作者：Steve Resnick, Richard Crane, Chris Bowen
出版日期：February 21, 2008
出版社：Addison Wesley
页数：608
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0321440064 ISBN-13: 978-0321440068
文件格式：PDF



Product Description
“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) isthe easiest way to produce and consume Web services on the Microsoftplatform. With .NET 3.5, WCF has been extensively revamped–and VisualStudio 2008 gives developers powerful new tools for utilizing it.Essential Windows Communication Foundation shows developers exactly howto make the most of WCF with .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.

Drawing on extensive experience workingwith early adopters, three Microsoft insiders systematically addressthe topics developers ask about WCF. The authors approach each subjectwith practical advice and present best practices, tips, and tricks forsolving problems. Throughout, you’ll find detailed explanations,solutions for the “pain points” of WCF development, and an extensivecollection 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 aretechnology experts at the Microsoft Technology Center in Boston. Theyspecialize in helping customers improve their technical agility byapplying WCF and related technologies. Resnick has specialized inInternet technologies and distributed computing at Microsoft since1995. He is a frequent speaker at Microsoft events and is nowtechnology director for the U.S. Microsoft Technology Centers. Cranehas more than 15 years of experience in senior software developmentroles. He specializes in large-scale Web sites, distributed computing,transactional systems, and performance analysis. Bowen has been anarchitect and developer for more than 15 years at companies such asMonster.com and Staples and is co-author of Professional Visual Studio2005 Team System.

About the Author
Steve Resnick has worked atMicrosoft since the mid-1990s, spanning architect, developer, andevangelist roles in the field. He specializes in Internet technologies,architecting and designing high-volume, high-value Web applications.Steve is the National Technology Director for the Microsoft TechnologyCenters in the United States, where he sets strategy and direction sothat his team can solve the toughest customer challenges. He has workedwith .NET since the beginning and is an expert in Web services,BizTalk, transaction processing, and related technologies. He holds aM.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Boston University and Universityof Delaware, respectively.

Rich Crane is a TechnicalArchitect at the Microsoft Technology Center in Waltham, Massachusetts.A software architect and engineer with more than 18 years ofexperience, Rich has spent the last six years helping customersarchitect and build solutions on the Microsoft platform. He has workedwith numerous Microsoft products and technologies and is an expert inBizTalk, SQL Server, SharePoint, Compute Cluster Server, and of courseVisual Studio and the .NET Framework. He has spoken at conferences andcommunity events such as TechEd and Code Camp. He graduated Summa CumLaude from Drexel University with a B.S. degree in Electrical andComputer Engineering.

Chris Bowen is Microsoft’sDeveloper Evangelist for the northeastern United States, specializingin development tools, platforms, and architectural best practices.Asoftware architect and engineer with 15 years of experience, Chrisjoined Microsoft after holding senior positions at companies such asMonster.com, VistaPrint, Staples, and IDX Systems, and consulting onWeb presence and e-commerce projects with others. He is coauthor of Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System (2006,WROX) and holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in ManagementInformation Systems, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.