Microsoft Windows Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide (Pro-Other)

Teach yourself the essentials of using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)—a key component of the new WinFX® development environment for Windows—with this practical, hands-on tutorial. Teach yourself the essentials of Windows Communication Foundation—one step at a time. With this practical tutorial, you get hands-on guidance for creating the Web services you need to implement robust business applications for Windows. Discover how to:Build and host a Web service Design service contracts and data contractsMaintain state information and support transactionsProgrammatically configure bindings and endpoints Use load-balancing and perform content-based message routingImplement message encryption, authentication, authorizationOptimize performance with service throttling, encoding, and streaming Implement asynchronous operations, oneway methods, and eventsCreate services that interoperate with ASP.NET and COM+ The CD included with the print edition of this book is not available with its eBook edition.