Programming WCF Services, 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments

I would not have been able to come to terms with WCF in its early days without the constant support of and interaction with the WCF (then Indigo) program managers. I am especially grateful to my friend Steve Swartz, one of the WCF architects, not just for his knowledge and insight, but also for his patience with me and those long IM sessions. Thanks go to Yasser Shohoud, Doug Purdy, and Shy Cohen for the fascinating strategic design reviews and to Krish Srinivasan for his almost philosophical approach to engineering. Working with you guys has been the best part of learning WCF and a privilege in its own right. The following WCF program managers also shared their time and helped clarify WCF: Andy Milligan, Brian McNamara, Eugene Osovetsky, Kenny Wolf, Kirill Gavrylyuk, Max Feingold, Michael Marucheck, Mike Vernal, and Steve Millet. Thanks also to the group manager, Angela Mills.

When it comes to the third edition, a special “thank you” goes to Clemens Vasters, who kept me in the loop with the ongoing changes to the service bus and shared his insight and vision with me.

Outside Microsoft, I am grateful to Nicholas Paldino for his help. This is the fifth book that Nick has reviewed for me, and by now I am hooked. I simply cannot imagine going to print without Nick’s insight, meticulous scrutiny, and diligent help, to say nothing about Nick’s technical competence, which is nothing short of awe-striking and humbling. The books are always a superior product as a result of ...