Mike Liu - WCF 4.5 Multi-Layer Services Development with Entity Framework. Third Edition

Mike Liu studied Mathematics and Software Engineering at Nanjing University and Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree respectively. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer ( SCJP ), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Visual Studio 6.0, and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET. He has been working as a Software Engineer/Architect on various platforms (DOS, Unix, and Windows), using C/C++, Java, VB/VB.NET, and C#.

Mike started using C# for production development back in the year 2001 when C# was still in beta stage and he is now working as a Senior Software Engineer for an investment management firm in Boston Mass.

Mike had his first book MITT: Multi-user Integrated Table-processing Tool Under Unix published in 1993, and second book Advanced C# Programming published in 2003. The previous two versions of this book WCF Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ and WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities were published in 2008 and 2010.

Many thanks to the editors and technical reviewers at Packt Publishing. Without their help, this book wouldn't be of such high quality. And thanks to my wife Julia Guo, and to my two sons, Kevin and James Liu, for their consideration and sacrifices while I was working on this book.

Chad Gordon Carter is a completely self-taught web developer. He has been developing applications since 1998, using classic ASP. Currently, Chad is developing in ASP.Net 4.0 Framework and using common tools such as Telerik and DevExpress.

Chad is currently working professionally for a financial investment company in Buckhead, Georgia. Additionally, Chad owns a web development company and co-owns a flight school in Ball Ground, Geogia.

I would like to thank my wife and son who have relentlessly put up with my all night geek sessions.

Jason De Oliveira works as CTO for Cellenza (http://www.cellenza.com), an IT consulting company specialized in Microsoft technologies and Agile methodology, in Paris (France). He is an experienced Manager and Senior Solutions Architect, with high skills in Software Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.

Jason works for big companies and helps them to realize complex and challenging software projects. He frequently collaborates with Microsoft and you can find him quite often at the Microsoft Technology Center ( MTC ) in Paris.

He loves sharing his knowledge and experience via his blog, by speaking at conferences, by writing technical books, by writing articles in the technical press, by giving software courses as MCT, and by coaching co-workers in his company.

Microsoft has awarded him since 2011 with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional ( MVP C# ) Award for his numerous contributions to the Microsoft community. Microsoft seeks to recognize the best and brightest from technology communities around the world with the MVP Award. These exceptional and highly respected individuals come from more than 90 countries, serving their local online and offline communities and having an impact worldwide. Jason is very proud to be one of them.

Please feel free to contact him via his blog, if you need any technical assistance or want to exchange on technical subjects (http://www.jasondeoliveira.com).

Jason has worked on the following books:

I would like to thank my lovely wife Orianne and my beautiful daughter Julia for supporting me in my work and for accepting long days and short nights during the week and sometimes even during the week-end. My life would not be the same without them!

Andrew Rea has been working in Software Development for over eight years. Primarily working with web technologies on the .NET Platform, Andrew has worked on several high traffic websites, for well known brands in the United Kingdom. Early in Andrew's career, he worked with VB6 and Classic ASP, moving into the .NET 1.X framework and continuing through to the latest versions using C#. Andrew is also an avid Python, Node.js, and C/C++ developer. Currently Andrew is employed as the Lead Technical Architect for a global brand in the Accommodations and Destinations sector of the travel industry.

Jeff Sanders is a published author, technical editor, and accomplished technologist. He is currently employed with Symbolic Systems in the capacity of a Portfolio Director and Sr. Solutions Architect.

Jeff has years of professional experience in the fields of IT and strategic business consulting, leading both sales and delivery efforts. He regularly contributes to certification and product roadmap development with Microsoft, and speaks publicly on Microsoft enterprise technologies. With his roots in Software Development, Jeff's areas of expertise include collaboration and content management solutions, operational intelligence, digital marketing, enterprise project management, distributed component-based application architectures, object-oriented analysis and design, and enterprise integration patterns and designs.

Jeff is also the CTO of DynamicShift, a client-focused organization specializing in Microsoft technologies, specifically Office365/BPOS, SharePoint Server, StreamInsight, Windows Azure, AppFabric, Business Activity Monitoring, BizTalk Server, and .NET. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and leads DynamicShift in both training and consulting efforts.