David Coursey on what you need to know about the next Windows.
This is a helpful article as it summarizes code names and functions.
- Avalon: Graphics presentation technologies in Longhorn that provide a unified architecture for presenting user interface, documents, and media in the system.
- ClickOnce: Technology in Longhorn designed to speed and simplify deployment of applications.
- Indigo: .Net communications technologies in Longhorn designed to build and run connected systems.
- SuperFetch: Technology in Longhorn designed to help applications launch more quickly.
- Whidbey: The next generation of the Microsoft Visual Studio system of software-development tools.
- WinFX: A programming model for Longhorn, used by software developers to build applications for the Windows platform.
- Yukon: The next generation of Microsoft SQL Server database software.
