Editorial Review:
“Whether this is the first time or the fifty-first time you’re using WCF, you’ll learn something new by reading this book.” --Nicholas Allen, Program Manager, Web Services, Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is the easiest way to produce and consume Web services on the Microsoft platform. With .NET 3.5, WCF has been extensively revamped--and Visual Studio 2008 gives developers powerful new tools for utilizing it. Essential Windows Communication Foundation shows developers exactly how to make the most of WCF with .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. Drawing on extensive experience working with early adopters, three Microsoft insiders systematically address the topics developers ask about WCF. The authors approach each subject with practical advice and present best practices, tips, and tricks for solving problems. Throughout, you’ll find detailed explanations, solutions for the “pain points” of WCF development, and an extensive collection of reusable code examples. Coverage includes -
Using WCF contracts to define complex structures and interfaces -
Understanding WCF’s channel stacks and channel model architecture -
Configuring the WCF communication stack to use only the protocols you need -
Using standard and custom service behaviors to manage concurrency, instances, transactions, and more -
Serializing data from .NET types to XML Infosets and representing Infosets “on the wire” -
Hosting WCF services via IIS, managed .NET applications, and Windows Activation Services -
WCF security, in depth: authentication; transport and message-level security; and Internet and intranet scenarios -
Improving reliability: exception handling, diagnostics, and more -
Workflow services: new integration points between WCF 3.5 and Windows Workflow Foundation -
Building client-to-client, peer network-based applications -
Utilizing WCF for non-SOAP Web services: AJAX and JSON examples and .NET 3.5 hosting classes Microsoft’s Steve Resnick, Richard Crane, and Chris Bowen are technology experts at the Microsoft Technology Center in Boston. They specialize in helping customers improve their technical agility by applying WCF and related technologies. Resnick has specialized in Internet technologies and distributed computing at Microsoft since 1995. He is a frequent speaker at Microsoft events and is now technology director for the U.S. Microsoft Technology Centers. Crane has more than 15 years of experience in senior software development roles. He specializes in large-scale Web sites, distributed computing, transactional systems, and performance analysis. Bowen has been an architect and developer for more than 15 years at companies such as Monster.com and Staples and is co-author of Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System. Foreword xxv Preface xxvii Chapter 1: Basics 1 Chapter 2: Contracts 33 Chapter 3: Channels 91 Chapter 4: Bindings 111 Chapter 5: Behaviors 181 Chapter 6: Serialization and Encoding 241 Chapter 7: Hosting 287 Chapter 8: Security 315 Chapter 9: Diagnostics 375 Chapter 10: Exception Handling 403 Chapter 11: Workflow Services 423 Chapter 12: Peer Networking 459 Chapter 13: Programmable Web 503 Appendix: Advanced Topics 537 Index 553
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Customer Reviews
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Remarkable  2009-01-02
This book is remarkably an excellent tool for developers who want to expand his understanding in WCF programming.It provides both concepts and practical cases you can use and enforce your knowledge. Great jobs. I strongly recommend to read it.
Clear and to the point... Easy to read and comprehend 2008-12-29
Really enjoyed reading the Essential WCF book by Resnick and et.al. The topics were well organized and explained the concepts well enough. This book will definitely get you started on the route with WCF.
Due to a project committment, I had a four month break in coming back to this, but it was well worth it.
Good examples, overall, although I didn't code them one by one, but it was clear and concise to follow the plain code. The intentions are there. Does a very fine job of with many configurations available with the WCF.
I am also reading Juval Lowy's in addition to get more in depth as I am getting ready for the 70-503 MS test. Thanks, guys!
Baskin
Excellent for newcomers or experienced WCF developers  2008-11-16
This book's very well written and does a great job of explaining a lot of the features around WCF. I like their approach to topics, starting out with basics and evolving from there. For example, right off the bat they do a solid job of showing a service hosted entirely in code, then do a comparable service hosted in IIS. All differences are clearly laid out with some good rationale for either implementation.
This same approach continues through the book, which is something I'm always appreciative about: give me options with clear explanations of why they'd apply, then let me choose which one fits for my environment. The authors even lay out a number of tables throughout the book showing options and alternatives - like the supported features of bindings table in chapter 4.
It's a solid book for newcomers to WCF or experienced folks looking to brush up on the deltas as WCF moves to .NET 3.5.
Simply the best 2008-10-23
I already own a couple of books on WCF - but none of them seemed to cover important (and advanced) topics such as serializers and bindings in-depth. But this book does, and it does it in a way that is both thorough and smart.
Sometimes it can be hard to make the right choice of components, but luckily, this book comes with a lot of useful and great comparison matrix' on different subject, which makes decisioning really easy.
All in all, this is one of the best book on WCF, but for me, this stands out to be the best. Highly recommended.
Very good and valuable resource 2008-09-05
The book covers all aspects of WCF in a clear and concise way. Even for people with a lot of experience or architectects who want to get an overview of WCF this is a real valuable resource.
It has a nice writing style so you can even enjoy it a bit later or with a glass of wine...
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