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title: "Windows Complication Foundation"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/3/22/windows-complication-foundation.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/3/22/windows-complication-foundation.html"
published: "2006-03-22T17:07:00"
updated: "2006-03-22T17:07:00"
tags: [".Net 2.0"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I just thought of this term, and it may be the biggest problem developers will face with Vista and the whole WinFX stuff. this includes (but not limited to) Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Communication…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# Windows Complication Foundation

By Roy Osherove March 22, 2006 In [.Net 2.0](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-2-0)

**Historical article** · Originally published March 22, 2006; technical details may be outdated.

I just thought of this term, and it may be the biggest problem developers will face with Vista and the whole WinFX stuff. this includes (but not limited to)

- Windows Presentation Foundation
- Windows Communication Foundation
- Windows Workflow Foundation

In short, developer lives got a lot more complicated. a.k.a "Windows Complication Foundation"

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