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I'm replacing another developer in the final phase of an ASP.NET project using workflows. As I understand it, most of the project is complete but the workflows parts are still work in progress. This was a surprise assignment and now I have a long weekend to prepare.

Can you recommend any resources to get me up to speed? I can learn on the job, but I need a very clear idea of the basics of WF, particularly as it applies to ASP.NET.

+1  A: 

Virtual Labs are a great place to start. For me, nothing beats hands-on. Good luck with your assignment!

JP Alioto
Cheers. I didn't even know these labs existed. I'm going to start using them a lot more often as intros to new subjects.
draconis
Great! Glad to hear it. The labs are fantastic.
JP Alioto
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The ondemand(previously recorded) webcasts from Microsoft are normally really good, but it's a painful number of clicks to actually get to the point where you can download the file, and sometimes you find that it is not available.

AaronLS
Thanks for the tip. Like you said, they are a real pain to download. I'll probably try again later.
draconis
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Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation, Step by Step. That's the book I used to learn WF one long weekend.

Also, there's a WF Developer Center on MSDN at http://msdn.microsoft.com/wf/.

John Saunders
Both very useful resources. However, the Step By Step book lacks a specific section on using workflows in ASP.NET, which I really need. I'll come back to this book once the rush is over and go through it systematically.
draconis
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Get Pro WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 3.5 by Bruce Bukovics and prepare for a weekend without sleep.

Maurice
Day 1 is coming to a close and I have a massive headache coming on. However, I feel the dawn of WF enlightenment, so I'm bearing the pain with a smile.
draconis