Matt Milner Foundations: Workflow Services With the NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation can now truly be integrated with Windows Communication Foundation. This column describes how the integration works and how to make use of it effectively. Matt Milner - Launch 2008 Foundations: Workflow Communications Matt Milner introduces the Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) communication architecture and covers sending data out of a workflow and submitting data to running workflow instances. Matt Milner - September 2007 Foundations: ActivityExecutionContext in Workflows This month Matt Milner explains a critical component in the execution, persistence, and compensation of workflows. Matt Milner - June 2007 Foundations: Tracking Services in Windows Workflow Foundation Matt Milner - March 2007 Windows Workflow: Build Custom Activities To Extend The Reach Of Your Workflows This article covers the core components required for building custom activities in Windows Workflow Foundation. Matt Milner - December 2006 Visual Studio 2005: Create Reusable Project And Item Templates For Your Development Team Visual Studio 2005 introduces a new model that lets you define your own project templates and starter kits, something developers have been requesting for some time. Here Matt Milner shows you how to consume, create, and customize these templates. Matt Milner - January 2006 Foundations: Loading Workflow Models in WF When building workflows, you must consider the developer experience, available tools, long-term maintenance, and future versioning. Matt Milner - May 2008 Foundations: Workflow Tips and Tricks Matt Milner addresses reader requests for information about safely sharing a persistence database across applications and using lesser-known parts of the framework such as ChannelManagerService. Matt Milner - August 2008 Foundations: Unit Testing Workflows And Activities Matt Milner takes a look at some of the challenges and techniques related to testing Windows Workflow Foundation activities, workflows, and associated components. Matt Milner - November 2008 Foundations: Error Handling In Workflows Workflows often define long-running processes and an unhandled failure usually means termination. Avoid this scenario by handling exceptions properly. Matt Milner - February 2009