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Dive deep into the operation of Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation with this practical, hands-on book--and learn the intricacies of Windows Communication Foundation and service-oriented concepts and implementations. Fundamentally, services are not objects. Given the prevalence of the object-oriented paradigm over the past twenty years, experienced developers need to explore a new way of thinking about architecting solutions. Concise and practical, this guide explains the fundamentals of applications built with a service-oriented architecture and how the international standards for Web services are implemented in Windows Communication Foundation. Each chapter includes at least two practical code samples in Microsoft Visual C#®.


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-Delivers practical, hands-on guidance for understanding how Windows Communication Foundation implements standards that enable distributed application solutions
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 16, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735623066
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735623064
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting details but so what?, July 12, 2008
The book does tell you how some parts of the WCF are implemented but the extra information is not uniformly useful, and without additional guidance on how to apply the newly found "insider" information, the book misses an opportunity to be a really good teaching tool.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference, Poor Learning Tool, July 10, 2008
While the author definitely has a command of the subject matter, this is perhaps the book's downfall. The book is written as less of a learning aide and as more of a reference to WCF. After reading it, I would say the target audience is an experienced SOA developer migrating over to WCF.

While I think it is a little better than MSDN, it is definitely not a casual read. SOA / Distributed-app beginners beware: if you are wanting a quick guide to getting things started in WCF, this is NOT the book for you. Experienced developers in distributed or SOA technologies might want to take a look at this book, however.

If it were a book about flying airplanes, the subject matter would discuss the minutia of avionics, flight control systems, and instrumentation; but provide very little about flight procedures.

I gave it 4 stars because it is definitely a solid book, but for the appropriate reader. If you have experience with SOA, then it is worth your time. If not, look elsewhere first and make this your 2nd or 3rd book on the subject.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a Great, December 10, 2007
One of the greatest 'Inside' book I've ever read. Author did a fantastic job.
Excellent writing, sapmles are easy to understand also for not so experienced WCF programmers like me (this was my second book I've read about WCF after Programming WCF Services (Programming) by Juval Lowy).
Book has just 'only' 300 pages but it's because there is absolutely no fluffy filler like in many IT books.
I think this book is fully comparable to Jeffrey Richter's legendary programming books.

I also suggest to read Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "inside" book
If you need a book to learn how to extend and use WCF as a plattform developer, not just use it, this is the book.
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