 An Introduction to the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
by Chris Pels of iDevTech
The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF, formerly code-named "Indigo") is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture for developing connected systems. WCF provides secure, reliable, and transacted messaging along with interoperability. WCF is based upon a service-oriented programming model built on the Microsoft .NET Framework. First, we'll look at the fundamental
principles of WCF and how they compare to current .NET technologies like web services and remoting. What makes them different? What makes them better?
Next we'll take a look at the core classes used in implementing WCF in an application. Along the way we'll consider how these technologies fit into a SOA and how they are ideal for "contract first" type development. WCF is an extremely powerful set of technologies that will have a huge impact on how we develop systems to communicate with one another, and what those systems will be able to do.
Chris Pels founded the consulting firm iDevTech www.idevtech.com in 1986 and has been instrumental in the architecture, development, and implementation of a wide variety of business systems and databases during his 19 years as a technology consultant. He has extensive experience in database design, several programming languages, and statistical analysis. As an enterprise architect, his current focus is on service oriented system design and implementation. He has been a speaker at the VSLive, Boston Code Camp, Microsoft DevDays and numerous events in New England. Chris also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He is President of the Boston .NET User Group www.bostondotnet.org
, a Microsoft XML MVP, and President of INETA NorAm. He can be reached at cpels@idevtech.com and +1.401.885.4943.
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