WinFX -- The Successor to .NET

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Looks like .NET is old
http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

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Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
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Looks like .NET is old
http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>
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WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
..NET.

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Does WinFx use handles?
 
Linønut said:
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Does WinFx use handles?
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It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).
 
It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).
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Uhhh.. No. It's not DCOM+, or any variation.
 
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