Programming WCF Services: Mastering WCF and the Azure AppFabric Service Bus [Paperback]

Juval Lowy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0596805489 | ISBN-13: 978-0596805487 | Edition: Third Edition

Programming WCF Services is the authoritative, bestselling guide to Microsoft's unified platform for developing modern service-oriented applications on Windows. Hailed as the definitive treatment of WCF, this book provides unique insight, rather than documentation, to help you learn the topics and skills you need for building WCF-based applications that are maintainable, extensible, and reusable.

Author Juval Löwy -- one of the world's top .NET experts -- revised this edition to include the newest productivity-enhancing features of .NET Framework 4 and the Azure AppFabric Service Bus, as well as the latest WCF ideas and techniques. By teaching you the why and the how of WCF programming, Programming WCF Services will help you master WCF and make you a better software engineer.

• Learn about WCF architecture and essential building blocks, including key concepts such as reliability and transport sessions
• Use built-in features such as service hosting, instance and concurrency management, transactions, disconnected queued calls, security, and discovery
• Master the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus, the most revolutionary piece of the new cloud computing initiative
• Increase your productivity and the quality of your WCF services by taking advantage of relevant design options, tips, and best practices in Löwy's ServiceModelEx framework
• Discover the rationale behind particular design decisions, and delve into rarely understood aspects of WCF development

"If you choose to learn WCF, you've chosen well. If you choose to learn with the resource and guidance of Juval Löwy, you've done even better... there are few people alive today who know WCF as well."

--Ron Jacobs, Senior Technical Evangelist for WCF, Microsoft Corporation

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Juval Lowy is a software architect and the principal of IDesign, specializing in .NET architecture consulting and advanced training. Juval is Microsoft’s Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, working with Microsoft on helping the industry adopt .NET 4.0. He participates in the Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval has published numerous articles, regarding almost every aspect of .NET development, and is a frequent presenter at development conferences. Microsoft recognized Juval as a Software Legend, one of the world's top .NET experts and industry leaders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 910 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Third Edition edition (August 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596805489
• ISBN-13: 978-0596805487
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > Computers & Technology > Web Development & Design > Web Services
  • #57 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > C#
  • #80 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Development > C & C++ Windows Programming

More About the Author

Juval Lowry is a software architect and the principal of IDesign, a .Net-focused consulting and training company.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars When they say mastering, they mean it December 22, 2010

By Average Guy

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book is quite thorough and detailed, but jumps right in to specific details that assume that you have completely mastered the basics. Don't look here if you are trying to build your first WCF application, but rather if you have one built or working, and want to delve into the finer points of security and other considerations.

I would have liked to have seen more guidance from the authors on the patterns for using the book. "once your app is working, then look at security in this way..., then look at transport considerations in this way...". That would make the book more of a directive tool and less of a reference-only tool.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is indispensable for WCF March 26, 2011

By Kad

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've recently written two applications using WCF. One without the benefit of this book and one with. Without this book, I used search engines and Microsoft reference material and blogs. I got a lot of data but precious little knowledge. I finished the project and it works. However, I knew my WCF skills were not yet where they needed to be.
With the second application, I began with this book. My confidence level was much higher by the time I began coding and testing. The application uses DLL injection and both ends are in Windows forms. I surmounted all problems with the rich detail in this book. It's rare to find a book that you prefer over all the data that can be obtained from search engines. My book has many, many highlighted sentences I refer to during development. It is indispensable.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy September 2, 2011

By Priya

Format:Paperback

I bought this book especially to get details about Security in WCF, which is very hard to find. Most of the books just give few lines about Security and then refer you to other books. This book did justice to the topic and provided adequate details for me to now go and get details for specific security features I want to implement.
Liked the format of the book. Starts explanation from a basic level and then gets into more details, but not too much to bore you.
Definitely recommend it.