Part of the.NET platform is a standard for metadata - "like IDL and type libraries on steroids..."
This will allow cross-language, cross-platform code integration. VB can call C++ or Java directly, using the metadata information.
At least in theory - that's what COM was supposed to be for:)
Info at http://msdn.microsoft.com and MSJ, et al.
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Part of the .NET platform is a standard for metadata - "like IDL and type libraries on steroids..."
This will allow cross-language, cross-platform code integration. VB can call C++ or Java directly, using the metadata information.
At least in theory - that's what COM was supposed to be for :)
Info at http://msdn.microsoft.com and MSJ, et al.