Professional Windows Workflow Foundation

Professional Windows Workflow Foundation covers the forthcoming Windows Workflow Foundation from front to back. This includes an introduction to the technology, reasons it was developed by Microsoft, and how developers will use it in real world solutions. The book covers workflow development in Visual Studio, how to extend the framework with custom code, and how the framework plays into other Microsoft technologies such as SharePoint 2007 and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).


Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
· An Introduction To Workflow And Windows Workflow Foundation
· Hello, Workflow!
· Breaking It Down
· Workflow Development In Visual Studio
· Workflow Hosting, Execution, And Communication
· Activities
· Runtime Services
· Advanced Activity Development
· Rules
· State-Machine Workflows
· Dynamic Update And Designer Re-Hosting
· Exceptions, Faults, And Debugging
· Windows Workflow Foundation And ASPNET
· Windows Workflow Foundation And Connected Systems
· Window Workflow Foundation And The Microsoft Office System
Index

Market Description :
· Primary Audience: The target audience is software solutions and enterprise level developers who work with the Microsoft platform
· Secondary Audience: This book appeal to a large mix of developers from other technology platforms (Java, etc), as well as software architects who are interested in how Windows WF plays into an overall development strategy, especially versus traditional code

About Author :
Todd Kitta obtained his Computer Science degree with an emphasis in Business from the University of Missouri - Columbia in December 2001. He then earned his MBA with an emphasis in Information Systems from Lindenwood University in Saint Charles. He currently holds his MCSD certification for .NET 1.0 and has upgraded to the new MCPD certification for .NET 2.0. He is an active developer of Microsoft solutions including custom development on the .NET Framework and BizTalk Server. He is a Senior Consultant at Oakwood Systems Group, a provider of technology enabled business solutions. Todd has recently written an article related to Windows Workflow Foundation and ASP.NET for DevX.