I am beginner in the Windows Communication Foundation. I am reading about it. I am little bit confused with the word 'Windows'. WCF can be used for building the web services for window application as well as web application. Then what is meaning of the word 'Windows' in WCF ? Why we are calling it as a 'Windows' Communication foundation ? Please explain in detail with example.
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I think you have to think of that instance of the word Windows as in runs on Microsoft Windows rather than that it's a Windows Forms related technology.
ho1
2010-07-30 07:41:25
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Maybe because underlying OS will always be some or other Windows flavor.
Mchl
2010-07-30 07:41:56
Unless it is running on Mono, in which case it will be Linux.
slugster
2010-07-30 07:59:07
Oh well. Didn't know it's possible.
Mchl
2010-07-30 08:19:33
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I think it means that the web services itself is running on Windows technology stack (Windows Server, IIS, etc.)
chakrit
2010-07-30 07:42:12
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This is all marketing, I believe. Or how else is it possible to come up with something like "Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus" or "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade Limited Numbered Signature Edition"?
Anton Gogolev
2010-07-30 07:43:35
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Long time ago, before everyone switched to Linux and FreeBSD, there used to be operating system named Windows, written by Microsoft. Hardly anybody now remembers that product, but it's name is still used in some technologies originating from that operating system, such as Windows Communication Foundation;)
el.pescado
2010-07-30 09:17:08