{"product_id":"9781430227229","title":"Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eWindows Workflow Foundation (WF) is a revolutionary part of the .NET 4 Framework that allows you to orchestrate human and system interactions as a series of workflows that can be easily mapped, analyzed, adjusted, and implemented. As business problems become more complex, the need for workflow-based solutions has never been more evident. WF provides a simple and consistent way to model and implement complex problems. As a developer, you focus on developing the business logic for individual workflow tasks. The runtime handles the execution of those tasks after they have been composed into a workflow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 4\u003c\/em\u003e provides you with the skills you need to incorporate WF in your applications, using a lively tutorial style with each example illustrated in C#. This book gets you up to speed with WF 4 quickly and comprehensively. Learn about WF 4’s new designer, it’s updated programming paradigm, and the completely new set of activities that can enable and extend your workflows. This book also includes detailed coverage of how to customize your workflows and access them in a variety of ways and situations so you can maximize the advantages of this technology.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWF 4 basics \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew activities and changes to existing activities in WF 4 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCustomizing your workflows \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessing your workflows in a variety of ways in a variety of situations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing WF with Web Services and ASP.NET \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrating WCF and WF \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     This book is for intermediate to advanced .NET developers who need to learn how to use the latest version of Windows Workflow Foundation (WF 4). This book is not a primer on .NET or the C# language. To get the most out of the examples presented in this book, it is necessary to have a good working knowledge of .NET 2.0 or higher. All of the examples are presented in C#.      \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Quick Tour of Windows Workflow Foundation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFoundation Overview \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActivities \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorkflow Hosting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProcedural Flow Control \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollection-Related Activities \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFlowchart Modeling Style \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHost Communication \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorkflow Services \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorkflow Services Advanced Topics \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorkflow Persistence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCustomizing Workflow Persistence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTransactions, Compensation, and Exception Handling \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorkflow Tracking \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhancing the Design Experience \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced Custom Activities \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHosting the Workflow Designer \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWF 3.x Interop and Migration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134049108208,"sku":"9781430227229","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430227229_p0.jpg?v=1763750181","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430227229","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}