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Learning WCF: A Hands-on Guide (Paperback)

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Paperback: 607 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (24 May 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596101627
ISBN-13: 978-0596101626
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm

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Provides information and examples on using Windows Communication Foundation to build service-oriented applications.

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable, even for seasoned developers, 28 May 2008

By	B. Eaton "twiglet27" (Telford, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Excellent!!!, 17 Aug 2009

By	Dave Lowe (UK) - See all my reviews

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!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've found, 27 May 2009

By	C. Carter (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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