The architectural landscape for real-time and distributed applications in .NET has shifted entirely away from heavy, proprietary RPC patterns toward open, cross-platform protocols. Historically, when developers needed to connect systems or feed real-time data from a .NET backend, .NET Remoting was the standard. However, .NET Remoting is a legacy technology restricted to older versions of the .NET Framework and is completely unsupported in modern .NET Core/.NET 5+.
As alternatives emerged, they split into two paradigms: FluorineFx (a bridge for legacy Rich Internet Applications) and WebSockets (the modern standard for persistent, bi-directional web communication). Understanding the Contenders 1. FluorineFx: The Legacy Bridge
FluorineFx is an open-source Flash/Flex remoting gateway and streaming server designed to connect Adobe Flash, Flex, and AIR clients to a Microsoft .NET backend. Migrating from .NET Remoting to WCF – Microsoft Learn
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