WCF Training: Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation with C#

Course Number: WCF-200
Duration: 3 days
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WCF with C# Training Overview

Accelebrate's Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) training teaches Microsoft's new framework for building distributed systems. It unifies and builds on the diverse set of existing distribution mechanisms, which include ASP.NET Web services and .NET Remoting. WCF enables developers to produce highly configurable, secure, reliable and transactional services using a single simplified programming model. And since WCF supports the WS-* series of Web service standards, it enables simple interoperation with other platforms and technologies.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught on-site at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are customized to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have recently delivered training. These courses can also be delivered as live, private online classes for groups that are geographically dispersed or wish to save on the instructor's or students' travel expenses. To receive a customized proposal and price quote private training at your site or online, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals.  To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/?action=category&page=winforms.

WCF with C# Training Prerequisites

Students should have a good working knowledge of building .NET applications with C#. Prior knowledge of building .NET web services would also be an advantage.Students should have a good working knowledge of building .NET applications with C#. Prior knowledge of building .NET web services would also be an advantage.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This WCF training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting 20 minutes.

WCF with C# Training Materials

All WCF training students receive more than 300 pages of comprehensive courseware and a related textbook.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

• Windows XP with at least 2GB RAM or Windows Vista or 7 with at least 3GB RAM
• Visual Studio 2008 or 2010, with the latest service packs and with SQL Server Express enabled
• If you have purchased this class, please contact us for more detailed setup specifications

WCF with C# Training Objectives

All attendees will learn how to:

• Build and call WCF services.
• Host WCF services using Web servers and managed applications.
• Configure service endpoints in code and in configuration files.
• Use the WCF-supplied bindings as well as create custom bindings.
• Manage service and data contracts.
• Handle exceptions in WCF services.
• Monitor and diagnose WCF services at runtime.
• Implement three different message exchange patterns.
• Maintain state in WCF services.
• Add transactions support to a WCF services.
• Authenticate callers of a service and restrict their access based on roles.
• Expose a workflow as a WCF service and call a WCF service from within a workflow.
• Build WCF services that support REST.
• Build WCF services that generate RSS and Atom feeds.