Architect's Master Class

Overview

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft's implementation of set of industry standards defining service interactions. But fundamentally, WCF is nothing short of the new .NET, a better way of writing applications. . The training starts by explaining the motivation for WCF, and then continues to discuss in depth how to develop service-oriented applications using WCF. You will see how to take advantage of built-in features such as service hosting, instance management, asynchronous calls, synchronization, reliability, transaction management, disconnected queued calls, security as well as emerging technologies like cloud computing and the Windows Azure AppFabric service bus. While the training shows how to use these features, it sets the focus on the ‘why’ and the rationale behind particular design decisions, often shedding light on poorly-documented and understood aspects. You will learn not only WCF programming, but also relevant design guidelines, best practices, and pitfalls. The material presented includes IDesign's original techniques and utilities and goes well beyond anything you can find in conventional training sources. The objective of the training is not to just make you a WCF expert, but also a better software engineer.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn WCF from the IDesign architects who have been part of the strategic design effort for WCF from the beginning, (and even implemented parts of it), and who offer a profound insight on the technology and its applications.

Format

On top of the frontal presentations, the training uses lab exercises and numerous conceptual demos and original tools and utilities. Attendees will find the demos useful not only in the training class but after it. The demos serve as a starting point for new projects, and as a rich reference and samples source.

Target Audience

Any .NET developer or architect would benefit greatly from the WCF training. Basic familiarity with C# 3.0 and system programming is recommended.

Duration

5 very intense days.

Offering

Available as an on-site training class and as a public training class.
Our next public training class in 2009 will be on October 10-15, in Minneapolis, MN . Click here for registration and information.

• "IDesign is unmatched in its ability to grasp and communicate the full range of information about WCF, from high-level concepts to low-level details, and everything in-between"
• "Spending another week at your WCF class as a follow up to the Advanced .NET Master class has been a career changing event"
• "The IDesign WCF class original tools, summaries and best-practice approaches have saved me probably years of wasted time"
• "The material is immediately applicable with significant productivity gains right out of the gate"
• "The class taught me the mindset and thought processes required to apply WCF correctly"
• "In the end, you leave with a framework of designs and tools that can be expanded to almost any high level that might be used in the industry"