Pro Wf: Windows Workflow in Net 3.5

by Bruce Bukovics

Book Overview

This book aims to provide the reader with a solid grounding in how workflows are implemented, executed, maintained and customized. Given the importance of this technology release and the book's broad appeal, it will be useful to almost all existing or migrating .NET 3.0 developers and should see very healthy sales as WF is rapidly adopted.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430209755
• ISBN13: 9781430209751
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 852 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Exactly the reference I was looking for

I make my living as a consultant software architect/programmer and usually self-educate on newer technologies through books like this one. I've often found Apress titles to be of great value and this one does not disappoint. In Pro WF, the author takes a logical textbook approach (introducing what you should expect to learn, teaching the material, reviewing what you should have learned) as he guides you from a broad foundational understanding of the workflow framework and components through advanced topics such as persistence, serialization, web services and wcf integration. What makes this book stand out is that the author does a great job of inserting practical tips that highlight nuances of the framework that someone without prior experience would not intrinsically know. I'm very pleased with this reference. I think you would be too.

Helped me pass MCTS 70-504

Last Friday, I passed the WF-examination with 900 points! I'm glad that I bought this book. WF is a huge framework and this book does a good job in explaining every aspect of WF. This book offers lots of examples which are documented very well. At times, it is difficult not to get lost in the details. Following chapters of "Pro WF" were especially helpful: 9: State Machine 11: Workflow Rules 14: Dynamic Workflow Updates 15: Workflow Tracking 19 Hosting the designer I used this book to look up the parts of WF which were poorly documented by its creator.

This book is the book to have for WF

This book is the book to have if you are going to get into Windows Workflow Foundation. There are no other books on WF out on the market that compare to the broad view and depth of this book. I own the first version of the book and was reluctant to buy this version because there was not too much changing in .NET 3.5. I am glad I did. I like having the most current information on a technology I am working on at my finger tips. And not in electronic format. I have no idea how people can code all day and then read eBooks all night. Plus my other copy was pretty scribbled up with notes. This version contain two new chapters. One titled Advanced Custom Activities, and the other titled Workflow Service and WCF Integration. Both new chapters contain a lot of valuable in-depth information. The code samples are very well organized and add a lot of value to this book. However, as the author points out in the beginning of the book, he wrote it to be readable on the beach. Meaning the code is in the book, and you don't have to have it open on a computer to read the book. The examples are simple yet he uses them to take you down into the weeds. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get into WF. It is a great read!!!!

Awesome WF Resource

This book is great for all developers wanting to use Microsoft's Workflow. It gives a very easy introduction for all users and then procedes to Full Source examples of basic and advanced techniques! Just What I was looking for!!!!!

Excellent resource!

This book provides comprehensive tutorials on how to develop Windows Workflow Foundation applications. I debated whether to deduct one star from my rating because I felt that the example scenarios provided by the author were mostly simplistic and sometimes boring, but decided not to, because the examples do get the explanation across.