This has been just one example showing how .NET is completely based on XML. If you browse through the .NET files in Notepad, you get a feeling for what kind of information is actually in them and this gives you a better overall understanding of how .NET works.
For a Windows Application project, you can also browse these XML files:
- Form1.resx
- WindowsApplication1.vbproj.user
And the character based, but not XML files:
- WindowsApplication1.sln
- AssemblyInfo.vb
- Form1.vb
Note that, except for AssemblyInfo.vb, these names will change if the name of the project changes.
In the rest of Chapter 1, our text shows how to change Properties in a VB.NET project. After going through the steps in Chapter 1, you can reopen the files in Notepad and notice how the changes you made in Visual Studio result in changes to these files. Again, the reason for doing this is to develop this "guru" feel for what .NET is actually doing. I'm a big believer in the "holistic" approach to learning.
