When the Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) was first introduced in the .NET Framework 3.0, the only way to host a workflow in a client application was to use the WorkflowRuntime class programmatically, start the runtime, and create/start an instance of a workflow.  Furthermore, if you wanted to communicate between the client code and the ...

Thanks to everyone who stuck around for my "Defy Occasionally-Connected Challenges With Smart Client Applications" session at the DC Launch.  The deck and demo files are available here: Deck Workflow Services Demo Sync Services for ADO.NET Demo Server Database The demos require Visual Studio 2008 and depend on a SQL Server 2005 ...

Thanks to everyone who attended.  Sorry for the technical difficulties with Live Meeting as well as accidentally doing one of my demos out of order.  Hopefully it wasn't too confusing. The deck is here.  The demos I used are split into a few downloads.  The ones built from scratch are here.  The SimpleExpenseReport demo ...

The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) are two very relevant technologies within .NET 3.x for Public Sector applications. WCF represents a total unification layer for building connected systems and WF provides a powerful foundation for process reengineering. Combine them and you have an unbelievable set of ...

Thanks to everyone who attended.  The deck is here and the code is here.   -Marc Technorati Tags: visual studio,.net framework,windows communication foundation,wcf,windows workflow foundation,wf

Thanks to everyone who attended.  All of my demos are based on Visual Studio 2008 / .NET Framework 3.5 RTM.  Here are the downloads: Introduction to LINQ + LINQ to SQL - deck, demo code NOTE: You will need to install both the Northwind (available here) and AdventureWorks (available here) sample databases for the LINQ to SQL demos to ...

Sorry for the technical glitches today.  I know it's not the most exciting thing to watch my desktop sharing screen in complete silence as I scramble to figure out why my phone stopped working.  The deck and code are available here.  A recording should be available soon here. -Marc   Technorati Tags: wcf,windows communication ...

October 25th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) were released in 2006 as part of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 with separate extensions for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. These tools were improved on and are now integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and enhanced ...

Edward Jezierski just announced it here. ''The Web Client Software Factory is a guidance offering currently under development that will provide comprehensive architecture guidance to help customers build web solutions using the Microsoft platform (ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, Workflow Foundation, etc).'' This is the fourth Software Factory the ...

I just caught wind of these via Paul Andrew.  Paul has links to the new white papers here.  I haven't read them myself, but it's on my list of things to do:).  -Marc tags: Microsoft, .NET, WinFX, .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation, WPF, Avalon, Windows Communication Foundation, WCF, Indigo, Windows Workflow ...