About This Book

The vSphere SDK for .NET Developer’s Guide provides information about setting up the development environment and developing applications using the vSphere SDK for .NET. VMware provides several different SDK products, each of which targets different developer communities and target platforms. This guide is intended for developers who are creating applications for managing VMware vSphere components.

Intended Audience

This book is intended for anyone who needs to set up the development environment to develop applications using the vSphere SDK for .NET. vSphere SDK for .NET users typically include software developers creating .NET applications using MS Visual Studio .NET.

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