{"product_id":"9780132701501","title":"Building Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF): Basics of Windows Workflow Foundation (Digital Short Cut)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the eBook version of the printed book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWindows Workflow Foundation (WF) is Microsoft's programming model for building workflow-enabled applications in the Windows operating system. It includes a namespace, a workflow engine, and design tools that can be used with Visual Studio .NET. Workflow is an extremely important type of application that has been difficult to build on the Microsoft platform. Workflow Foundation is a major element of the .NET Framework 3.0 platform that enables application developers to build these types of applications.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation; Part I: Basics of Windows Workflow Foundation, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eauthor, MVP, speaker, and leading consultant Michael Stiefel introduces readers to the basics of Windows Workflow foundation.   The other parts of this series include\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eState Machine and Rules-Driven Workflows\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAdvanced Workflow Features\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eExtended Workflow Example\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAll of the “\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Short Cuts were created with the professional developer in mind. The author’s unique approach is a combination of practical application with just enough understanding of the underpinnings for developers. It is not a book on \"workflow plumbing” but a successful approach he has used for many years in consulting and training.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFeatures of this Short Cut series include\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDemonstrations on how to build practical workflow applications by solving problems that workflow developers will have to solve.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlenty of code that helps demonstrate how to solve the practical problems of building an application. The first three Short Cuts emphasize and illustrate how to build the elements of an application.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fourth Short Cut will pick a different application and illustrate how to build a workflow application with more emphasis on the design strategy and tactics using the problem solutions developed in the first three articles.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding this information as a Short Cut will enable information to be delivered to developers quickly, more efficiently, and cheaply than could be done in a book, but with the quality of a book rather than the superficial level of most current articles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhy Did Microsoft Create Workflow Foundation?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRequirements for Workflow Infrastructure\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWindows Workflow Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Simple Workflows with Visual Studio.NET\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119663530224,"sku":"9780132701501","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132701501_p0.jpg?v=1763640410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132701501","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}