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A WPF library to easily integrate Windows docking features in applications like Visual Studio

With the advent of .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX), terms like Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon), Communication Foundation (formerly Indigo), Workflow Foundation (formerly WWF) and Cardspace (formerly InfoCard) are everywhere. The .NET Framework 3.0 also includes a powerful general-purpose object initialization language known as XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language). What Microsoft is really putting stress on is creating compelling user experiences and secure, seamless communication across boundaries.

In this series of articles, I will be explaining and going in depth with some of the core components of .NET Framework 3.0.

Let's start with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)...

BizTalk is not as simple as it looks. In fact it can take years to master, so these tips from BizTalk gurus will really help.

Tool for creating MS Visual Studio XML documentation files. These files can be used for Visual Studio Intellisense, and to create help files via tools such as NDoc and SandCastle.

Explains how to detect which .NET Framework versions and service packs are installed on a current computer.

With ClickOnce, Microsoft delivers a client-side application deployment and updating solution that offers a glimpse into the future, where centrally-located and managed applications delivered via the Web don't have to run in interface-challenged browsers.

The article describes an open source C# framework for researchers in the areas of Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence - image processing, neural networks, genetic algorithms, etc.

The CLR allows seamless interactions between Microsoft .NET applications and COM. But how, exactly? The CLR team knows.

Explains the concept of Global Assembly Cache, how to create assembly without Visual Studio .NET and how to view assembly's content.

A full description of the .NET File format.