In this chapter you were introduced to two key pieces of functionality in the second version of the .NET Framework: Generics and System.Transactions. If you were unfamiliar with Generics before starting the chapter, you should now have an understanding of what they are, why they're important, and how they can be used. Generics are very visible in WCF, and you'll see quite a bit of them in the following chapters. You should now also have an understanding of System.Transactions in the framework. The Lightweight Transaction Manager and the OleTx Transaction Manager were introduced, as was how to write transactional code. This will be helpful as you navigate through Chapter 5, which covers transactions within the context of WCF. With these two prerequisite areas behind you, you're now ready to learn the ABC's of the Windows Communication Foundation. |