MSDN .NET Show: .NET Does Windows
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For many years now, the primary focus of many solution developers has been Web sites and Web-based applications. One of the primary reasons for this focus has been the easy deployment model that a browser-based application provides. This benefit, however, does not come without a cost. These applications are limited to the capabilities that are provided by the Web browser, and developers are also limited by the fact that there are often minor differences between the functionality of one browser over another. In today's episode we will be talking with Mark Boulter and Jamie Cool, who will share with us a new application deployment model that is built into the .NET Framework. This new model allows developers to develop Win32 Smart Client applications which not only have full access to the rich API of Windows, but also can be deployed using the simple and straightforward mechanisms that we are already familiar with for Web pages and Web applications.