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Sessiz Saat
Sessiz Saat

Reputation: 1099

Using with RIA and WCF without RIA, which one is suggested?

what is the advantages/disadvantages of using RIA against WCF without RIA?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 394

Answers (2)

Cylon Cat
Cylon Cat

Reputation: 7201

Advantages:

  • Validation; you write validation once, and it works on both client and server sides
  • Simplified code; WCF is encapsulated, so you call RIA-based services synchronously, don't have to build proxies, etc.
  • Tight integration with data controls

Disadvantages:

  • Lots of generated code in your projects
  • XAML markup can get very dense, even for simple stuff
  • (as of the CTP; haven't started working with the beta yet) no integration with Blend

RIA services is still a "work in progress" so it's too early to tell just how it will play out. I'm looking forward to playing with it a lot over the Christmas holidays.

Upvotes: 2

Konamiman
Konamiman

Reputation: 50273

The only disadvantages I can see are:

  • You introduce a new dependency on your project.
  • The learning curve.
  • It's still a beta.

That is, the usuarl disadvantages on using a third-party library.

As for the advantages, I recommend to install it and taking a look at the documentation of the library itself.

Upvotes: 0

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