WCF

Last time on AppFabric.tv Dustin Metzgar showed us the first part of the story of how he solved a performance mystery with WCF.  In this episode we finish the story as we look even deeper into threads, threadpools and async operations in WCF. Links AppFabric.tv - Troubleshooting WCF…

Dustin Metzgar works on our performance team and recently wrote a very cool blog post about a performance problem he was troubleshooting with WCF. In this episode, Dustin shares the problem and solution, as well as the tools and techniques he uses to figure these types of things out. Links…

Jon and Jesse recap a lot of changes they've been making: Service API Facebook authentication AppHarbor deployment Client / Server Data Synchronization Oh, and a basic version of the app is now up on the App Store! Look for the Who Is That app (under Jesse Liberty's name). Links: FacebookSDK…

The Exception Handling Application Block (EHAB) helps developers create a consistent strategy for processing exceptions. Now it can be used in Silverlight applications. The centralized exception management functionality is configured as a set of poicies that can be defined in an external…

With all the emphasis on HTML 5 and devices, more and more people are thinking of creating services with the HTTP stack. Though WCF has had support for this since .NET 3.5, the WCF team has been working hard on the new WCF Web API stack with awesome support for just about anything you would ever…

Are you sometimes annoyed by Windows Workflow Foundation (WF4) or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)?  Sure you are.  All of use are sometimes annoyed by these products - including those of us who work on the team.  We know there are things we could do to make the products better…

My friends on the patterns & practices team are working on a cool new project that we want to share with you. The Composite Services Guidance project provides guidance for building enterprise SOA-based composite service applications with design and implementation patterns for service discovery,…

Windows Server AppFabric and WCF HTTP Services are a great combination and we've just made it easier for you to use them together. In this episode, I'll show you the new AppFabric WCF HTTP Service Template and how you can use it to build HTTP (REST) services that work great from any device and…

You've been asking for it and here it is.  I've put together some sample code showing how you can use WF4 with ASP.NET and do it the right way... the fast way with async calls. For more info see this blog post Ron Jacobs   http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobsTwitter: @ronljacobs…

Even in today's digital world the one thing that we all still need to do at some point is sign documents. In this video, Adi Saric from CompuSight Corporation showcases how their eSignature product can be used to sign electronic documents within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. With this product you…