From WCF to gRPC

Explore the evolution from Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to gRPC in this 33-minute conference talk by Mark Rendle of Gibraltar Software. Trace the journey from Service Oriented Architecture and SOAP in 2006 to the open-source, cross-platform .NET Core and gRPC of today. Discover how gRPC can replicate WCF functionalities, including two-way "duplex" bindings and server-side sessions, while leveraging ASP.NET Core 3.1. Compare WCF and gRPC implementations, examining data contracts, various WCF modes, duplex bindings, and security considerations. Gain insights into the performance and interoperability benefits of adopting gRPC for modern distributed systems development.