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MySpace does WCF
31 January 08 08:12 PM | justinjsmith | 2 Comments   
My friend Vittorio has posted that MySpace will be talking about WCF at Mix 2008 ( see it here ). This promises to be a good session! Read More...
Life of a WCF Demo, Part 1
22 January 08 03:24 PM | justinjsmith | 3 Comments   
I thought it might be mildly interesting to document the lifecycle of a demo. Over the next week or so I have to design, build, and deploy a demo that shows off some of the web-centric features of WCF in the .NET Framework 3.5. First, let me state the Read More...
XML namespace declarations in SyndicationFeed objects
16 January 08 01:12 AM | justinjsmith | 2 Comments   
Following on the heels of Steve Maine's post about namespaces in Syndication objects (Feeds, items, etc.), I thought it wise to plug the new stuff in PictureServices . At the moment, PictureServices implements SLE (Simple List Extensions), and does a Read More...
PictureServices updated to VS 2008 RTM
14 January 08 07:18 PM | justinjsmith | 4 Comments   
Today I updated PictureServices to work with the RTM release of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 (what a mouthful). My testing rigor for this release was less than perfect. Please let me know if you find any bugs. For what it's worth, the Read More...
PictureServices status update
14 January 08 09:13 AM | justinjsmith | 1 Comments   
I've received several mails about PictureServices and RTM. As some of you know, the Syndication API changed before RTM. The were subtle, but they did have an impact on the Picture Services project. Specifically, the simple list extensions part of Picture Read More...
WCF Syndication article in MSDN Magazine...
23 December 07 06:28 AM | justinjsmith | 4 Comments   
It seems that the RSS/Atom article I wrote for MSDN magazine was just published: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/08/01/WCFinOrcas/default.aspx The RTM version of .NET 3.5 was not available when I wrote the article, so I avoided the extensibility Read More...
Setting HTTP Headers in WCF (.NET 3.5)
22 August 07 10:41 AM | justinjsmith | 5 Comments   
One of the cool parts of WCF in the .NET 3.5 is the simplified support of the REST architectural style. URIs, HTTP verbs, and HTTP headers are 1st class citizens in the programming model. Each of these citizens is interesting. I'll focus a bit on HTTP Read More...
Check out Picture Services
20 August 07 03:23 PM | justinjsmith | 5 Comments   
A few days ago we released a new sample called Picture Services. As the name implies, this sample centers on pictures. More specifically, it demonstrates how to use the WCF API in the .NET Framework 3.5 to syndicate images from your local machine and Read More...
WCF, ASP.NET AJAX, and JavaScript Proxies
23 July 07 09:35 PM | justinjsmith | 6 Comments   
I spent this weekend tinkering around with the JSON messaging capabilities of WCF new in the .NET Framework 3.5 (Orcas). The object model is changing substantially between Beta1 and Beta2, and I think the changes make for an easier to use system. To better Read More...
Attachment(s): WCFAjaxDemo.zip
WebServiceHost vs ServiceHost
02 July 07 11:59 AM | justinjsmith | 6 Comments   
WCF in .NET Fx 3.5 introduces several types that simplify the creation of services that use the protocols of the web (read REST/Syndication/JSON). Among these are two hosting types: WebServiceHost and WebScriptServiceHostFactory. These types serve the Read More...
Podcast with Jon Udell
30 May 07 11:33 AM | justinjsmith | 1 Comments   
Jon just published a podcast where we discuss how WCF in Orcas simplifies Syndication and RESTful style architectures. Hear it here . Read More...
Web and SOAP via WCF
07 May 07 08:47 AM | justinjsmith | 1 Comments   
WCF in Orcas introduces several new types that, among other things, dramatically simplify the work needed to write applications that adhere to the protocols of the web. These types of services are commonly described as having a REST-ful architectural Read More...
.NET Framework Beta 1 Available for Download
19 April 07 12:55 PM | justinjsmith | 0 Comments   
The .NET Fx 3.5 Beta 1 is now available here . Check it out. It's a set of Virtual PC files, so there is no install hocus pocus. Some of the features in .NET Fx 3.5 (as it relates to WCF): WCF web programming, syndication, JSON messages, and integration Read More...
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