Is WWF project more useful than the typical project in .net ? Is WWF used or it's just another experimental feature from microsoft. Kindly elaborate more. Thanks in advance.
I read about WWF here.
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I would say that WF is not an "experimental" feature, at this point. Microsoft has put a lot of resources into WF.
However, WF is very good for specific types of applications. I would not say that its "more useful" (or less useful) than other types of applications, as much as it provides some functionality unique in the .NET ecosystem.
If you're developing very long running applications that need to save state, and provide easy customization, for example, than Workflow Foundation is an excellent choice.
Reed Copsey
2010-08-09 19:16:23
I am not able to understand what is meant by "long running applications"... kindly elaborate. thanks...
HotTester
2010-08-09 19:22:53
@HotTester: Typically examples include things such as an order processing system for an online application. Somebody places an order, and it may take a day to get approval from one worker, then need to go to the shipping dept. for processing, then take a day (or week) until it ships, then be moved to a pending status, then eventually, at some point get received, etc. Tracking these types of workflows is where WF excels.
Reed Copsey
2010-08-09 23:32:46