services and object serialization.
The readers of this book are expected to have the following prerequisites:
- Understanding of the basic syntax of Visual Basic .NET
- Ability to write basic applications using Visual Basic .NET
- Familiarity with the use of class libraries
- Knowledge of fundamental concepts such as multithreading and event delegation in the .NET Framework.
This book is suitable for programmers who want to learn how to perform I/O operations using Visual Basic .NET, developers who use Visual Basic .NET to create Socket and TCP network applications, .NET program developers who want to fully understand the .NET Framework's support for I/O and network technologies, and Java programmers who want to learn about the .NET Framework class library, including classes that support I/O and network technologies.