• + Getting Started with .NET 3.0

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  • + Building Your First .NET 3.0 Application

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    • + Understanding the Architecture of .NET 3.0

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      • The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

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      • The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

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      • The Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

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      • Windows CardSpace Services (WCS)

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    • Getting and Setting Up the .NET 3.0 Software You Need

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    • + Building Your First .NET 3.0 Application: Me!Trade and

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      • Road Map

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      • Creating the QuoteWrong Web Service

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      • Creating the Portfolio Database

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      • Creating the Stored Procedures

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      • Creating the Presentation Layer (or What You See Is Whoops! You Get)

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      • Creating Data, Bindings, and Display Elements

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      • Communicating with the Database

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      • Create, Build, and Apply Formatter

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      • Getting Current Price from the QuoteWrong Web Service

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      • Accessing the QuoteWrong Service Using The Proxy

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      • Implementing CurrentPrice in the Client

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      • Updating the database

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      • Reporting Portfolio Net Gains(Losses)

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      • Refreshing the Data

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      • Adding Stocks to Your Portfolio

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    • + Introducing Windows Workflow Foundation

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      • Using Activities

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      • Designing Workflows

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    • Introducing Windows CardSpace Services (WCS)

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    • What’s Next?

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    • Dedications

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    • Acknowledgments

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Learn how to create more dynamic user experiences and build secure web services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), two of the foundational pillars of .NET 3.0, with this succinct and well-written PDF document.

Coauthored by best-selling author Jesse Liberty, this document gets right to the point helping you build a meaningful Windows application. It walks you through the terminology, concepts, and software you need to get started and then jumps to creating Me!Trade, a portfolio management tool.

As a bonus, this Short Cut also introduces two additional pillars of .NET 3.0: Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Card Services.

Take the mystery out of .NET 3.0 and get started today.