Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step

Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step

<p> <b>Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building connected, service-oriented applications.</b> <p>Teach yourself the essentials of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 4 -- one step at a time. With this practical, learn-by-doing tutorial, you get the clear guidance and hands-on examples you need to begin creating Web services for robust Windows-based business applications. <p>Discover how to: <ul> <li>Build and host SOAP and REST services <li>Maintain service contracts and data contracts <li>Control configuration and communications programmatically <li>Implement message encryption, authentication, and authorization <li>Manage identity with Windows CardSpace <li>Begin working with Windows Workflow Foundation to create scalable and durable business services <li>Implement service discovery and message routing <li>Optimize performance with service throttling, encoding, and streaming <li>Integrate WCF services with ASP.NET clients and enterprise services components </ul> <p>Your Step by Step digital content includes: <ul> <li>Practice exercises <li>Downloadable code samples <li>Fully searchable online edition of the book -- with unlimited access on the Web </ul>