In this article, we'll take a look at the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) projects and services. We'll see how they can be used to create rich user interfaces and how they can be used to communicate between services and clients.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a graphical subsystem (similar to WinForms) originally developed by Microsoft for building Windows client applications. With the release of the .NET Framework 3.0 in 2006, Microsoft included a new technology called Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). WCF is a framework for building service-oriented applications. Although WPF and WCF can be used together, they are two distinct technologies.
The article concludes by discussing the various benefits that can be gained by using WPF and WCF together in web development projects. By using these two technologies together, developers can take advantage of the best features of each platform to create rich, interactive applications.