Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation 4.0 Cookbook for Developing SOA Applications

The recipes in this book are easy to understand and follow as the author discusses real-world scenarios. The range of topics covered in this book will bring out the forward-thinking WCF developer in you. It is not a comprehensive reference to the whole of WCF, but a practical guide that boosts proficiency when working with the various features of WCF. The examples are supported by relevant background information for ease of understanding. If you work with Windows Communication Foundation 4.0 and you want to be efficient when working with WCF features such as interoperability, proxy generation, and security, you will find this book very useful. With this book you will be able to find quick and handy solutions for various kinds of service development scenarios using Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation 4.0. To follow the recipes you will need to be comfortable with .NET Framework, C# programming, and the basics of SOA and how to develop them.

Steven Cheng

Steven Cheng is a senior support engineer at Microsoft Global Technical Support Center where he has been supporting Microsoft software development technologies for more than 5 years. Currently, as a community leader, he is working actively in the MSDN newsgroup and forum communities.

Steven Cheng's technical specialties cover many popular areas of Microsoft development technologies including .NET framework, ASP.NET, XML WebService, Windows Communication Foundation, SharePoint development, and so on.