what is the difference between windows services and WCF services as i am new VSTS2010?and which one is better if i am developing web application ?

Question

Hi i am new in VSTS2010 i would like to know about what is the difference between windows services and WCF Services also wanted to know if i am developing an web application using Silverlight 5 which one is better either windows services or WCF Services ?
Thanks in advanced.

Jignesh Trivedi · Answer

hi you can also host WCF service as a window services Please refer http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/38160/WCF-Service-Library-with-Windows-Service-Hosting http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733069.aspx hope this will help you.

Sanjay Kumar · Answer

Hi.. try link http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/dhananjaycoder/wcf-and-silverlight-with-cross-domain-isssue/ http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/dhananjaycoder/debugging-a-wcf-service-from-silverlight/ http://debugmode.net/2013/04/09/multiple-wcf-endpoints-are-not-only-about-having-multiple-addresses-dude/ http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/dhananjaycoder/exposing-crud-operations-as-resful-wcf-service-and-peforming-all-http-operation-at-client-side/

Sanjay Kumar · Answer

Hi http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/10-differences-between-wcf-and http://www.dotnetnukes.blogspot.in/2013/04/differences-between-wcf-and-aspnet-web.html