Pro ADO.NET Data Services: Working with RESTful Data / Edition 1

by John Shaw, Gary Evans

Overview

Pro ADO.NET Data Services: Working with RESTful Data is aimed at developers interested in taking advantage of the REST–style data services that ADO.NET Data Services (formerly code–named Astoria) provides. The book shows how to incorporate ADO.NET Data Services into a wide range of common environments, including BizTalk, Ajax and Silverlight client applications. The material is intended for professional developers who are comfortable with the .NET 3.5 Framework but are coming to ADO.NET Data Services for the first time and want to understand how to integrate it into their own applications and enterprise solutions. The book is packed full with extensive real–world solutions and exercises, ensuring you walk away with a deep understanding of how to use ADO.NET Data Services to your best advantage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430216148
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/04/2008
Series:	Expert's Voice in .NET
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Shaw has worked in business processing and integration for over 10 years and has architected some of the largest Microsoft integration projects in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. His technical expertise includes implementing Microsoft BizTalk and messaging standards for a variety of clients in finance, supply chain, and other sectors. Most recently, he founded SphereGen, a niche company that provides a blended model of low-cost onshore and offshore solutions for its clients. Prior to that, John worked as the U.S. BizTalk Practice Lead for Conchango, where he obtained BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) status within Microsoft.

Table of Contents

ADO.NET Data Service Fundamentals.- The Foundations of ADO.NET Data Services.- Addressing RESTful ADO.NET Data Services.- ADO.NET Data Services Development.- ADO.NET Data Services in the Real World.- Exposing Existing WCF SOAP Services and .NET APIs Through ADO.NET Data Services.- ADO.NET Data Services from the Outside.- ASP.NET and AJAX Solutions.- Mashing Up Data Services.- Silverlight 2.0 Solutions.- Using ADO.NET Data Services with BizTalk.- The Future of ADO.NET Data Services.- Conclusion.