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Programming WCF Services
by Juval Lowy

Programming WCF Services
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Author: Juval Lowy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-24
ISBN: 0596521308
Number of pages: 768
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Book Review: Almost goes without saying
Summary: 5 Stars

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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