Exploring the WCF Programming Model
Building connected systems on the Microsoft platform usually means using multiple technologies and as such different programming models. WCF comes with a unified programming model that makes your life as a developer much easier. Some of the benefits are as follows:
Built-in support for a broad set of web service protocols
Implicit use of service-oriented development principles
A single API for building connected systems
As you read in Chapters 1 and 2, WCF combines and extends the features for connectivity that you find in the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0. We are referring to technologies such as ASP.NET web services (ASMX), .NET Remoting, Enterprise Services, Web Services Enhancements, and the System.Messaging ...
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