Workaround for StackOverflowException when using SlSvcUtil.exe

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlightws/archive/2010/04/30/workaround-for-stackoverflowexception-when-using-slsvcutil-exe.aspx

Hosting WCF in IIS 7.5: HTTP Error 404.17 - Not Found

Another quick entry. I’m hosting WCF service in IIS 7.5 (Windows 7 x32) and getting the following error:

HTTP Error 404.17 - Not Found
The requested content appears to be script and will not be served by the static file handler.

Found solution in this thread: it looks like the script maps for the .svc extension are not registered. To register the script maps run the following command:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe -i

WCF services asynchronously in Silverlight without generated proxy

Just found a very interesting post by Ayende Rahien on using WCF services asynchronously without generated proxies. And Mark J. Miller in his blog shows how to use the approach in Silverlight application.