Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 (3 days)

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Overview

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's new framework for building distributed systems. It unifies and builds on the diverse set of existing distribution mechanisms, which include ASP.NET Web services and .NET Remoting. WCF enables developers to produce highly configurable, secure, reliable and transactional services using a single simplified programming model. And since WCF supports the WS-* series of Web service standards, it enables simple interoperation with other platforms and technologies. This WCF training course covers the essentials of the technology and includes a large number of working examples using Visual Basic 2008 and lab exercises.

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Goals

• Learn what WCF is, and how it unites existing distribution mechanisms.
• Gain an understanding of what ABC (Address, Binding, Contract) means for WCF services.
• Learn how to implement WCF services and clients.

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Visual Basic 2008
• The .NET Framework

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• Web Services

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Outline

1. Introduction to WCF
   1. What is WCF?
   2. Address, Binding and Contract
   3. WCF Services and Clients
   4. IIS Hosting
   5. WCF Architecture
2. Addresses and Bindings
   1. Addresses
   2. Bindings
   3. Message Exchange Patterns
   4. Configuring Bindings
   5. Interoperating with ASMX Web Services
   6. Hosting in a Console Application
   7. Channel Factories
   8. Multiple Endpoints
3. Service Contracts
   1. Defining Service Contracts
   2. Defining Operation Contracts
   3. Services With Multiple Contracts
   4. Contract Inheritance
   5. Operation Overloading
4. Instance Management
   1. Using Per-Call Services
   2. Using Per-Session Services
   3. Using Singleton Services
   4. Configuring Behaviors
5. Data Contracts
   1. Implementing Data Contracts
   2. Mapping Data Contracts to XSD Schema
   3. Serialization
   4. Arrays and Generic Collections
   5. Enums
   6. Versioning Data Contracts
6. More about Service Contracts
   1. Versioning Service Contracts
   2. Implementing Message Exchange Patterns
   3. Oneway Contracts
   4. Duplex Contracts
   5. Asynchronous Proxies
7. Handling Errors
   1. Faults and Exceptions
   2. Generating and Handling Faults
   3. Fault Contracts
   4. Faults and Sessions

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Materials

In addition to a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples, each student will also receive a one-year subscription to Webucator's online reference library, which contains hundreds of the most current electronic technology books - a $149.95 per student value.

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Training Using Visual Basic 2008 Course Technical Requirements and Setup Instructions

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