Recently, the project needed to use WCF, so I learned how to compare the system. Here we will introduce the experience for other beginners to learn from.
My basics: 7 years of. NET development experience. I have been familiar with and used Web Service (asmx) and have some knowledge about WCF, but I have never used it on a large scale.
Simply put, I learned through reading two books. I think it is necessary to emphasize the order of reading the two books.
- learning WCF: a hands-on guide
advantages: This book introduces the ins and outs of WCF in general and involves the principles of WCF, this article also introduced the development of the industry to give you a deep understanding of the root cause. In addition, this article describes the various knowledge points of WCF through detailed examples, which are step-by-step and suitable for beginners. You can also determine this feature from its name "hand-on.
disadvantage: This book is still Based on. NET Framework 3.0. However, this book was revised once again. The author updated the Content Based on. NET Framework 3.5 and vs2008. On the author's personal website, the first chapter of the updated content is available for free. Download http://www.thatindigogirl.com /.
an electronic version of this book is also available on the Internet. However, the old version and the new version do not seem to have been available. You can upload the content of Chapter 1 after the reversion on the author's website and the updated Code example. You can read the old version in other sections, the first chapter is the essence of this book. If you are using vs2010, we recommend that you upgrade each example to a vs2010 project, add a reference to. net. NET Framework 4.0, and then perform each experiment.
- programming WCF services: Mastering WCF and the azure appfabric Service Bus
advantages: detailed content, new (based on. net Framework 4.0), including the new features of wcf4 and azure introduction.
disadvantages: It is too detailed and has a huge length. It is difficult for beginners to read and digest it.
I have not carefully read the book. With my understanding of the previous book, you can read this book and carefully read the relevant chapters based on your doubts. I have an understanding of the structure of the entire book. If you have any questions at work in the future, you can check them later. The appendix of this book describes some principles and precautions to be followed in the design process of the WCF Service. In general, it can be used as a reference book for WCF.
This book is also available in electronic versions on the Internet. You must recognize that it is the third edition (programming WCF services 3rd ). I will not give the link, and there should be photocopies in China.
why do I need to study on msdn? At first, I planned to use msdn to learn about WCF, but it was interrupted after I tried it. WCF is a major contributor to various technologies. Therefore, it involves complicated content. For similar technologies, we recommend that you use one or two books to systematically and linearly learn about them, the learning process can be combined with msdn. Msdn lacks the overall sense, is not systematic, and the narrative method is not linear. In addition, some points are not in-depth enough, and some local languages are not clear enough.
