WCF 4.5 Features
This post discusses the new features in WCF 4.5. There have been significant improvements in WCF 4.5 on configuration.
Simplifying the generated configuration file in client
| A client configuration file is generated when you add a service reference in Visual Studio 2010. The configuration files in earlier version of WCF contained the value of every binding property even if it is a default value. In WCF 4.5 Configuration files contain binding properties that are set to non-default value. | ![]() |
Example of configuration file generated by WCF 3.0
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No commentsWhat is new in .NET Framework 4.5
Another major release in .NET Framework, .NET 4.5 which allows the developers to use Windows 8 technologies and windows runtime directly from .NET 4.5. It makes easy and natural to write Metro style applications using C# and VB. .NET 4.5 makes your applications run faster eg: Faster ASP.NET startup. .NET 4.5 gives you easy access to your data with entity framework code first approach and recent SQL Server features. This post discuss these features in detail.
You can download the .NET FW 4.5 Developer preview from here.

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1 commentVisual Studio 11 Web and .NET 4.5 Developer Preview and ASP.NET 4.5
Three days ago, Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview and .NET 4.5 were announced. You can get the more details from here. You can download the Visual Studio 11 Developer preview from here. You can run Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 11 developer preview side by side.
.NET Framework 4.5 Developer Preview can be downloaded from here
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview includes new features like
- Editor support for CSS3
- Editor support for HTML5 and Javascript
More about the features and ASP.NET 4.5 development can be read here
NOTE: You need Windows 7 or later to try Visual Studio 11 Developer
I am downloading the Virtual machine and want to explore the features. Soon I can write a detailed post on these features.
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