What is Dublin and how does it relate to WCF?

Question

Going through some WCF hosting questions on StackOverflow, I've seen Dublin mentioned a few times as a technology from Microsoft that is forthcoming. It's only alluded to and not actually defined though. Can someone give me a good explanation of what Dublin is? Also, what is its release status and is it going by a different name now?

(Here's an example: it's mentioned in the comments to this answer)

Answer 1

Dublin is the codename for Windows Server AppFabric. It is a framework for hosting applications that aren't specifically web-based within IIS, taking advantage of all the infrastructure provided. Essentially, it provides hosting services to developers that are more generalized than those provided by ASP.NET.