* Provides ready-to-run code for some of the most common tasks that .NET applications need to perform, which readers can incorporate directly into their own applications
* Shows how to develop an extensible application framework that will greatly simplify development using the Microsoft .NET Framework
* Provides examples of advanced object-oriented techniques such as design patterns in the context of real applications
* The complete source code for SAF, which is ready for use and can be modified freely, is available for download
* Deepens knowledge of .NET by showing many different .NET technologies (e.g. Remoting) in action, in a real application not just illustrative samples