Programming WCF Services is the authoritative, bestselling guide to Microsoft's unified platform for developing modern, service-oriented applications on Windows. Hailed as the definitive treatment of WCF, this guide provides unique insight, rather than documentation, to help you learn the topics and skills you need for building maintainable, extensible, and reusable WCF-based applications. Authors Juval Lowy-one of the world's top .NET experts-and Michael Montgomery have revised this edition to include the productivity-enhancing features of .NET Framework 4.6, along with the latest WCF ideas and techniques. By teaching you the why and the how of WCF programming, this book will help you master WCF and make you a better software engineer. Learn WCF's architecture and essential building blocks, including key concepts such as reliability and transport sessions Use built-in features such as service contracts, instance and concurrency management, transactions, queued services, and security Increase the quality of your WCF services by using design options, tips, and best practices in Lowy's ServiceModelEx framework Understand the rationale behind particular design decisions, and rarely understood aspects of WCF development Learn why Azure Service Fabric is the killer app for modern DevOps

About the Author
Juval Lowy is a software architect and the principal of IDesign (www.idesign.net), specializing in .NET architecture consulting and advanced .NET training. He is Microsoft's Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, working with Microsoft on .NET and cloud adoption. Juval participates in Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval publishes numerous articles regarding almost every aspect of .NET development, and is a frequent presenter at development conferences. Microsoft has deemed him a Software Legend, and one of the world's top .NET experts and industry leaders. Juval Lowy is a software architect and the principal of IDesign (www.idesign.net), specializing in .NET architecture consulting and advanced .NET training. He is Microsoft's Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, working with Microsoft on .NET and cloud adoption. Juval participates in Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval publishes numerous articles regarding almost every aspect of .NET development, and is a frequent presenter at development conferences. Microsoft has deemed him a Software Legend, and one of the world's top .NET experts and industry leaders.


Book Information
ISBN 9781491944837
Author Juval Lowy
Format Paperback
Page Count 1018
Imprint O'Reilly Media
Publisher O'Reilly Media
Weight(grams) 1716g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 180mm * 55mm