WCF Webcast - Finally

Yes, my webcast is done. Hard to believe, I know. But in fairness, it was a bigger task than I originally thought. After a lot of time trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to discuss, I had to try to cut the content down to my 5 minute limit - a task that apparently was too much for me. One of the things that pained me to cut was an overview of some common exceptions and what to do to fix them. These are the basic exceptions that somebody new to WCF may not figure out right away. Things like mismatching bindings or calling the wrong port. I also didn't talk about the code generated by the svcutil.exe utility. Something I did leave in was the evil practice of defining endpoints and behaviors in code. Why take out the good and leave in the bad you ask? There are two reasons. First, I think most developers are more comfortable working with traditional languages as opposed to XML. Secondly, I think there will be a real appreciation for the configuration file when I begin refactoring. Of course, this pretty much sets me up for promising episode 2 sometime in the near future!

So here it is: a twelve minute introduction to creating a simple webservice using WCF while ignoring best practices.

Also, a special thank you goes out to Scott Zischerk for calling me out on NOT having my webcast done a lot earlier. Thaaaaanks, Scott!

WCF Webcast Episode 1

WCF WebcastProgress

I've been doing a lot of thinking about how I am going to approach these WCF webcast. I had to make a decision between demonstrating the simplest possible examples and demonstrating the best practices. After much consideration, I've decided on a combination approach. The initial screencast will simply get a server app and client app speaking to one another - the simplest possible approach. Subsequent episodes will focus on transforming this very simple application into a more complex, but better designed application. I have enough of my demo application done to do three or four of my mini-webcasts so hopefully I can start working this weekend.

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Two days of code and fun at Kalahari resort is a hard thing to pass up when the conference fee and room will cost you less than $300 (limited time only, those of you procrastinating). Hope to see you there.