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Implementing Manual Activities in Windows Workflow

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Architecture,
.NET,
SOA
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Workflow / BPM

Windows workflow is an excellent framework for implementing business processes. One thing that is missing in it is direct support for human activities. Several approaches to solving this problem exist, but they are not generic enough for general usage. In this article we will define one of the approaches to a completely generic implementation of human activities in WF.

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Windows Communication Foundation: Application Deployment Scenarios

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Architecture,
.NET,
SOA
Topics
Web 2.0,
Web Services,
Design,
.NET Framework

Microsoft has just published an excellent overview of WCF capabilities and deployment strategies for 5 most common SOA scenarios including Enterprise Web services, Web 2.0 services, intranet applications, queued messaging and Workflow services.

The Using CSLA .NET 3.0 Book now available for VB.NET and C#

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.NET
Topics
Web Frameworks,
.NET Framework

The latest version of Rocky Lhotka's Component-based Scalable Logical Architecture for .NET (CSLA .NET) book, is available for C# and now VB.NET. The framework enables developers to create an object-oriented business layer that abstracts and encapsulates the business logic and data.

Presentation: Beat Schwegler on Architecting for SOA

Community
SOA
Topics
.NET Framework

In this decidedly non-marketing presentation, Microsoft Architect Beat Schwegler shows how service-orientation affects system architecture. He introduces the notion of a service model as a mediator between the business and technology models, and explains how a migration towards such an architecture could occur through a step-by-step architectural refactoring.

Visual Studio Orcas Round-Up

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.NET
Topics
Artifacts & Tools,
.NET Framework

InfoQ has assembled a summary of the features included in the March CTP of Visual Studio Orcas. The Orcas CTP, which is expected to be released as VS 2007, can be downloaded from MSDN.

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Introduction to .NET 3.0 for Architects

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.NET,
Architecture
Topics
.NET Framework

Mohammad Akif provides an overview of the release the .NET Framework 3.0. While there are no changes in the CLR there are significant additions to framework itself in the form or a new language, XAML, and brand new libraries like WPF, WF and WCF. In order to unleash its full potential Architects need to understand the changes and possibilities of this latest release of .NET.

The HandleExternalEvent Activity in Windows Workflow

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.NET
Topics
Workflow / BPM

Scott Allen walks through the implementation of a HandleExternal Event Activity in Windows Workflow Foundation that is used to handle events raised by the process that is hosting the workflow runtime.

Interviews about Windows Workflow Foundation

Windows Workflow with Scott Allan

Community
.NET
Topics
Workflow / BPM

Scott Allan is interviewed by David Totzke on Windows Workflow Foundation, recorded a year ago at VSLive Toronto. Scott talks about the capabilities of Windows Workflow foundation, how it integrates into application development, how Microsoft is using WWF in its own products, DSLs and WWF, and architectural pattterns possible with WWF.

Presentations about Windows Workflow Foundation

Architecting for SOA

Community
SOA
Topics
.NET Framework

In this decidedly non-marketing presentation, Microsoft Architect Beat Schwegler shows how service-orientation affects system architecture. He introduces the notion of a service model as a mediator between the business and technology models, and explains how a migration towards such an architecture could occur through a step-by-step architectural refactoring.