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The .NET Endpoint
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/
随着云计算的推进,现在是 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/appfabric/
The WCF services ecosystem
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/archive/2009/11/18/the-wcf-services-ecosystem.aspx
· WCF Core Services – Allows full flexibility for building operation-centric services. This includes industry standard interop, as well as channel and host plug-ability. Use this for operation-based services which need to do things such as interop with Java, be consumed by multiple clients, flow transactions, use message based security, perform advanced messaging patterns like duplex, use transports or channels in addition to HTTP, or host in processes outside of IIS.
· WCF WebHttp/AJAX Services – Is best when you are exposing operation-centric HTTP services to be deployed at web scale or are building a RESTful service and want full control over the URI/format/protocol.
· WCF Data Services – Including a rich implementation of OData for .NET, Data Services are best when you are exposing your data model and associated logic through a RESTful interface
· WCF Workflow Services – Is best for long running, durable operations or where the specification and enforcement of operation sequencing is important
· WCF RIA Services – is best for building an end-to-end Silverlight application
以上是09年发布的,可见这几年的发展主要是围绕这些展开的.
至于Data Services的内容可参考 http://www.cnblogs.com/2018/category/262512.html
.net 4的增强和推进
为了和Web应用的更方便整合，针对Rest等提供了更多的方面支持和框架，如webhttp， rest service，Web APIs等
Introducing WCF WebHttp Services in .NET 4
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/archive/2010/01/06/introducing-wcf-webhttp-services-in-net-4.aspx
WCF REST Service Template 40(CS)
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/fbc7e5c1-a0d2-41bd-9d7b-e54c845394cd
How to do API Key Verification for REST Services in .NET 4
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rjacobs/archive/2010/06/14/how-to-do-api-key-verification-for-rest-services-in-net-4.aspx
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/b1d767d9-d6bf-41ee-89a8-313d338e63b6/
Sockets, RIA/JS and WCF Web API at MIX, a whole lotta love for the web
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/archive/2011/04/24/websockets-ria-js-and-wcf-web-api-at-mix-a-whole-lotta-love-for-the-web.aspx
WCF Web APIs
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/archive/tags/wcf+web+apis/
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/endpoint/archive/2010/11/01/wcf-web-apis-http-your-way.aspx
随着HTML5的推广，Web Socket形式的支持估计以后会有大量的使用