Editing Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture (section)

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| license                = [[MIT License]] 
| genre                  = [[Web application framework]]
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| programming language   = [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]}}

'''CSLA .NET''' is a [[software framework]] created by Rockford Lhotka that provides a standard way to create robust [[object oriented]] programs using [[Business object (computer science)|business object]]s.  Business objects are objects that abstract business entities in an object oriented program. Some examples of business entities include sales orders, employees, or invoices.

Although CSLA itself is free to download, the only documentation the creator provides are his books and videos, which are not free.

CSLA (''Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture'') was originally targeted toward [[Visual Basic]] 6 in the book ''Visual Basic 6.0 Business Objects'' by Lhotka.<ref>Visual Basic 6.0 Business Objects {{ISBN|1-86100-107-X}}</ref>  With the advent of [[.NET Framework|Microsoft .NET]], CSLA was completely rewritten from the ground up, with no code carried forward, and called CSLA .NET.  This revision took advantage of [[Web Services]] and the object oriented languages that came with Microsoft .NET (in particular, [[Visual Basic|Visual Basic.NET]] and [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]).

CSLA .NET was expounded in ''Expert C# Business Objects'' <ref>Expert C# Business Objects {{ISBN|1-59059-344-8}}</ref> and ''Expert One-on-One Visual Basic .NET Business Objects'' {{ISBN|1-59059-145-3}}, both written by Lhotka. Although CSLA and CSLA .NET were originally targeted toward [[Microsoft]] [[programming languages]], most of the framework can be applied to most object oriented languages.

Current information about CSLA .NET is available through Lhotka's self-published ''Using CSLA 4'' ebook series.<ref>Using CSLA 4 ({{cite web |url=http://store.lhotka.net/Default.aspx?tabid=1560&ProductID=22 |title=Using CSLA 4 Ebook Series &#124; CSLA .NET Store > Store |accessdate=2013-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311082109/http://store.lhotka.net/Default.aspx?tabid=1560&ProductID=22 |archivedate=2013-03-11 }})</ref>