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Developing WCF Sample in VS 2008

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:14:04 GMT

This post explains the procedure to develop the sample WCF Service and WCF Client in Visual studio 2008. Get an overview on WCF and WCF Terms. 1. Start open Visual studio 2008, Select new project option from file menu WCF Start

ObservableServiceHost - An InstanceContext aware WCF ServiceHost

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:01:11 GMT

ObservableServiceHost is a custom WCF ServiceHost that adds an event when a new serice InstanceContext is created. This can be a useful addition to some, but hopefully the it will help demonstrate the flexibility of the extension mechanisms in WCF.

How To Design State Sharing In A Peer Network

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:36:27 GMT

This article is all about peer-enabling business applications by allowing them to share state in a serverless peer network. Before getting into the details of a sample app, I want to talk about some of the various ways that people typically try to share state in a peer network, as well as the pros and cons of those approaches. Finally, I'll show you a sample application called WeSpend, a tool for tracking your bank book ledger. This application automatically synchronizes data with all other instances of itself on your home network.

BlogSvc AtomPub Release 0.3

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:54:44 GMT

This is the first release containing solid AtomPub support which works great with Windows Live Writer. The major new features are WSSE authentication, ETag and HEAD support. A new website has also been created for this release: http://blogsvc.net

Customising WCF Proxy Generation in Visual Studio 2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:19:30 GMT

Having trouble with VS 2008 WCF generating proxy objects just the way you want (need) them? Extend the default WCF proxy generator as explained by Pedram Rezaei with this easy to follow step by step guide. He shows you how to extend the WCF generation tool to suit your own needs. A great alternative to continually merging your custom changes to generated proxy objects everytime you need to update a service reference.

WCF Services

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:48:07 GMT

A great ntoduction to Installing and Creating WCF Services.

Publisher-Subscriber Pattern using Duplex Channel

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:13:39 GMT

Implementing a pub-sub pattern using WCF duplex channel.

WCF Simplified to a Single Diagram

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:27:45 GMT

Anyone learning WCF for the first time will quickly become bewildered by the array of new terms and concepts they have to get their heads around. As part of a presentation I did recently I produced a single diagram that helps gain a quick overview of these terms and how they relate to one another. Check it out.

Simplifying WCF: Using Exceptions as Faults

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:35:22 GMT

This article describes an overview of error handling in WCF, discusses its advantages and drawbacks and shows how to extend WCF to marshal .NET exceptions as SOAP faults. Ready-to-use source code and examples are available for download.

Waegis - The Web Cleaner

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:54:22 GMT

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Open generics and WCF?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:30:31 GMT

If you have ever tried to use open generics with WCF you will know that it is not supported by default. GenericMessaging gets around this by leveraging WCF raw messages to allow for a more seamless .net to .net communication.

WCF Callbacks; a beginners guide

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:04:10 GMT

If you're in need of an event-based responsive system that will use WCF services this article is for you. I spent two days working on a way to build a WCF solution that would respond to changes on the server to no avail. Then I read this article, finally understood the way Publish-Subscribe SHOULD work in WCF, and made my goal a reality. Happy day...

WCF Security Guide - Formal beta now available

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:21:27 GMT

From the post: "Welcome to the patterns & practices Improving Web Services Security: Scenarios and Implementation Guidance for WCF project site! This guide shows you how to make the most of WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). With end-to-end application scenarios, it shows you how to design and implement authentication and authorization in WCF. Learn how to improve the security of your WCF services through prescriptive guidance including guidelines, Q&A, practices at a glance, and step-by-step how tos."

Microsoft WCF Security Guide from Patterns and Practices

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:10:52 GMT

Microsoft has released a beta of their new Patterns and Practices guide: Improving Web Services Security

Dependency Injection in WCF Services Part 4

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:20:15 GMT

In this post, Javi shows how to apply parameter validation in WCF services using Castle WCF facility and the Enterprise Library Validation Block.

Linq to SQL with WCF in a Multi Tiered Action - Part 2

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:01:02 GMT

Second Part of Sidar's multi tiered walkthrough with Linq and WCF - Presentation issues and Data Layer implementation covered, source code is available to download too.

REST Services and Metadata Endpoints in WCF

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:31:02 GMT

Exposing documentation for REST based services in WCF

REST Services and Metadata Endpoints in WCF

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:31:02 GMT

Exposing documentation for REST based services in WCF

WPF (XBAP) using WCF in a Partial Trust Environment

Thu, 29 May 2008 03:52:39 GMT

A walkthrough for getting your XBAP communicating with WCF in a partial trust environment.

WCF Metadata

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:47:11 GMT

An explanation of metadata in WCF and why it is opt-in instead of opt-out.

Extending WCF InstanceContext to store custom state

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:31:04 GMT

Demonstrates how to use WCF extension mechanisms to store additional state information with the InstanceContext of a service.

Understanding InstanceContext in WCF

Fri, 23 May 2008 17:03:26 GMT

Describes the InstanceContext of a service in WCF to help understand how it works to better enable your WCF services.

Dependency Injection in WCF Services Part 3

Sat, 17 May 2008 12:17:29 GMT

After Javi explained in the first post these series the problems you may run into when applying Dependency Injection in your distributed service layer, and in the second one how to put the theory in practice using Castle Windsor WCF Facility, in this post Javi explains how to appy cross cutting concerns upon your Service Objects using Castle Interceptors.

How-to: Create a Server Certificate for a WCF Service

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:16 GMT

An easier way of creating better Test certificates for WCF Services

Introducing Waegis

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:46:04 GMT

A new spam blocking service just hit the .NET space: Waegis. It's a service similar to Akismet, but written entirely in .NET