Developers interested in working with .NET 2.0 to build smart-client, n-tier Internet applications can get a powerful boost by working with IdeaBlade DevForce, the industry’s leading .NET framework and toolset.

Some of the key components comprising DevForce include:

• Object-Relational Mapping – Simplifies data access by providing an object-oriented interface to databases, which eliminates the requirement for developers to write complex SQL queries.
• Persistence Management – An enterprise class data access layer that manages how objects are fetched, saved, merged, cached, or stored for offline access.
• Declarative UI Databinding – Simplifies UI development by synchronizing the user-interface with the business objects and eliminates the need for complex event-driven code. Also handles data formatting, validation, error conditions, and broken rules.
• RAD Tools – A comprehensive tool suite that plugs into Visual Studio and allows developers to build business objects and populate the user-interface quickly and easily.
• Business Object Server – Allows applications to be deployed in a scaleable n-tier environment, enforces security, enables centralized monitoring, and allows WinForm applications to operate over the web.

In this section, you’ll find information and resources designed to assist professional .NET developers: