https://www.developerfusion.com/t/web-services/tutorials/Web Services Tutorials & Articles from Developer Fusion2012-04-04T14:10:00.00Zhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/141194/evaluating-rest-frameworks-part-1-a-maturity-model/Evaluating REST Frameworks Part 1: A Maturity Model2012-04-04T14:10:00.00ZIn the first of this series, William Martinez provides a brief overview of REST and proposes a five level maturity model for use in comparing current frameworks that support the development of systems that should be REST-compliantWilliam Martinez Pomareshttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/84942/architecting-systems-using-windows-workflow-foundation/Architecting systems using Windows Workflow Foundation2010-07-23T09:11:00.00ZPuzzled by WF? Wonder what it's all for? Richard Blewett takes the mystery out of Windows Workflow.Richard Blewetthttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/81557/mythbusting-sharepoint-2010/Mythbusting SharePoint 20102010-04-16T09:03:00.00ZWhen someone mentions SharePoint to you, what do you do? For many people SharePoint is still somewhat of a mystery, they've heard of it, but don't really know what it is. For others it is a painful memory from a few years ago, when the promise of easy web development was not fulfilled. Dave looks at what SharePoint really is, and where it's at with the release of SharePoint 2010David McMahonhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/9536/using-adobe-flex-in-visual-studio/Using Adobe Flex in Visual Studio2009-01-06T16:37:00.00ZYou can now take advantage of the Flex framework from right within Visual Studio to build Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). We get you up to speed on what Flex is and a basic application talking to a web service.Matt Wickshttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/7437/inside-aspnet-ajax-back-end-services/Inside ASP.NET AJAX back end services2008-01-26T13:30:00.00ZMost of the emphasis with AJAX is on how to perform an asynchronous update at the client. Dino Esposito considers the other end of the connection – how exactly does the server provide the data that the client needs?Dino Espositohttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/6845/web-application-vulnerability-assessment-essentials/Web Application Vulnerability Assessment Essentials2007-07-01T18:44:00.00ZIt is important for a business to understand the fundamentals of running a vulnerability assessment in order to determine how one will be run and what can be expected from the results. A web application security scanner can automate the process, but a quality assessment may still require actual human eyes to catch specific issues. Learn more about the whys and hows of vulnerability assessments.Caleb Simahttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/6745/top-10-application-security-vulnerabilities-in-webconfig-files-part-two/Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part Two2007-06-10T11:43:00.00ZIn this second part of a two-part series, you will learn about application security issues related to authentication and authorization, as well as five vulnerabilities commonly found in ASP.NET web-based applications. Additionally, find out how to keep configuration files from being unintentionally modified by uninformed programmers or administrators, as well as why it is critical to never rely on default setting values.Bryan Sullivanhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/6678/top-10-application-security-vulnerabilities-in-webconfig-files-part-one/Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part One2007-05-14T21:05:00.00ZIn part one of this two part article, you will learn about five of the top ten “worst offenders” of misconfigurations of application security that can cause overall problems for ASP.NET Web-based applications. Learn more about how to secure the Web.config files of an ASP.NET application.Bryan Sullivanhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/6639/serviceoriented-architecture-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-help-your-business/Service-Oriented Architecture: What Is It and How Can It Help Your Business?2007-04-29T13:36:00.00ZService-oriented architecture is a hot topic in today’s business world, and it can provide many key benefits. It is important to look at service-oriented architectures from both a real-world perspective as well as a technical perspective to gain a complete understanding of this new concept. Read more about service-oriented architecture and learn how it can add functionality to Web-based applications and save developers time over the long term.Charlie Finkhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/6197/testing-for-security-in-the-age-of-ajax-programming/Testing for Security in the Age of Ajax Programming2006-09-27T22:24:00.00ZAjax programming, which allows a web page to refresh a small portion of its data from a web server, is an exciting technology that has recently been introduced. However, this type of programming can also leave applications open to SQL injection and similar attacks. Learn more about Ajax programming and what it means in terms of security.Bryan Sullivanhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/5155/web-services-interoperability-between-j2ee-and-net-part-3/Web Services Interoperability between J2EE and .NET - Part 32006-01-05T21:28:00.00ZExplore the source of the common interoperability challenges facing Web services integration across platforms. This third part in a series describes how the different naming conventions between J2EE technology and .NET can cause difficulty in Web services interoperability.Wangming Yehttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/4707/web-services-interoperability-between-j2ee-and-net-part-2/Web Services Interoperability between J2EE and .NET - Part 22005-07-13T13:42:00.00ZPart 2 of this series explores the source of common interoperability challenges facing Web services integration across platforms. Follow along as Wangming Ye analyzes the interop failures resulting from the use of certain data types and ways to overcome them such as collections, arrays, or primitive data types.Wangming Yehttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/4694/web-services-interoperability-between-j2ee-and-net-part-1/Web Services Interoperability between J2EE and .NET - Part 12005-04-29T20:26:00.00ZWeaving together Web services to create cross-organizational business processes requires all partners to program to the same standard model and to avoid exposing proprietary implementations. However, the ultimate goal of making Web services interact seamlessly is still a frequent concern and a hot discussion topic. The first part of the series stresses the importance of WSDL design and analyzes the strength and pitfalls of the traditional RPC/encoded style in Web services interoperability.Wangming Yehttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/4637/retrieving-http-content-in-net/Retrieving HTTP content in .NET2004-12-17T13:47:00.00ZThis article discusses the .NET WebRequest and WebResponse classes used to retrieve HTTP content over the Web in detail. In the process a number of related .NET development issues are described including stream handling, string encoding, using delegates, implementing events and creating new threads to run HTTP requests simultaneously.Rick Strahlhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/4078/reading-storing-and-transforming-xml-data-in-net/Reading, Storing and Transforming XML Data in .NET2003-10-07T11:14:00.00ZThis article illustrates a mixture of common .NET methods for formatting and presenting in a readable fashion any XML document you may encounter. The latest hype with XML Web Services and even the .NET Framework itself relies on XML as its backbone, therefore this is no light matter.Dimitrios Markatoshttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/3684/introduction-to-microsofts-net-platform/Introduction to Microsoft's .NET Platform2003-07-01T00:00:00.00ZASP.NET is not just another upgrade or the next version of ASP. It is a unified web development platform that provides necessary services for developers to build Enterprise Web based Applications. ASP.NET allows you to use a full featured programming language such as C# or VB.NET to build web applications easily.Nakul Goyalhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/3694/implementing-the-google-web-service-in-vbnet/Implementing The Google Web Service In VB.NET2003-05-26T05:53:00.00ZLearn how to implement the new Google Web Service and take advantage of its powerful searching features in your VB.NET program.Jayesh Jainhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/3451/authentication-for-web-services/Authentication for Web Services2003-03-09T08:56:00.00ZOne of the most important issues to consider when implementing a commercial web service is authentication. In this third installment in our series, we consider the most common approaches and decide which is most suited for our example service.Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/3398/xp-component-services-and-net/XP, Component Services and .NET2003-02-18T15:37:00.00ZLearn about the changes introduced by COM+, new features included in Windows XP for COM+, and how to use COM+ services from your .NET programs.John Godelhttp://www.developerfusion.com/article/3271/building-a-web-service-start-with-the-design/Building a Web Service - Start with the Design2003-01-19T05:29:00.00ZIn this second article in our series, we describe the functionality that our web service will provide and identify the issues that we will need to address.Bruce Johnson