Programming Connected Systems with Microsoft WinFX: A Programmer's Guide

This practical, hands-on guide offers you the information you need to understand next-generation, connected-systems applications. Unlike other documentation, this book provides the conceptual and technical bridging necessary for Microsoft .NET developers to understand the messaging and orchestration concepts of connected systems and how they apply to the work they are already doing. In addition to demonstrating the new managed APIs of WinFX in the context of connected systems, you will gain a firm grounding in the architecture of Microsoft’s connected-systems solution and a solid understanding of the concepts, tools, and techniques involved in messaging and orchestration scenarios. With explanations of workflow-oriented enterprise application solutions, guidance on how to adapt solutions to fit individual situations, best practices, and code samples, this book helps developers understand how to use the Windows Communication Foundation and the Windows Workflow Foundation with BizTalk Server to prepare for the new world of WinFX applications.
Key Book Benefits:

Delivers practical, hands-on guidance to help developers understand and use WinFX and its managed APIs

Provides code samples, best practices, and an essential, overarching understanding of why connected systems are the future of application development

Features explanations of workflow-oriented enterprise application solutions, with guidance on how to adapt solutions to fit individual situations