Appendix. History of Microsoft Web Service Implementations
Microsoft web services have evolved over the years from the initial release with .NET 1.0 to the release ofWCF today. Figure B-1 shows how the framework has evolved and, at a high level, the features that were added with each iteration.
Evolution of web services in .NET
When .NET Framework 1.x was released, it was the first runtime implementation from Microsoft that provided rich web service support out of the box for developers. Even today it provides the easiest way to code, debug, and deploy web services in the industry. To support web services natively, the .NET runtime also has ...
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