This easy-to-use introduction to Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is ideal for developers who want to learn to build services on a company network or as part of an enterprise system. Built into Windows Vista and Longhorn, and available for Windows XP and Windows 2003, WCF provides a platform for service-oriented architecture (SOA) that enables secure and reliable communication among systems within an organization or across the Internet. With WCF, software developers can focus on their business applications and not the plumbing required to connect them. Furthermore, with WCF developers can learn a single programming API to achieve results previously provided by ASMX, Enterprise Services and .NET Remoting. Learning WCF removes the complexity of using this platform by providing detailed answers, explanations and code samples for the most common questions asked by software developers.
Windows Communication Foundation (or WCF, formerly code name "Indigo") provides a set of programming APIs that make it easy to build and consume secure, reliable, and transacted services. This platform removes the need for developers to learn different technologies such as ASMX, Enterprise Services and .NET Remoting, to distribute system functionality on a corporate network or over the Internet. The first truly service-oriented platform, WCF provides innovations that decouple service design and development from deployment and distribution - creating a more flexible and agile environment. WCF also encapsulates all of the latest web service standards for addressing, security, reliability and more.
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Michele Leroux Bustamante is Chief Architect of IDesign Inc., Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, Microsoft MVP for Connected Systems and a BEA Technical Director. At IDesign Michele provides training, mentoring and high-end architecture consulting services focusing on Web services, scalable and secure architecture design for .NET, interoperability and globalization architecture. She is a member of the International .NET Speakers Association (INETA), a frequent conference presenter, conference chair for SD West, and is frequently published in several major technology journals. Michele is also on the board of directors for IASA (International Association of Software Architects), and a Program Advisor to UCSD Extension. Her latest book is Learning WCF (O'Reilly 2007) - see her book blog here: http://www.thatindigogirl.com. Reach her atmlb@idesign.net, or visit http://www.idesign.net and her main blog at http://www.dasblonde.net.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Dave Lowe
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I bought this book to help pass the MCTS WCF certification. I had a copy of the offical MSPress study guide but found that book didn't provide me with sufficient understanding of some of the key areas of WCF. This book filled those gaps and more, the chapters on Bindings and Security are fantastic!
A Chapter typically begins with a overview of the topics covered before presenting code samples (available as a download from the accompanying website) specifically targeted at illustrating those concepts, each code sample is then further analysed and the relevant functionality is explained in detail. A summary concludes each chapter outlining what key aspects should have been learned allowing the reader to review any areas that didn't hit home - I found the book so well written however that this was rarely the case!
The Author's use of real world deployment scenarios and typical infrastructure requirements help make a concept that is at first glance highly baffling, easy to understand!
I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn WCF!!
A Chapter typically begins with a overview of the topics covered before presenting code samples (available as a download from the accompanying website) specifically targeted at illustrating those concepts, each code sample is then further analysed and the relevant functionality is explained in detail. A summary concludes each chapter outlining what key aspects should have been learned allowing the reader to review any areas that didn't hit home - I found the book so well written however that this was rarely the case!
The Author's use of real world deployment scenarios and typical infrastructure requirements help make a concept that is at first glance highly baffling, easy to understand!
I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn WCF!!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By B. Eaton
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I originally intended to learn WCF from Juval Lowy's (excellent) book, however there were a few implementation details that I was having difficulty with because the delivery of the platform hadn't quite caught up with the development tools and operating systems (VS2008 and Windows 2008 Server respectively). So I found myself wrestling with such problems as how to deploy manageable non-HTTP services in a Windows Server 2003 environment, potential integration with CardSpace, and using message contracts to mimic asmx behaviour for SOAP headers, among other problems - this book has been worth the money on nearly all of these.
Where Juval Lowy's book is more abstract, this is more hands-on. There is more emphasis on concrete implementation of concepts here (although the level of detail is less deep). The style is clear without being patronising.
This book has been very useful in helping me to deal with the more practical issues of WCF adoption and deployment. I'd thoroughly recommend it as the perfect complement to Juval Lowy's book.
Where Juval Lowy's book is more abstract, this is more hands-on. There is more emphasis on concrete implementation of concepts here (although the level of detail is less deep). The style is clear without being patronising.
This book has been very useful in helping me to deal with the more practical issues of WCF adoption and deployment. I'd thoroughly recommend it as the perfect complement to Juval Lowy's book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By C. Carter
Format:Paperback
As the title says, this is the best book I have found on WCF.
Learnt a lot from it.
Will probably learn a lot more when I finish it.
Well worth the money
Learnt a lot from it.
Will probably learn a lot more when I finish it.
Well worth the money
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The title of the book is at the same time correct and misleading - Learning WCF may sound to some a book for complete novices. Read more
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I have buy Programming WCF from Juval Lowy's, it's an Excellent Book, but it is too abstract and in my opinion the target is for skilled person on WCF. Read more
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I've seen many books about WCF, some were good and some very bad. Usually I'm quite suspicious when I see a book with "Learning ...", "Getting Started ... Read more
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