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Windows Communication Foundation is...

a part of the .NET Framework that provides a unified programming model for rapidly building service-oriented applications that communicate across the web and the enterprise. Read the WCF whitepaper

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What about WCF in .NET 4? How does it work with Windows Workflow Foundation?

In the .NET Framework 4, there have been significant enhancements in the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) namespaces. .NET developers can use these technologies, either independently or together, to eliminate the tradeoff between ease of service authoring and performant, scalable services. Read more about WCF and WF in .NET 4.

WCF Highlights

WCF Dev Center Redesign
WCF Dev Center Redesign
We have recently redesigned the WCF Dev Center. Technical Product Manager, Kent Brown, explains the reasoning for the new design.
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 are Here
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 are Here
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Check it out!
WCF Champ vs. The Contender
WCF Champ vs. The Contender
Let's get it on! We are engaged in a battle that pits the "old way" of creating web services versus the "new way." In the video series, two fighters go toe-to-toe, or rather keyboard-to-keyboard to highlight the benefits of using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to build robust web services.
StockTrader
StockTrader
This application is an end-to-end sample application for .NET Enterprise Application Server technologies that illustrates many of the .NET enterprise development technologies for building highly scalable, rich "enterprise-connected" applications.

 

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