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Asked: 2026-05-15T10:02:53+00:00

I was reading through introductory articles about windows communication foundation on MSDN and it

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I was reading through introductory articles about windows communication foundation on MSDN and it looked to me like an alternative to using a windows or web services – (a much better alternative i thought). Is this the case or did i miss some thing – And yes i didn’t read deeply.

It looked to me like WCF is a better option to a windows or web service. Am looking to listen to people who have a better understanding of both technologies about this.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Comparing WCF to webservices might make sense, but WCF vs Windows services really doesn’t. They’re different technologies used for different purposes, sometimes it might make sense to make a WCF service be a Windows Service.

    Quotes from wikipedia:

    a Windows service is a long-running executable that performs specific functions and which is designed not to require user intervention

    The Windows Communication Foundation (or WCF) is an application programming interface in the .NET Framework for building connected, service-oriented applications.

    So as you see, they’re quite different.

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