What is the difference between webservices and Class Library(like assemblies in windows Form)

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Can any one plz tell me difference between those two
and how to consume live web services like weather,Scores etc ..

Thank you in Advance.

Posted 9-Feb-14 5:45am

A.Girish

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Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-09T05:55:00

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Web services and assemblies cannot really be compared together.

Assemblies are .Net compiled code - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hk5f40ct%28v=vs.90%29.aspx[^].

Web Services are means to make your application interoperable and accessible to consumer. -http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/ws_intro.asp[^].

Posted 9-Feb-14 5:55am

Abhinav S

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 9-Feb-14 23:29pm

My 5. :)

Abhinav S 9-Feb-14 23:33pm

Thanks Tadit.

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-09T06:04:00

Refer - WCF/WF - Web Services Vs Class Libraries[^].

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Web Service
A web service is a collection of protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications or systems. Software applications written in various programming languages and running on various platforms can use web services to exchange data over computer networks like the Internet in a manner similar to inter-process communication on a single computer. This interoperability (e.g., between Java and Python, or Windows and Linux applications) is due to the use of open standards
More details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service
http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/default.asp
Class Library
A set of reusable objects which may be used within the context of a framework but may also be used as stand-alone objects.
In .NET terms
The .NET Framework class library is a library of classes, interfaces, and value types that are included in the .NET Framework SDK. This library provides access to system functionality and is designed to be the foundation on which .NET Framework applications, components, and controls are built.
More details http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229335.aspx