Why is XML the core part of .Net Framework?

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I think it's easy to understand CLR is the core part of .Net Framework.
Bute how to understand XML is the core part of .net framework? Can
you talk something about it?
 
Hooyoo said:
I think it's easy to understand CLR is the core part of .Net
Framework. Bute how to understand XML is the core part of .net
framework? Can you talk something about it?
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Sure. XML isn't the core part of the .Net framework. Rather, the .Net
framework has extensive support for Xml, but it's entirely possible to write
huge .Net applications that make little of no use of Xml whatsoever.

-ce
 
Well kids,

Todays lesson in computing is an explanation of the Microsoft .NET
"Framework".............


DEFINITION
***************
The MS "Framework" is a term used to describe the Visual Basic .NET (is

it still called that today?) "Runtime Files" needed for a .NET (there I

go again) program to execute. Added on-top of the "Runtime Files" are
some functions to do a few things.


ADDITIONAL INFO
***********************
As calling something "Runtime Files" didnt appeal to the MS marketing
dept (it doesnt sound exciting enough), instead they called it "The
..NET Framework".


This left MS with the problem of justifying calling if by something
other that "Runtime Files" (which is really all it is). So to pad it
out a bit to make it seem important thay added a few functions to do
things and some security.


SUMMARY
**************
Do not be confused or misled by the term "Framework". All this really
is, is a fancy word for "Run Time Files" - but with a couple of minor
additions.


I hope that you enjoyed this lesson and look forward to giving you many

more in the not so distant future.


The Grand Master
 
Not sure what you mean about "core part," but XML is extremely important to
any modern programming platform. XML is all about the ability to create data
and process that is cross-platform-compatible, extensible, and easy to
transform from one form to another, all in one basic standardized and
machine-readable format.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
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Expect the unaccepted.
 
Once again you show your complete and utter ignorance of VB.NET. The
framework is independent of the language and it is akin to the Win32 API
(but at a higher level of abstraction from the hardware). In addition to MS
languages, other languages, such as APL, some LISP dialects, FORTH, etc,
have been ported to the .net framework. These languages are very definitely
not BASIC of any sort, nor do they compile to VB code.

XML support is simply part of the framework. XML becomes important when
computers are communicating with each other and has the benefit of being
easily parsed by both computers and their human caretakers (programmers). I
haven't checked, but I suspect that the serialization classes in the
framework use XML for this very reason.

Mike Ober.
 
Thats what I said stupid..... "Runtime Files" for the MSIL

Sure XML **Can Sometimes** be useful for sending information to
different systems or across the Internet. Is that some kind of a warped
****ing reason to include it everywhere within a program (or data
access components) - even where it isnt needed. NO ITS NOT !

The Grand Master
 
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