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August 2008
patterns and practices Improving Web Services Security in a printed hard copy
Would you like to see patterns & practices Improving Web Services Security in a printed hard copy?
SEI Architecture Expert (ArchE) tool Version 3.0 is Available
The SEI Architecture Expert (ArchE) tool is a design assistant that helps architects explore architectural designs driven by quality attributes. ArchE shows the architect proposals for improving the current architecture and allows the architect to decide on the best alternative.
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Do NOT install SQL Server 2008 RTM if ...
Do NOT install SQL Server 2008 RTM if you do not have the room on your C drive for all of VSTS 2008 and SP1.
If the software I depend on to build software can not be built to be installed correctly, there is something wrong. SQL Server was months late, of course that is 99% a marketing issue Microsoft has, but that should not become our problem.
They recall food with bacteria, they should recall this mess...........
From Microsoft dll Hell to Microsoft Installation Hell
Regretfully I have been sitting on getting started with project until SQL Server 2008 came out. Part of that project includes SSRS and I need BIDS to create the reports. Over all this has been a pathetic installation process.
I will post any resolutions back to this blog entry.........
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July 2008
Composite Application Guidance for WPF Release Version Available
The Composite Application Guidance for WPF is designed to help you more easily build enterprise-level Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) client applications. This guidance will help you design and build flexible composite WPF client applications.
May 2008
Fixing the Windows SDK is not installed correctly WCF Service Configuration Editor Error
I have seen a lot of posts about the error "Windows SDK is not installed correctly" when trying to open the WCF Service Configuration Editor in Visual Studio 2008.
To fix it...
Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008 released!
Microsoft's patterns and practices team has released Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008.
Living for Hope in Fear of the F Bomb
Einstein said it: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
Service-Oriented Architectures and Software Product Lines
SEI has published a new report titled "Proceedings of the First Workshop on Service-Oriented Architectures and Product Lines". It discusses the commonalities and the differences with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and software product line (SPL) approaches.
April 2008
Smart Client Software Factory ( SCSF ) for Visual Studio 2008 Available
The Smart Client Software Factory ( SCSF ) for Visual Studio 2008 is now available on the Microsoft downloads site.
Silverlight 2 End-to-End Data Centric Application
Brad Abrams has put together a really nice post on Silverlight 2. He calls it, End-to-End Data Centric Application with Silverlight 2.
Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) 4.0 Released
MOF 4.0 is practical guidance for IT organizations contained in a set of 23 documents. With this release, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.
Models for Evaluating and Improving Architecture Competence
SEI has released a new paper titled Models for Evaluating and Improving Architecture Competence.
.NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit Available
This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the .NET 3.5 Enhancement features including: ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET AJAX History, ASP.NET Silverlight controls, ADO.NET Data Services and ADO.NET Entity Framework.
Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Guidance Available
Microsoft is making the details of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) process generally available online for the first time.
New WCSF Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Guidance Bundles
patterns and practices has released new WCSF Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 Guidance Bundles.
Free E-Learning: .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
Learn how to build solutions using Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, and Windows Communication Foundation with the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. This collection is free for a limited time.
Microsoft Patterns and Practices Unity Application Block 1.0 is Available
Microsoft Patterns and Practices Unity Application Block 1.0 is Available
The Personal Software Process (PSP) Body of Knowledge Version 1.0
Get the Personal Software Process (PSP) Body of Knowledge Version 1.0.
Community Preview of the Enterprise Library 4.0 Available
The Community Preview of the Enterprise Library 4.0 is available from CodePlex.
Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development Book Review
This book is a gold mine of wisdom.
This book contains a ton of wisdom that has come out of the software engineering field over the years. It brings together a lot of software development best practices that can be found in other resources and puts them together under the umbrella of Emergent Design.
March 2008
New Microsoft Expression Community Web Site Available
The Microsoft Expression Community Team has done a great job on the new site.
Welcome back ActiveX (Silverlight the Newest Silver Bullet)
I know I am in the minority here, but I am not at all excited to see the way things are shaping up. ActiveX is making a come back, and I am dreading it.
Breaking the Rules: Apple Succeeds By Defying 5 Core Valley Principles
This article makes me want to go work for Apple.
Has Microsoft Implemented the Software Factory? I think not.
What I have seen come out of patterns and practices are not software factories as prescribed by the initial movement.
