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Windows Workflow in NET 3.5

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Bruce Bukovics
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  • An update of a successful original, which was one of the first books to be released on this innovative new technology
  • Comprehensively covers WF from setup through implementation to customization so readers are given a one stop grounding in the subject
  • As part of .NET 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation is an important technology and demand for this title is expected to be high

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. A Quick Tour of Windows Workflow Foundation

    Pages 1-28

  3. Foundation Overview

    Pages 29-63

  4. Activities

    Pages 65-128

  5. Hosting the Workflow Runtime

    Pages 129-165

  6. Flow Control

    Pages 167-214

  7. Local Services

    Pages 215-235

  8. Event-Driven Activities

    Pages 237-296

  9. Workflow Persistence

    Pages 297-331

  10. State Machine Workflows

    Pages 333-368

  11. Transactions and Compensation

    Pages 369-416

  12. Workflow Rules

    Pages 417-455

  13. Exception and Error Handling

    Pages 457-481

  14. Advanced Custom Activities

    Pages 483-517

  15. Dynamic Workflow Updates

    Pages 519-548

  16. Workflow Tracking

    Pages 549-593

  17. Web Services and ASP.NET

    Pages 595-624

  18. Workflow Services and WCF Integration

    Pages 625-692

  19. Workflow Serialization and Markup

    Pages 693-730

  20. Hosting the Workflow Designers

    Pages 731-792
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About this book

Windows Workflow Foundation is a groundbreaking addition to the core of the .NET Framework that allows you to orchestrate human and system interactions as a series of workflows that can be easily mapped, analyzed, adjusted, and implemented.

As business problems become more complex, the need for a workflow–based solution has never been more evident. WF provides a simple and consistent way to model and implement complex solutions. As a developer, you focus on developing the business logic for individual workflow tasks. The runtime handles the execution of those tasks after they have been composed into a workflow.

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.5 provides you with the skills you need to incorporate WF into your applications. This book gets you up to speed with Windows Workflow Foundation quickly and comprehensively. The practical aspects of using WF are covered in a lively tutorial style with each workflow concept illustrated in C#. You'll find detailed coverage of how to customize your workflows and access them in a variety of ways and situations so you can maximize the advantages of this technology.

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.5 is written by an experienced Windows and .NET developer. Rather than simply duplicating the available references on the subject, author Bruce Bukovics leads you through a series of practical WF topics that enable you to gain immediate experience and learn how to use the technology as you progress through the book.

About the author

Bruce Bukovics has been a working developer for over 25 years. During this time, he has designed and developed applications in such widely varying areas as banking, corporate finance, credit card processing, payroll processing, and retail automation. He has firsthand developer experience with C, C++, Delphi, VB, C#, and Java, and he rode the waves of technology as they drifted from mainframe to client/server to n-Tier, from COM to COM+, and from Web Services to .NET Remoting and beyond. He considers himself a pragmatic programmer. He doesn't stand on formality and doesn't do things just because they have always been done that way. He's willing to look at alternate or unorthodox solutions to a problem if that's what it takes. He is employed at Radiant Systems, Inc., in Alpharetta, Georgia, as a lead developer and architect in the centralized development group.

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