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Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 and Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation Reviews

posted Wednesday, 21 February 2007
 

These two books are definitely worth getting.

 

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0

This is the first book out that shows you how to use the WF tools that are provided by Microsoft in Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2005.

 

The thing I like most about this book is that it is not just a tutorial book, it covers real world scenarios.

 

Every chapter is very thorough and each chapter builds on the previous chapter.  I have listed them below.

 

A Quick Tour of Windows Workflow Foundation

Foundation Overview

Activities

Hosting the Workflow Runtime

Flow Control

Local Services

Event-Driven Activities

Workflow Persistence

State Machine Workflows

Transactions and Compensation

Workflow Rules

Exception and Error Handling

Dynamic Workflow Updates

Workflow Tracking

Web Services and ASP.NET

Workflow Serialization and Markup

Hosting the Workflow Designers

 

Get it here.

 

Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation

This book covers everything WCF.  I could have done without the SOA introduction, only because I have heard it so many times before.  That being said, it is a good introduction to SOA.

 

The book goes on to cover all the ins and outs of WCF.  The book covers the WCF programming model, queue management, reliable messaging, transactions, and security.  It covers each topic very thoroughly.

 

It is written in a very readable format and is definitely worth adding to your library.

 

Get it here.

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