Web services are an integral part of information dissemination amongst heterogenous information sources. Micosoft’s Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services provide a quick and easy foundation from which to create rich web services. In this post I’m going to look at the main components of the App.config file and the web service contract and implementation.
WCF Endpoints
The [...]
When performing queries over large datasets there is often the need to page the data, such that it can be displayed in smaller amounts, aka pages, incrementally. When thinking about database paging two immediate distinctions can be made; in-memory paging and database paging.
Depending on the size and usage of the data, each has its advantages [...]
The .NET managed provider factory model makes it easy to switch between database providers without having to change or re-compile any code. How does it achieve this vendor independent behaviour? Through a software pattern or model known as the database provider model.
Database Providers
Typically, when writing applications that make use of ADO.NET you make use of [...]
