In Visual Studio 2008 (Beta 2), there are two WCF application templates. The WCF Service Library is a class library that defines a WCF service, that can be exposed through a variety of WCF hosting options (i.e., IIS, a custom built WCF host, or a Windows...

The lure of using LINQ to generate classes and expose them as data contracts through WCF is extremely attractive. The designer-driven LINQ to SQL interface allows for generation of LINQ classes based on database objects (i.e., tables and stored procedures...

When writing your first WCF service in Orcas Beta 2, you might set the service as a start up project and attempt to debug it. The challenge you will face is that the service will start and the WCF Test Client will launch and try to add the service. The...