What this book covers

Chapter 1, Implementing a Basic HelloWorld WCF Service, introduces WCF and implements a simple HelloWorld WCF service.

Chapter 2, Hosting the HelloWorld WCF Service, discusses various hosting techniques of WCF services.

Chapter 3, Deploying the HelloWorld WCF Service, explores deployment options of WCF services.

Chapter 4, Debugging the HelloWorld WCF Service, discusses various debugging techniques of WCF services.

Chapter 5, Implementing a Three-layer WCF Service, explains how to create a layered WCF service with an interface layer and a business logic layer.

Chapter 6, Adding Database Support and Exception Handling, explains how to add a data access layer and fault message handling to the previously created WCF service.

Chapter 7, LINQ to Entities – Basic Concepts and Features, covers the basic concepts and features of LINQ to Entities such as LINQ to Entities designer, querying and updating tables, deferred execution, and lazy/eager loading.

Chapter 8, LINQ to Entities – Advanced Concepts and Features, covers advanced concepts and features of LINQ to Entities such as stored procedure, concurrency control, and transaction support.

Chapter 9, Applying LINQ to Entities to a WCF Service, discusses how to recreate the data access layer of a WCF service with LINQ to Entities.

Chapter 10, Distributed Transaction Support of WCF, explains how to add distributed transaction support to a WCF service.

Chapter 11, Building a RESTful WCF Service, converts the previously created WCF service to a RESTful WCF service and consumes it from a Windows 8 app.

Chapter 12, WCF Security, covers basic security features and settings of WCF and hosts a WCF service with basic authentication, SSL, and Windows authentication.

Chapter 13, Extending WCF Services, explains various extension points of WCF services and extends a WCF service with custom behaviors.