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WCF

Last updated May 14, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is WCF?

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications. WCF enables developers to build secure, reliable, transacted applications that integrate across platforms. It is commonly used for creating web services, distributed applications, and integrating different systems using various communication protocols.

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What other technologies are related to WCF?

WCF Competitor Technologies

Web API (now ASP.NET Core Web API) is a more modern alternative to WCF for building RESTful services.

mentioned alongside WCF in 14% (4.6k) of relevant job posts

Web API (now ASP.NET Core Web API) is a more modern alternative to WCF for building RESTful services.

mentioned alongside WCF in 14% (2.1k) of relevant job posts

JMS ( Java Messaging Service)

JMS is a Java API for message-oriented middleware, providing similar functionality to WCF's messaging capabilities, but in the Java ecosystem.

mentioned alongside WCF in 100% (268) of relevant job posts

WCF Complementary Technologies

Entity Framework

Entity Framework is an ORM that can be used within WCF services to handle data access.

mentioned alongside WCF in 11% (7.3k) of relevant job posts

ADO.NET provides data access components that WCF services can use.

mentioned alongside WCF in 24% (2.9k) of relevant job posts

LINQ can be used within WCF services to query and manipulate data.

mentioned alongside WCF in 17% (3.8k) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention WCF?

Job function

Jobs mentioning WCF

Orgs mentioning WCF

Engineering & R&D

0% (25.1k) job posts

1 organizations

Engineer

0% (25.1k) job posts

143 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (24.2k) job posts

5.1k organizations

Software Architect

1% (966) job posts

351 organizations

Frontend Engineer

0% (885) job posts

347 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning WCF?

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Professional Services

State of Washington

Public Administration

Finance and Insurance

Utilities

Professional Services

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