Programming with WCF

In Part 1, you investigated the basics of Service-Oriented Architecture and the building blocks of service-oriented computing (that is, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and so on). You also learned about the evolution of Microsoft offerings that provide a practical SOA platform to, build services. You concentrated on the ASMX, WSE 1.0, WSE 2.0, and WSE 3.0 features initially. Then you learned about the unified programming model and how WCF provides the best tools to create secure, interoperable web services.

In this part, we'll discuss WCF technical features in detail.We'll concentrate on the programming aspects of WCF with the assistance of fictitious QuickReturns Ltd. stock market application.We'll initially guide you through installing WCF components. Then we'll walk you through creating services and hosting these services with WCF.We will discuss all the hosting options available in WCF in detail. Finally, we'll cover the management options available to manage WCF services to obtain the best return on investment for your application.