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WF Persistence - Where [DataContract] != [Serializable]

Published Sat, Nov 1 2008 3:27 | William

Let's say you were using Workflow Foundation (WF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). Assume you wanted to use WF's Persistence mechanism (which requires types to be Serializable ). And assume that all the objects you were using in the...

Filed under: .NET General, WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.0 Framework, Workflow, .NET 3.5 Framework

WCF to the rescue

Published Mon, Jul 7 2008 19:41 | William

Although part of the idea below was mine, James Ashley was crucial to helping me figure this out. Problem: Without getting into the ghoury details, we have an application that allows users to send messages to large groups of people. Anyone using a client...

Filed under: Misc Technology, WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.5 Framework, ChannelFactory

Looking for some .NET Developers

Published Fri, Jun 6 2008 22:19 | William

A client of mine located in the Aiken/Columbia South Carolina Area has asked me if I had any friends who are .NET Developers and looking for a job. They are looking for at least one Junior Developer, on Mid-Level Developer and several Senior developers...

Filed under: Compact Framework, Data Access, Web Services / WSE, .NET Basics, .NET General, Coding Techniques, Misc Technology, Biztalk, WPF, WCF, .NET 3.0 Framework, WIX, Sql Server Integration Services, SSIS, Silverlight, Sql Server, Sql Server 2008, Sharepoint, LINQ To ADO.NET, .NET 3.5 Framework, LINQ, LINQ Training, ADO.NET 3.5, C# 3.5, Windows Mobile, Job Stuff

Cool Powershell script

Published Tue, May 20 2008 23:59 | William

I can't take credit for this, I came across it in Windows Communication Foundation Unleashe d - but it's very helpful for administering Windows Communication Foundation ... In the <diagnostics> tag of your service's configuration, two...

Filed under: WCF, Visual Studio .NET Orcas, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.5 Framework

ChannelFactory.CreateChannel goes to the Gentlemen's Club

Published Mon, May 12 2008 18:07 | William

Currently, I'm tasked with getting some people up to speed on .NET 3.5 as well as WCF. WCF is really cool and it's easy to fall in love with, but it's also easy to cause you to sleep when you're first learning it. So instead of walking...

Filed under: WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.5 Framework, ChannelFactory, System.ServiceModel, ClientBase

The Microsoft® Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008!

Published Mon, Mar 17 2008 9:04 | William

Rob Tiffany has got the details... . The main features include: Intelligent resolution awareness Synchronization Services Windows Communication Foundations "Store and Forward" MapPoint LINQ Custom Controls Managed Stored Procedures and Triggers...

Filed under: News, Humor, Data Access, Misc Technology, WCF, ADO.NET Synchronization Services, Microsoft.Synchronization, Mobility, LINQ, Sahil Malik

Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation

Published Sun, Feb 18 2007 23:41 | William

I went on a book binge this week and have had my nose buried in WCF all week. There's a lot of really good stuff out there, but without a doubt, Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation by Chris Peiris is probably my favorite. Overall, the book...

Filed under: Books, .NET General, Visual Studio .NET 2005, WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.0 Framework

Windows Activation Hosting (WAS) and WCF

Published Sun, Jan 28 2007 15:32 | William

A few years ago, I took a job at Tiba Solutions . One of the coolest things about that job was working with Tobin Titus . Tobin is pretty much a bad a55 at all sorts of things and one of the things he really rocked at was Remoting . I learned most of...

Filed under: WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, IIS 7.0

Is my Windows Communication Foundaton Service configured correctly?

Published Sat, Jan 27 2007 23:55 | William

One of the really sucky things about doing presentations is that you have to learn what you're talking about first. Actually, there's nothing sucky about learning things, it's just that at until you hit your learning curve, it can be frustrating. It's...

Filed under: WCF, Service, .config, EndPoint, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.0 Framework, ConfigurationFile

I'll be doing the presentation next Monday

Published Fri, Jan 26 2007 0:39 | William

If you're going to be in Atlanta next week, stop by the .NET User Group Presentation . As you probably know already, I tend toward non mainstream technologies. This presentation is going to be on Windows Cardspace , Windows Communication Foundation and...

Filed under: Visual Studio .NET 2005, Coding Techniques, Misc Technology, WPF, Cardspace, WCF