Presenting both an introduction to patterns for programmers working in the .NET environment and a library of patterns to the .NET platform, this book which is a part of John Vlissides' critically acclaimed "Addison-Wesley Software Patterns Series", extends the proven concept of design patterns into the arena of .NET design and development.

Whether you're working in .NET environments or transitioning to .NET environments, you'll find .NET Patterns a comprehensive resource for software solutions.

Foreword.
Preface.
The Road to .NET and this Book.
Book Layout.
I. BUILDING A FRAMEWORK WITH .NET
1. New Framework, New Model, New Measures.
Not Another Language--Please Stop! The .NET Framework and a Distributed New World. .NET and XML Web Services. XML Web Services Primer. Highlights of .NET. Components of .NET--A Snippet. Patterns Explained. History and Categorization. Categorizing Patterns. The Pattern Library. How to Use the Pattern Library.
2. Framework Patterns: Exception Handling, Logging, and Tracing.
Overview. Exception Handling. Building a Base Exception Class. Managing Exception Boundaries. Technology Backgrounder--SOAP Faults. Technology Backgrounder--Trace Switches and Trace Listeners. Remote Tracing--Building a Custom Trace Listener. Summary.
II. CREATING THE TIERS OF A FRAMEWORK.
3. Presentation--Tier Patterns.
Overview. Notifying Thread Manager. Pollable Thread Manager. MultiSync Thread Manager. Error Cross-Reference Generator. WebForm Template. Dynamic Assembly Loader. Stunt Driver Interface.
4. Middle-Tier Patterns.
Overview. Chained Service Factory. Unchained Service Factory. Product Manager. Service Facade. Abstract Packet Pattern. Packet Translator.
5. Persistence-Tier Patterns.
Overview. Technology Backgrounder--Schemas and DataSets. Poly Model Pattern. Schema Field Pattern. Schema Indexer.
6. Process Patterns: Applying .NET Patterns to a Commercial Product.
Overview. ProductX and the Commercial Framework. .NET Technology: A Competitive Advantage. Applying .NET Patterns. Invoking our framework from the ProductX Web Client. Summarizing the Suite.
7. Advanced Patterns.
Overview. Abstract Cache. Web Service Interface Pattern. Loosely Coupled Transactor Server. Loosely Coupled Transactor Client. Password Storage.
Index.