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Title: MISNAMED AND NOT PARTICULARLY USEFUL
Review: Is "junk" too harsh a term for this book? Yes and no.Some of it is very useful, but the majority of the book isn't--particularly the architectural guidelines. I realize there can be more than one way to do things. This book, however, takes a very different path towards getting things done and doesn't seem to fit with the recommended design and architectural guidelines from other Microsoft Press titles.If you are new to distributed programming, this might be an eye-opener for you. However, be prepared to take the road less traveled if you following this book. If you're experienced in distributing programming, you will likely disagree with how the application is designed.For example, why aren't type datasets used? Perhaps there is a good reason for this, but it isn't in the book.I agree with the first reviewer--some of the book is quite useful, the REST is junk.
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