The Live Framework team recently published a short (but to the point) white paper entitled The Live Framework: What is it and Why Should I Care?

Live Framework

“The Live Framework provides a platform-agnostic, HTTP-based, resource-oriented programming model for accessing data. This programming model abstracts away the details of the File System, Networking APIs (for P2P and P2C), caching/storage APIs, serialization technologies, etc. and provides a consistent way to access data on all devices – PC, Mac, Mobile as well as (Windows Live) cloud. “

Contents include:

  • From My Computer to My Mesh
  • For what scenarios is the Live Framework relevant?
  • What problems does the Live Framework help you solve?
  • What is a cloud / client symmetric programming model?
  • How do application developers benefit from the Live Framework?
  • What is the programming model exposed by the Live Framework?
  • What application types are supported by the Live Framework?
  • What are the different flavors of Live Operating Environment available today?
  • Do I need the Client Live Operating Environment for creating client side applications?
  • What is the Live Framework Resource Model? How can applications interact with it?

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