Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) - Still Relevant?

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Published on 2010-03-14T15:15:07Z Indexed on 2010/03/14 15:25 UTC
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Is there any reason to use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in a modern Windows application?

If not, what alternative technology would you use instead?

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