Contents

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