Configuration Editor Tool (SvcConfigEditor.exe)

I have tinkering on and off with WCF for nearly two years, I still remember when Ingo Rammer gave us a small peak at how we will create our DataContracts on DevWeek 2005.

WCF is great but you have lots of settings to remember, the Service Software Factory it has done a great job on layering your architecture, but I have found that the Configuration Editor Tool will be the swiss army tool that will be used from Infrastructure guys to Developers and forgetful people like me.

Don Smith : Service Factory: Contracts

Don Smith released in his blog a series of blogcasts last April describing the Service Factory. Its never to late to have a look.

Part1 is an Introduction , Part2 Service Contracts and Part 3 Entity Translation

WCF News and Announcements : Just Released: Web Service Software Factory for WCF

The guys over at patterns & practices have just released (in December) the second version of the Web Service Software Factory. This new release has everything the first one had with the addition of loads of new stuff specifically for building WCF Web services using VS 2005. Some of the many new features help you apply message-level security, construct services from WSDL/XSD, perform design-time code/config analysis, apply message validation, and migrate from ASMX services. If you're building WCF Web services, you definitely want to check this out. http://msdn.com/servicefactory

Next one is planned for Nov 2007. To get more info check it out in CodePlex

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CommSee Solution (Case Study)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CommSee Solution: An interesting look at a case study, in this case the CommSee application at the CBA. Part 1 focuses on the overall backend architecture for the application; Part 2 focuses on the front end: a Smart client Windows Forms application and Part 3 focuses on the infrastructure and development/test process.