.NET 3.5 SP1 and VS 2008 SP1 include several enhancements
for WCF development. Some of these include:
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Significant scalability improvements (5-10x) in Web-hosted
application scenarios
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Support for using ADO.NET Entity Framework entities in WCF
contracts
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API usability improvements with DataContract Serializers, and
with the UriTemplate and WCF web programming models
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Enhanced TestClient support within VS 2008 SP1
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New Hosting Wizard in VS 2008 SP1 for WCF Service Projects
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Improved debugging support in partial trust scenarios