Get hands-on guidance for developing smart client applications using Windows Forms with the Composite UI Application Block (CAB) and the Smart Client Software Factory. Smart clients, the evolved intersection of thin clients and rich clients, have been hampered by the complexities involved in using traditional Web development methods. With just your fundamental Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C# skills, this guide will help you understand the prefabricated classes of CAB and the proven patterns that the Smart Client Software Factory provides. This book offers classroom-tested guidance, hands-on instruction, and a proven building-block approach. Through seven modular lessons, developers of moderate experience with learn how to create functional, robust smart client applications.

Key Book Benefits:

-Includes code samples and screenshots to illustrate key concepts

-Provides a comfortable learning experience for programmers with basic Visual Basic or Visual C# skills

-Features guidance on how to use these tools with the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, as well as a look ahead at how these tools will evolve