Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)
by Bruce Bukovics

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)
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Author: Bruce Bukovics
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2007-02-16
ISBN: 1590597788
Number of pages: 744
Publisher: Apress
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Book Reviews of Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)

Book Review: Verbose and repetitive
Summary: 1 Stars

The book has entire paragraphs that need to be stricken; many many paragraphs. Do you know why data integrity is important? Well, you will get lectured why whether you do or not. Sadly, some paragraphs that do contain meat are repeats of points already stated earlier in the same chapter. This made the book very difficult to read as my brain became quickly and thoroughly bored.

Secondly, the author uses some annoying class to setup and start workflows. Although this could be helpful for some organizations it does detract from the learning process.

Lastly, this should be in the Beginning series from Apress. This book did not cover topics in depth. Example: in the custom persistence service there is a box stating that you would normally want to use IPendingWork to make the persist transactional but he wasn't going to show you how; thanks a lot. I found deeper and broader coverage from the WF samples from Microsoft. His decent examples probably border on copyright infringement of the MS samples.

WF Samples:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms741723(VS.85).aspx

Summary of Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)

Windows Workflow Foundation is a ground-breaking addition to the core of the .NET 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 a workflow-based solution 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.

Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 provides you with the skills you need to incorporate WF in your applications. This book gets you up to speed with Windows Workflow Foundation quickly and comprehensively. The practical aspects of using WF are covered in a lively tutorial style with each workflow concept illustrated in C#. 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.

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