Programming WCF Services (Programming)

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Thorough but won't get you up and running (0/0 people found this helpful)

This book is very thorough and probably a great reference but if you want to get up and running asap then this isn't the book to choose. The bulk of the "code" consists merely of function prototypes which I can't see the point of at all. There is virtually no sample code that shows how something practical might be achieved so maybe buy this book if you're starting to get heavily into WCF - but not when you're starting off.

Not a tutorial (0/0 people found this helpful)

I think this book is far too indepth to be a guide for programming WCF. Doubtless it will be a great reference book to someone who is already very familiar with the subject and doesn't need any handy tips on programming WCF using Visual Studio.

Excellent introduction to WCF (0/0 people found this helpful)

This book is an excellent text on WCF and I have very much enjoyed reading it.

A couple of caveats, however:
- WCF is vast, so be prepared to use this book as a primer and dig deeper if you want to do moderately complex things
- A lot of theoretical knowledge is assumed. One thing that particularly struck me is the level of threading knowledge assumed in places, e.g. Chapter 8 - Concurrency Management. This is not a criticism of the book - WCF services have to be multi-threaded in most cases. It's just something to be aware of if you're considering buying this book.

A must read for WCF developers (1/1 people found this helpful)

This is 'the' reference guide for WCF. If you have read and enjoyed Programming .NET Components then you must own this book. Although there are some tricky concepts to grasp I've always found Juval Löwy makes subjects very easy to understand. You can also check out the idesign.net web site for code examples that relate to sections in the book. The book also contains coding standards for WCF that you can trust. An excellent book.

Almost goes without saying (6/6 people found this helpful)

I have little doubt that, if not already, this will become the definitive guide to WCF. This is essentially Programming .NET components, but with the emphasis on WCF - something evident in the way that the early chapters apply the component oriented principles in his earlier book to service oriented architecture. That is not to say the book is simply a rehash - it's an essential text for any .NET developer, whether or not you are using WCF. One of the things that is emphasized is that if you develop software that works on more than 1 PC then you should be developing service oriented systems, and if you develop service oriented systems in .NET then you should be using WCF.

My only criticism of the book is that it does not provide a contextual background for existing users of previous distributed technologies (asmx web services, remoting, etc). However this is entirely understandable given that the whole point of WCF is to abstract these technologies into a common framework.

The code is all in C# and it does get a little hard going at times but there isn't a single wasted line in this book. It will serve well as both a (steep) learning curve and a reference guide. An essential purchase for all .NET developers.

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