Chapter 13: Windows Workflow Foundation and ASP.NET

Overview

With the release of ASP.NET in 2002, Microsoft took web development to the next level by providing an object-oriented way to develop web applications in an extremely rapid manner. And as you know by now, Windows Workflow Foundation also provides a new method of architecting applications. You can use these two technologies together to enable new types of systems.

This chapter covers the following topics regarding the use of ASP.NET with Windows Workflow Foundation:

• Various application scenarios

• Pitfalls of using ASP.NET with workflows

• Hosting Windows Workflow Foundation in an ASP.NET environment

• Using a workflow as a page flow engine