General Reference for the .NET Framework

This section contains reference information related to the .NET Framework.

In This Section

• ASP.NET Reference
  Provides basic information about how best to configure your ASP.NET applications.

• CodeDOM Quick Reference
  Enables developers who use the Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) to search for CodeDOM elements by type and function.

• Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework
  Describes the configuration schema for the machine configuration file, application configuration files, and the security configuration file.

• Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries
  Provides guidelines for developing classes and components that extend the .NET Framework.

• MSBuild Reference
  Contains reference information for the build system for Visual Studio.

• Performance Counters in the .NET Framework
  Describes the counters that you can use to track the performance of an application.

• Unmanaged API Reference
  Describes the API elements that runtime hosts call from unmanaged code to configure and load the common language runtime into a process.

• Additional Managed Reference Topics
  Contains documentation for managed reference elements that are not documented in the .NET Framework Class Library.

• Windows Communication Foundation Configuration Schema
  Describes the configuration elements that help you configure Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and client applications.

• Windows Communication Foundation Directive Syntax
  Describes the @ServiceHost directive, which defines page-specific attributes that are used by the .svc compiler.

• Windows Workflow Foundation Configuration Schema
  Describes workflow configuration elements.

• XML Standards Reference
  Provides reference information on XML standards that Microsoft supports.

• .NET Framework Glossary Portal
  Provides a list of terms and definitions commonly encountered in the .NET Framework programming model.

Reference

• .NET Framework Class Library
  Supplies syntax, code examples, and usage instructions for each class in the .NET Framework namespaces.

Related Sections

• ClickOnce Reference
  Describes the structure of the XML files used to represent ClickOnce applications.

• Overview of the .NET Framework
  Provides conceptual overviews of the key features of the .NET Framework, including the common language runtime, the .NET Framework class library, and cross-language interoperability.

• .NET Framework Core Development
  Discusses fundamental development tasks and techniques, including how to create, configure, debug, and deploy your .NET Framework application.

• .NET Framework Advanced Development
  Covers advanced programming topics such as add-ins and extensibility, administration and management, interoperability, reflection, remoting, serialization, and managed threading.

• .NET Framework Samples
  Provides links to the MSDN Code Gallery for sample applications that demonstrate .NET Framework technologies.

• .NET Framework Tools
  Describes the tools that help you develop, configure, and deploy applications by using .NET Framework technologies.