Quick 30 minute presentation on open source web service frameworks in .NET for the Regina Tech Community

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4. 3 Open Source .NET Web
Service Frameworks
Or, 3OSNWSF
Chad McCallum
ASP.NET/IIS MVP
@ChadEmm
iQmetrix.com

5. Service
• A module, that may or may not be in your codebase, that takes input,
processes it, and returns output
Input
Process
Output

6. Web Service
• Something, available through web protocols (which usually means
HTTP), that takes input, processes it, and returns output
Input
Process
Output

7. Open Source
• “software for which the original source code is made freely available
and may be redistributed and modified”
• Source code is freely available (usually on GitHub)
• Anyone can add or edit the original code
• You can use the original code in your own projects for free
• Some projects may have different terms for commercial use / distribution
• Usually doesn’t have any premium support channels
• Relies on community-driven support through forums, mailing groups, and/or
stack overflow

8. Open Source Web Services

9. Open Source Web Services
• Automated
diagnostics
• Behaviour-based
configuration
• Modular design
• Supports multiple
serialization formats
out of the box
• Provides services for
ORM, Caching,
Authentication,
Logging, etc.
• Lightweight & low
ceremony
• Fully customizable
• No configuration
nancyfx.org
mvc.fubu-project.org
servicestack.net

10. Thanks!
• Questions: chadm@iqmetrix.com, or @ChadEmm
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