Microsoft is making it easier for developers to get on the Windows Vista bandwagon by releasing a new Applications Programming Interface (API).

WinFX is based on .NET Framework 2.0, which represents a major shift from the current Win32 model. ITJungle comments: “As the go-to .NET API for all future versions of Windows starting with Vista (although Microsoft has committed to back-cast WinFX to support Windows XP and Windows Server 2003), WinFX will enable programmers to take advantage of new Windows technologies. And as the first implementation of a ‘managed code’ model, WinFX will help developers write significantly cleaner code in less time, according to Microsoft.”

For more information on the January WinFX CTP and to download the code, go here.