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| 05 Jun 2006 | SearchVB.com |
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In the first installment of this 3-part series, we covered the Windows Presentation Foundation. Now we'll tackle the Windows Communication Foundation (formerly known as "Indigo"). WCF is a unified programming model that merges existing Microsoft distributed technologies into a single service-oriented framework. This unification approach – along with support for the most important WS-* standards – means that your life as a Microsoft developer just got a little easier ...and a little broader. Browse the resources below to learn how to simplify application-to-application communication in a cross-platform world.Don't miss the first guide in this Vista Series covering the
Windows Presentation Foundation or the concluding guide on the Windows Workflow Foundation.
If you'd like to submit additional resources for this series or suggest other topics for new learning guides, please send us an e-mail and let us know.
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| "Windows Communication Foundation (formerly code-named "Indigo") is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems. It is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture. Advanced Web services support in Windows Communication Foundation provides secure, reliable, and transacted messaging along with interoperability. The service-oriented programming model of Windows Communication Foundation is built on the Microsoft .NET Framework and simplifies development of connected systems. Windows Communication Foundation unifies a broad array of distributed systems capabilities in a composable and extensible architecture, spanning transports, security systems, messaging patterns, encodings, network topologies, and hosting models." | |
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| Microsoft: "Try out 2 new Virtual Labs that will walk you through the latest functionality of the exciting new features of Windows Communication Foundation. Windows Communication Foundation (previously codenamed "Indigo") is Microsoft's unified framework for rapidly building distributed applications. With WCF, you can build secure, reliable, transacted Web services applications that interoperate with applications built on other platforms and integrate with the applications you're building on today's .NET technologies. These labs will guide you through the fundamentals of building powerful WCF services. You don't even need to install the bits—just use the Virtual Labs to see what WCF can do for you. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks at any time." |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Brent Sheets is a former Senior Editor at TechTarget and a frequent contributor to SearchVB.com. He founded and managed the popular Visual Basic Web Directory website until it was acquired by TechTarget in 2000 and relaunched as SearchVB.com. Brent offers tips and tweaks about Apple technology at Mactoids.com.
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