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Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.0 (Expert's Voice in .Net)
by Bruce Bukovics
from Apress

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Extremely helpful with web service workflows
  I had previously read a lot of online white papers and downloaded and installed samples from the web in trying to learn how to use windows workflow with asp.net and web services. It wasn't until I bought this book and read the chapters on web services and asp.net that it finally clicked. I was able to use to book to create the samples and it all worked. The book really explained everything in detail.
  Sections on SQL persistence are invaluable. Also, there are points in the book where he he says "watch... more info

• Excellent book for learning Windows Workflow
  Great book for learning Windows Workflow. Just wish he would have provided better examples for the State Machine workflow. Very easy to follow and understand.

• Verbose and repetitive
  The book has entire paragraphs that need to be stricken; many many paragraphs. Do you know why data integrity is important? Well, you will get lectured why whether you do or not. Sadly, some paragraphs that do contain meat are repeats of points already stated earlier in the same chapter. This made the book very difficult to read as my brain became quickly and thoroughly bored.
  Secondly, the author uses some annoying class to setup and start workflows. Although this could be helpful for some... more info

• Good, not geat
  (Note - I struggled between choosing 3 or 4 stars and finally decided on 3. It's really a 3.5 star book.)
  Good points:
  - Great explanations of concepts
  - Tons of code demos
  Bad points:
  - Code demos were rather, well, cheesy. I grok wanting simple examples, but I would have prefered at least a couple that were a tad realistic (and didn't start with a disclaimer saying "this isn't the way one would do this in real life").
  I was rather frustrated by the end of the book with the... more info

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