Whats new in WCF 4.5

WCF is a very large and complex technology. The hardest and most complex part of any WCF project is, its configuration. Configuring WCF for even relatively simple security models can be a very painstaking
and time-consuming task. So, WCF 4.5 made it very simple.

In addition to above WCF 4.5 contains following new features

• Simplified generated config files (client side).
• Contract-first development.
• "Add service refer" from a portable subset project.
• New transport default values.
• XML editor tooltips.
• Streaming improvements.
• Configuration validation.
• XmldictionaryReaderQuotas new default values
• AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsAttribute default set to "Allowed".
• BindaryEncoder compression
• Simplified Async methods
• WebSockets
• Simplified HTTPS configuration
• ChhanelFactory Caching
• Multiple Authentication Support.
  

So, main goal of WCF 4.5 is ease of development and maintainability.

For more details of all above feature, please visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171868%28v=vs.110%29.aspx#windows_communication_foundation





Rajesh Patel
MCPD,MS
Brainbench (Asp.Net 4.0 and CSS 3.0)

Yes, you are absolutely right @Rajesh. Configuration is a tedious part in WCF and hopefully if Microsoft eases that in WCF 4.5 then development will become more easier !


Thanks and Regards
Akiii