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Tools (.NET Framework)

Visual Studio 2008

The tools in this section help you develop, configure, and deploy applications by using Microsoft .NET Framework technologies.

In This Section

Development Tools (.NET Framework Technologies): Describes the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) development tools that you can use in Visual Studio to develop your WCF service.
.NET Framework Tools: Describes tools that help you create, configure, deploy, and manage applications and components that target the .NET Framework.
MMC Snap-In for ASP.NET: Describes how to use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in to configure ASP.NET and ASP.NET applications.
Windows Communication Foundation Tools: Describes command-line tools that help you create, deploy, and manage WCF applications.
Windows Presentation Foundation Tools: Describes tools such as the isXPS Conformance tool (isXPS.exe), performance profiling tools, and XamlPad, which is a basic visual editor for Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
Windows Workflow Foundation Tools: Describes the workflow communication activity command-line utility (Wca.exe) and the workflow command-line compiler (Wfc.exe).