Windows Server 2008 R2
Benefits for Application Developers
Easier build-on service applications
Relief from low-level workflow problems. Easy graphical creation of workflows.
Microsoft.NET Framework 3.51, with Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation, is the ideal platform for the development of services.
WCF is based on a single, coherent programming model that encompasses the features of previous Microsoft-distributed technologies, such as COM+, Enterprise Services, ASP.NET, and .NET Remoting.
Developers no longer have to learn different programming models. Combining features in a single service is made much easier. WCF services are interoperable by default, thanks to the message-based architecture of the platform.
Windows Workflow Foundation provides a framework for building workflow-enabled applications and relieves the developer of having to deal with low-level problems, such as instance and state management.
Visual Studio® designers allow a workflow to be created graphically, and WF provides the ability to extend this feature through custom visual-authoring components.
