Getting Started with WCF 4 using VB 2010

Course details

This course introduces the .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology and its architecture. It shows how to create a basic WCF service and how to host the service in a managed application, a Windows Service, Internet Information Service (IIS), or Windows Process Application Activation Services (WAS). It also covers how to generate a client proxy class and configuration file to access a WCF service. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft Technology Specialist: Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam (70-513).

• recognize the main capabilities of WCF as a single software solution for distributed applications
• recognize the architecture of WCF
• create and host a basic WCF service using only code
• create and host a basic WCF service using code and configuration files
• implement default endpoints and behaviors
• implement standard endpoints
• configure a WCF client
• use the WCF Service Configuration Editor to create and edit service configuration files
• create a WCF service
• create a WCF client
• use the WCF Service Configuration Editor to create a service configuration file
• use IIS to host a WCF service
• use WAS to host a WCF service
• use self-hosting in a managed Windows service
• host more than one service in a single process
• host a WCF service in IIS 7
• use a Windows service as a WCF host
• implement a basic WCF application