This article completes the .NET Framework overview begun in the September issue. The common language specification and ILDasm, the MSIL disassembler, are discussed—as well as how metadata, manifests, and assemblies simplify deployment and versioning...   Author: Jeffrey Richter   Code: ASP.NET Beta 2 & C#

Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) is essentially synonymous with .NET Framework. This article covers the Truths and Fictions of CLI   Author: Peter Johnson   Code: ASP.NET Beta 2 & VB