Introducing Book: Professional WCF 4: Windows Communication Foundation with .NET 4

Professional WCF 4: Windows Communication Foundation with .NET 4

by Pablo Cibraro, Kurt Claeys, Fabio Cozzolino, Johann Grabner

Book Description
A guide to architecting, designing, and building distributed applications with Windows Communication Foundation

Windows Communication Foundation is the .NET technology that is used to build service-oriented applications, exchange messages in various communication scenarios, and run workflows. This guide enables developers to create state-of-the-art applications using this technology.

Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs and WCF experts, this book explains how the pieces of WCF 4.0 build on each other to provide a comprehensive framework to support distributed enterprise applications. Experienced developers will learn both theory and practical application using the familiar Wrox approach.

.NET developers will learn to design services, create a hosting environment with Dublin, build cloud-based integrations, and much more.

Coverage Includes:

• Design Principles and Patterns
• Service Contracts and Data Contracts
• Bindings
• Clients
• Instancing
• Workflow Services
• Understanding WCF Security
• WCF Security in Action
• Federated Authentication in WCF
• Windows Azure Platform AppFabric
• Creating a SOA Case
• Creating the Communication and Integration Case
• Creating the Business Process
• Hosting

From the Back Cover
Design and build state-of-the-art applications using WCF 4

Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs, this book arms you with a clear understanding of how the components of WCF 4 build on each other to provide a comprehensive framework for distributed enterprise applications. The authors explain the technical features of the WCF 4 stack and present three case studies that show you how these features are applied step by step. You’ll also find out how to effectively use Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft Azure Platform AppFabric to develop solutions that maximize WCF 4 capabilities.

Professional WCF 4:

• Walks you through the design of services and use of communication patterns in a correct and solid architecture
• Explores the benefits of the WCF 4 bindings and messaging enhancements
• Uncovers different ways to secure access to service operations
• Describes working with workflow services to organize business processes and create long-running orchestrations
• Explains how to build cloud-based integrations with .NET Services as part of the Azure Services Platform

About the Author
About the Authors, Microsoft Connected System Developer MVPs Pablo Cibraro is an enterprise architect and Regional CTO at Tellago as well as an MVP Connected System Developer.

Kurt Claeys is an architect and coach in developing .NET enterprise applications with a focus on integration implemented using WCF. He’s an MCT, MCSD and MVP Connected System Developer.

Fabio Cozzolino is a Software Architect, Analyst, and Developer at FimeSan, a CompuGroup Company, and is an MVP in the Connected System Developer category.

Johann Grabner is a freelance trainer for Microsoft Learning Partners and an MVP Connected System Developer.

Book Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (June, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470563141
• ISBN-13: 978-0470563144

Buy Ebook (Wrox Store) – US Edition.

Indian Edition is yet to release soon. Probably in 1 or 2 months we will be getting a paperback copy in our book stores in INDIA and we can grab one soon..