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~ Paul Andrew (Author), James Conard (Author), Scott Woodgate (Author), Jon Flanders (Author), George Hatoun (Author), Israel Hilerio (Author), Pravin Indurkar (Author), Dennis Pilarinos (Author), Jurgen Willis (Author) "Windows Workflow Foundation was announced at the Professional Developers Conference in 2005 and it will be released in mid-2006..." (more)
Key Phrases: state machine workflow, workflow host, shared data class, Windows Workflow Foundation, Imports System, Private Sub (more...)
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Presenting Windows Workflow Foundation is a premium reference that provides information on a key part of WinFX, providing universally accessible and consistent workflow technology for the Windows platform. Windows Workflow Foundation delivers an API as part of WinFX and a workflow designer hosted in Visual Studio 2005.

The Windows Workflow Foundation supports development of both sequential and state-based workflow involving both human and system interaction. Sequential workflow is a map of activities that may be in series or parallel. State-based workflow is a state machine where events cause transitions. Rules can be specified that drive decision making in a workflow and can be updated easily at runtime. Workflow can be created as a model and executed inside many host applications including Windows Forms, console applications, or Web applications.

  • Key Scenarios that can be developed with Windows Workflow Foundation include:
  • Document management: The steps involved in the review and approval of shared documents or other content.
  • Line of business application: The processing flow or business logic in an extensible part of the application.
  • Website page flow: The flow of state variables between web pages.
  • IT management: Handling of common systems management processes.
  • Decision making logic: Where complex business logic is well described by a sequential or state diagram.
  • Consumer: A common series of steps for consumer PC usage.

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About the Author

Paul Andrew is the technical product manager for Windows Workflow Foundation. He has also worked for Microsoft both as a developer evangelist and as a developer consultant.

James Conard is an architect evangelist with Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) group. James is responsible for driving the early adoption of Windows Workflow Foundation with key ISVs and customers.

Scott Woodgate is a group product manager responsible for technical product planning and worldwide readiness of BizTalk Server and Windows Workflow Foundation.

Jon Flanders is an industry-leading author and instructor of in-depth developer training materials at DevelopMentor.

George Hatoun is a program for Workflow in Microsoft Office. He defines Office workflow engine requirements and the integration of Windows Workflow Foundation into Windows Sharepoint Services.

Israel Hilerio is a program manager on the Windows Workflow Foundation team in charge of forms integration and designer re-hosting.

Pravin Indurkar is a program manager on the Windows Workflow Foundation team and is responsible for the state machine workflows in Windows Workflow Foundation.

Dennis Pilarinos is a technical program manager on the Windows Workflow Foundation team. He is responsible for defining and creating the developer tools and parts of the programming model for Windows Workflow Foundation.

Jurgen Willis is a program manager with the Windows Workflow Foundation team. He is responsible for the rules technology and condition-driven activities.

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  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (September 12, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672328488
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672328480
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #932,138 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but Not Relevant Introduction to WWF, March 30, 2006
If you are looking for high-level concepts and architecture of Windows Workflow Foundation, then this book is good. However, many of the concepts and APIs featured in the book are not present in the current beta (2.0).

Do not get this book if you are JUST looking for relevant code samples. Instead, visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/workflow. Get this book if you need to understand basic WWF concepts.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The only available book on windows workflow -- unfortunately, March 30, 2006
The book presents Windows Workflow Foundation. It covers all aspects of this new framework, from using out-of-the-box activities to creating new ones or creating a new hosting environment.

You should read this book for the high level information, not the code. The API in the newer versions of WWF has changed substantially and most of the code is obsolete.

The biggest problem I have with this book is the quality (or lack thereof) of the English. The book is filled with spelling and grammatical errors.

I would recommend waiting for a better book unless you need to know more about WWF immediately.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good complement to the SDK, January 5, 2006
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I found this book a very good complement to the SDK, because the SDK doc lacks explanation on many areas, and the book gives good background info on many topics.

The only thing I don't like is the use of VB.Net as examples in the book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, but has VB Code samples
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