David Linthicum's Guide To Client/Server And Intranet Development

"Take Linthicums warnings seriously . . . hes been through the fire!"Rusty Weston, Senior Editor, PC Week. A renowned client/server expert provides stateoftheart techniques for building client/server and intranet applications. In this valuable guide, client/server guru David Linthicum shows developers how to use cuttingedge development tools and techniques to build reallife business applications. The book provides stepbystep procedures for creating these applications, explains how to select the software and hardware thats right for your projects, and even provides guidelines on estimating project costs. This unique book covers client/server and network architectures, types of middleware, and development tools so you can determine the right approach to building a client/server or intranet system. Linthicum assesses dozens of tools by type, features, and specialization and provides detailed, stepbystep guidelines for creating the perfect solution. Youll learn how to form and test your final system and find expert tips every developer and application architect needs to work more effectively. In addition to providing recommendations, warnings, and case studies, Dave covers: The latest client/server development tools and methods Twotier, threetier, and multitier client/server development models and related technologies Repositorydriven development, programming languages, database connectivity, and middleware The use of CORBAcompliant ORBs and the inner workings of Microsoft Active Platform Nextgeneration application partitioning tools like Forte and Dynasty. show less»