Customizing the Microsoft® .NET Framework Common Language Runtime

Published:	January 26, 2005	Accompanying Media:	N/A
Author:	Steven Pratschner	Language:	English
Length:	400 Pages	Level:	N/A
ISBN 13:	9780735619883	Technology:	Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
ISBN 10:	0-7356-1988-3	Format:	Paperback
List Price:	$ 49.99

About The BookExtend your application’s flexibility and reach with advanced techniques for the CLR.

Packed with expert guidelines and advice, this is the advanced reference you need to customize common language runtime (CLR) applications now—and as you move to Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Microsoft program manager Steven Pratschner takes you inside the workings of the CLR, showing you how it functions, and how to tailor its features for the unique requirements of your application. You’ll go from configuring basic startup parameters to controlling critical runtime notations—including how code is loaded into the process, how memory is managed, and when code is scheduled to run. Find the detailed information and insights you need—and take full advantage of the increased flexibility and programmability of the CLR.

Discover how to:

Write your own CLR host—or customize the default host—to control startup and shutdown

Use application domains and domain managers to effectively isolate groups of assemblies

Learn key strategies for loading and customizing assemblies in extensible applications

Extend and customize the Code Access Security (CAS) system to help protect your extensible application

Unload a domain without leaking resources—and make code more reliable—using safe handles, critical finalizers, and constrained execution regions

Use the host protection feature for application-specific programming model constraints

Create and manage tasks with custom schedulers and thread pools

Covers Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

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System Requirements

All of the sample programs are provided in the form of Microsoft Visual Studio projects built with the October Technology Preview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

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About Steven PratschnerSteven Pratschner is a program manager on the .NET Compact Framework team at Microsoft. As a former team member for the full .NET Framework, he worked on several CLR features, including the versioning system, hosting, and the security system. Steven has written articles and presented at numerous conferences on a variety of topics related to .NET Framework-based programming. He holds computer science degrees from North Dakota State University and Santa Clara University.

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