In my May 2005 column, I discussed contract-first development and appropriate times to use it (see Service Station: Contract-First Service Development). In this second part, I'm going to focus on some techniques for contract-first development within the ASMX framework. I'll look at various tools that come with the Microsoft® .NET Framework and Visual Studio® .NET, as well as some useful third-party tools. I'll also discuss an interesting hybrid technique that offers a nice compromise between interoperability and productivity given the current tool situation.
