Microsoft 70-487: Configure WCF services by using configuration settings

Exam Objectives

Configure service behaviors; configure service endpoints; configure bindings including WebSocket bindings; specify a service contract; expose service metadata (XSDs, WSDL, and metadata exchange endpoint); configure message compression and encoding

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Exam Ref 70-487 - Chapter 3.2
[MSDN] Configuring Services Using Configuration Files
[MSDN] Configuring and Extending the Runtime with Behaviors
[MSDN] Reference Source (.NET Source code search!)
[MSDN] Windows Communication Foundation Bindings
[MSDN] System-Provided Bindings
[MSDN] Choosing a Message Encoder

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Microsoft 70-487: Create a WCF service

Exam Objectives

Create contracts (service, data, message, callback, and fault); implement message inspectors; implement asynchronous operations in the service

Quick Overview of Training Materials

Exam Ref 70-487 - Chapter 3.1
[Book] Programming WCF Services
[MSDN] Define a Windows Communication Foundation Service Contract

[MSDN] Using Data Contracts
[MSDN] Using Message Contracts
[MSDN] Fault Contract
[MSDN] Create a Duplex Contract
[MSDN] Message Inspectors
[MSDN] How to inspect and modify WCF message via custom MessageInspector
[MSDN] How to modify a WCF message using an IDispatchMessageInspector?
[MSDN] Implement an Asynchronous Service Operation
[MSDN] Synchronous and Asynchronous Operations
[MSDN] Asynchronous Programming Patterns