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    Developers Get New Tools for Vista

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    Darryl K. Taft
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    August 1, 2005
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      Along with the release of the new Windows Vista beta, developers are being treated to technologies to create applications for the new operating system. Microsoft Corp. last week gave developers access to the WinFX Runtime Components Beta 1 and the WinFX SDK (Software Development Kit).

      The WinFX SDK contains documentation, samples and tools designed to help developers create managed applications and libraries using WinFX, which is the set of next-generation managed APIs provided by Microsoft, said John Montgomery, director of product management in Microsofts Developer Division, in Redmond, Wash.

      The WinFX SDK will help developers build applications that use the .Net Framework 2.0, WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), formerly code-named Avalon and Indigo, respectively.

      The WinFX Runtime Components include versions of WPF, WCF, and “InfoCard” for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Montgomery said. The new WinFX Runtime Components beta lets developers get an early start on using the managed code programming model that builds on the .Net Framework.

      “I have yet to meet a developer that didnt think that there are some very powerful improvements coming in WinFX, Avalon and Indigo,” said Patrick Hynds, chief technology officer of CriticalSites Inc., in Nashua, N.H.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifAt first glance, Vista looks like a winner. Click here to read David Courseys column.

      For security, Windows Vista “improves the Windows privilege model to help prevent users from running programs that attempt to perform operations the user doesnt intend or authorize,” Montgomery said.

      Windows Vista also features the NAP (Network Access Protection) framework, which requires clients to establish trustworthiness and compatibility before being given access. Developers use API-level access to NAP and the WFP (Windows Filtering Platform) to reduce user and administrator security workloads, he said.

      Microsoft also has delivered a new Windows Vista Developer Center with tips on how to develop for the new user interface shell and presentation system. Vista also delivers features for finding, organizing and sharing data, including the XPS (XML Paper Specification) and an RSS subsystem.

      /zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, reviews and analysis in programming environments and developer tools.

      Darryl K. Taft
      Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.
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