Professional WinFX Beta

Professional WinFX Beta: Covers „Avalon“ Windows PresentationFoundation and „Indigo“ Windows Communication Foundation
Windows development is about to dramatically change! WinFX is anobject-oriented API that will allow you to create applications thattake advantage of the exciting features in Windows(r) Vista(previously known as „Longhorn“) while remaining compatible withWindows(r)XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003. Written by a team ofMicrosoft experts, this book introduces you to the pillars of thisnext-generation operating system, guiding you through the WindowsPresentation Foundation (previously known as „Avalon“) and theWindows Communication Foundation (previously known as„Indigo“).
You'll first learn how to use the new Windows PresentationFoundation to create effective forms, use the XAML markup language, work with 2D and 3D graphics, and see how XAML interoperates withexisting Windows Forms technology. Then you'll discover how tobuild Web Services and improve communication capabilities with theWindows Communication Foundation and architecture. You'll learn howto migrate existing DCOM and . NET remoting applications to WindowsCommunication Foundation or to make them interoperate with WindowsCommunication Foundation. Finally you'll work with integratingMicrosoft ADO. NET and ASP. NET with Windows Presentation Foundationforms and data in the WinFX framework.
What you will learn from this book
* Techniques for creating and deploying WinFX applications fromscratch and upgrading your current Windows . NET applications toincorporate WinFX
* How to use XAML to build a variety of forms, from simple tocomplex implementations
* Best practices for working with the Windows PresentationFoundation's themes, controls, annotation, and 3D features
* To implement secure, reliable messaging and transactions withWindows Communication Foundation and Microsoft MessageQueueing
* To work with WinFX on any supported platform: Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista
* How to develop and implement Web Services using the WindowsCommunication Foundation
Who this book is for
This book is for the experienced Windows . NET programmer whowants to learn how to develop complex applications using theinnovative features of Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft's WinFXbeta 1 framework, the Windows Presentation Foundation, and theWindows Communication Foundation.
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