Ako ste se pitali gdje je nestao Application Center (valjda se sjećate toga), mogu samo reći da je otišao da prilično dug godišnji koji je upravo završio: danas Microsoft objavljuje
Microsoft Server Code Name "Dublin" koji je potpuni "rewrite" koji uzima u obzir novo okruženje u kojem vladaju REST, POX i ATOM :). Vjerujem da će ovo značajno promjeniti način kako developeri pišu ESB type programe, komunicirajući s vanjskim servisima i orkestrirajući iste, a sve u želji da se aplikacije SOA-iziraju (ili kako god to nazvali)... Navodno se demo bits dijele na
Professional Developers Conference 2008, pa eto još jednog razloga za skočiti tamo.
Osim te najave, zgodno je pripomenuti da je najavljena i nova verzija .NET Frameworka 4.0 s poptuno novim WCF i WF komponentama koje navodno rade puno brže! Da ne duljim pročitajte
blog post Steve Martina, ipak je on u Microsoftu zadužen za te stvari :)...
Ukratko s jednog od postova:
Windows Communication Foundation 4.0: Microsoft is adding new capabilities to WCF to further simplify the creation of RESTful services, including REST Singleton & Collection Services, ATOM Feed and Publishing Protocol Services, and support for an HTTP Plain XML Service. Additional messaging and correlation enhancements enable customers to work with the most recent transports and protocols. By further extending WCF to enable seamless integration between WF and WCF and enabling a unified XAML model, developers can build an entire application in declarative XAML code from presentation to data to services to workflow.
Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0: Applications built using WF will realize significant improvements in performance (on the order of ten-fold performance enhancements) and scalability. There are also new workflow models and pre-built activities (PowerShell, messaging, etc.). An updated visual designer will be easier to use by developers to use and be easier to rehost by ISVs.
“Dublin”: This consists of a set of enhancements to Windows Server application server capabilities that – when combined with WCF/WF 4.0 –represent a major step forward for our application server. “Dublin” will offer greater scalability and easier manageability, and will extend Internet Information Services (IIS) to provide a standard host for applications that use workflow or communications.
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