Microsoft then went to work on the next version of Visual Studio, which was released to the public in
the fall of 2005. This release included the .NET Framework 2.0, which, together with Visual Studio 2005,
focused on developer productivity and flexibility by including tools and mechanisms for building web,
Windows, mobile, and Office applications faster and more efficiently than before.
Late in 2006 the .NET Framework 3.0 was released, which boasted a new managed code programming
model for Windows. The .NET Framework 3.0 combined the strength of the .NET Framework 2.0 with
four new technologies:
??‘ WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)??”New technology for building rich content,
??????Windows Vista??™??™??“type user interfaces, and experiences combining application UI and
media content.
??‘ WCF (Windows Communication Foundation)??”New technology for building and
deploying reliable, secure, and interoperable connected systems across distributed systems
and environments.
??‘ WF (Windows Workflow Foundation)??”A programming engine for building
workflow-enabled applications.
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