Windows-based Applications, Components, and Services

Provides links to information about how to create traditional Windows-based applications.

Provides links to information about component programming in the .NET Framework.

Provides links to information about how to create Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications in Visual Studio and how to work with Web Services created in earlier versions of Visual Studio.

Provides links to information about how to create an application that is installed as a service. You can create services, install them, and start, stop, and otherwise control their behavior.

Discusses how to use the Console class to read characters from and write characters to the console.

Discusses issues related to developing applications that will run on a Windows 64-bit operating system.

Provides links to information about how to create Web applications.

Provides a guide for deciding which approach or technology to use, in addition to links to more information.