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This book is intended for information transfers by developers
for developers, primarily covering the terrain of Technical Architecture
and Solution Development through the core phases, and touching on the world
of Enterprise Architecture to some extent.

You should have at least one year of programming experience in VB, C#, C++
or Java and be familiar with traditional and object-oriented programming
concepts such as user-defined structures, classes, inheritance and
interfaces. Experience with COM, Win32 and ASP is a benefit, but is not
required. Sample code and labs will be in C#, so preliminary experience
with C# is an advantage.

This handbook is predominantly intended for Developer Readiness Program
(DRP) engagements and IT professionals who read and research alone. It is
therefore organized as a self-study guide, with objectives, guidelines and
introductions to advanced material and topics. "What is the DRP?" You are
probably asking yourself. Well, it is an initiative we started together
with Microsoft South-Africa to get developers together for a few days of
information sharing and experimenting with new technologies. While it was
initially intended to focus on the area of training, it has fortunately
dominated the proof of concept environments, where rapid technology skills
acquisition and information/experience sharing are crucial.

We are herewith inviting you to a journey through a .NET Enterprise
solution, starting at ground zero (the business requirement) and ending
with a successful deployment of the solution, code named New Horizon.

The core objectives of this handbook are:

To replace the smartHandbook2 and complement the DRP material.

To introduce the best practices and guidelines needed to understand and
develop an enterprise solution.

To introduce and implement the Microsoft® .NET Framework.

To offer a quick reference guide, useful to analysts and developers alike.

To offer a wealth of practical experience.

It is often said that experience is like a toothpick; it's for
personal use only. I often deplore the sad fact that a highly experienced
professional cannot create a simple web services interface to the
invaluable store of human experience that has been gained over millennia.
This book is a small step towards making the toothpick of experience a
reusable commodity.

Although this book is focused on Microsoft-specific technologies, the
collective experience of the authors has been gained during the evolution
of the micro computer, from the first stand alone personal computers to
current network-centric systems. This means that, although we can expect
the technological relevance of this book to decay in as little as the next
three years, the experience shared will retain its relevance for decades to
come.

The group of authors who have contributed their knowledge gave selflessly
of their time while remaining responsible for designing systems, developing
programs and managing projects. This book is a monument to their
experiences, while to the reader; it is a toothpick that can be shared.
Ralf Dominick
Founding Director of Barone, Budge and Dominick