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Microsoft Codename Acropolis, currently available as a CTP release, is a set of tools and components that can be used to build .NET Smart Client applications. It includes a composite application framework that lets applications be built using a composition of reconfigurable components.


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Acropolis components are classified into two types: Parts and '''Services'''. Parts are the main building blocks, and they encapsulate certain functionalities in a self-contained unit for reusability. Parts expose the UI component via ''Part Views''. A Part that implements a specific scenario is called a ''Form''. Forms can be nested for complex scenarios. A component that provides application-wide functionality to Parts is called a ''Service''. Components communicate among each other through ''Connection Points''.

Acropolis components needs to be hosted in a parent application, called a ''Shell''. The shell hosts the Acropolis runtime, which manages the lifetime and communication between the components


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