Framework Documentation

The MM .NET Developer's Guide

The document you are reading is the MM .NET Developer's Guide. It is the primary Framework documentation. First of all, it contains high-level overview information that explains the technologies used in MM .NET, so you know why we've chosen a particular path. It also contains plenty of "how to" information to help you make practical use of MM .NET Framework classes in your applications.

Jump Start Guides

If you are new to the MM .NET methodology, you may want to begin by going through the tutorials in the Jump Start Guides. These guides take you step-by-step through each phase of the application development process. They do not provide the same in-depth discussion of methodology as found in this guide, rather, the goal is to give you a basic overview of the entire application construction process.

Under the Hood Documentation

For the most part, you can use the functionality of MM .NET without needing to know what's going on behind the scenes, and we have designed MM .NET with this in mind.

However, throughout the DevGuide we've included "Under the Hood" information for those of you who want to know more about what MM .NET is doing behind the scenes. This information includes UML class and sequence diagrams as well as detailed descriptions of object interactions. We've clearly labeled these sections, so if this is more information than you want to know, feel free to skip it!

The What's New Guide

This guide, distributed in a separate document, provides a comprehensive list of all changes to the Framework from the previous version. In this guide credit is given to the many developers who suggested enhancements for the current version and who continue to make the MM .NET Framework into an even more stable, flexible, and robust development tool.