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EntLib 5 and Unity 2 Beta 2 Downloads

Download the Beta 2 Releases.

Download Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2 Beta 1

Still a work in progress, but you can officially download beta 1 of both.

Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2 Expected April 14 - Patterns and Practices

Fantastic News! Enterprise Library 5 and Unity 2 expected April 14, 2010!

InjectionFactory and Automatic Factories in Unity 2 - Tutorials and Examples

Unity 2 introduces Automatic Factories and InjectionFactory.

Enterprise Library 5 Video from PnPSummit

Check out the video on what the team is working on.

Enterprise Library 5.0 Focuses on IoC Containers for Configuration

Should be no surprise, but the Architectural refactorings on Enterprise Library 5.0 move away from static and instance factories to containers for configuration.

Enterprise Library 5.0 Video on Channel 9 - Patterns & Practices

Check out the Channel 9 Video on Enterprise Library 5.0.

Data Access Application Block Screencast - Enterprise Library Videos - DAAB

Based on requests, I have put together a quick screencast introducing the Data Access Application Block ( DAAB ) with and without Unity.

Enterprise Library 5.0 Feature Prioritization Survey by Patterns & Practices

Prioritize the features you want to see in Enterprise Library 5.0.

Enterprise Library 4.1 and Unity 1.2 Hands-on Labs Download - Patterns & Practices

Download the new hands-on labs for Enterprise Library and Unity.

Enterprise Library FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) Wiki

A new wiki on CodePlex with answers to your common questions.

Enterprise Library DAAB - ADO.NET and Stored Procedures Made Easy

If you are unfamiliar with the Data Access Application Block, here are some code snippets showing the value of the DAAB as presented at my last presentation...

ASP.NET MVC Sharp Architecture and Validation Application Block from Enterprise Library

Proof of concept using the Enterprise Library Validation Application Block with Sharp Architecture for ASP.NET MVC Validation.

Validation Application Block Hands On Labs Released - Enterprise Library Tutorials

If you are new to Enterprise Library and looking for a good walk-thru of the Validation Application Block, the newly released Hands-On Labs may be just the ticket.

Download Enterprise Library 4.1 with Unity Application Block v1.2

Enterprise Library 4.1 is released.

Unity Interception Extension and RemotingPolicyInjector Screencast - Unity Tutorials

A new screencast by PnPGuidance that shows how to use the new Interception Extension in Unity v1.2 to assist with AOP Style Development in your .NET Applications.

Enterprise Library 4.1 and Unity 1.2 Project Kickoff

Grigori Melnik mentions the project kickoff of Enterprise Library 4.1 and Unity 1.2. In particular, I am excited about the AOP Interception Mechanism and Policy Injection Application Block Integration!

Patterns & Practices Enterprise Library 4.0 and Visual Studio 2008 Webcast

I don't think Microsoft Patterns and Practices wanted anyone to actually attend the Enteprise Library 4.0 Webcast as it was poorly advertised and the start time was incorrect as displayed on Microsoft Events ( July 11 1:00 am Pacific Time). But, if you want to watch a webcast on Enterprise Library 4.0, you can download the on-demand version when it is available.

Enterprise Library 4.0 Logging Application Block and Unity IoC Screencast

A new screencast showing off the use of the Enterprise Library 4.0 Logging Application Block using the EnterpriseLibraryCoreExtension and LoggingBlockExtension that provide Unity IoC Integration. Step-by-step I show how to create a UnityContainer, add the extensions, and inject the LogWriter Class into your custom classes. Enjoy.

Enterprise Library 4.0 Validation Application Block and Unity IoC Screencast

A new screencast showing off the use of the Enterprise Library 4.0 Validation Application Block with Unity IoC. Rather than using Unity Extensions as in the previous screencast with the Data Access Application Block, this screencasts shows how to create and register a simple wrapper around the Validation Application Block Facade Class that you can inject into your custom classes via Unity to validate business objects.

WPF Validation Application Block ( VAB ) Integration Updated for Enterprise Library 4.0

Martin Bennedik updated the WPF integration for the Validation Application Block (VAB) to work with Enterprise Library 4.0.

Enterprise Library 4.0 Data Access Application Block ( DAAB ) and Unity IoC Screencast

A new screencast showing off the use of the Enterprise Library 4.0 Data Access Application Block using the EnterpriseLibraryCoreExtension and DataAccessBlockExtension that provide Unity IoC Integration. Step-by-step I show how to create a UnityContainer, add the extensions, access the database classes from the container, and inject those database classes into your custom classes. Enjoy.

Enterprise Library 4.0 Available for Download - Tutorials and Samples Forthcoming

Download Enterprise Library 4.0 for Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework. Unity IoC Integration is worth creating a few tutorials and screencasts. A few changes to existing application blocks is worth showing off as well, so expect some Enterprise Library 4.0 samples in the near future.

Enterprise Library 4.0 March 2008 CTP Download Available

Enterprise Library 4.0 March 2008 CTP is available for download. Very exciting to see Enterprise Library 4.0 supporting Partially Trusted Callers out of the box as well as...

Unity Release Date Rescheduled for April 7 - Probably EntLib 4.0 too...

Grigori mentions that the release date for Unity has been rescheduled for April 7, 2008 as opposed to the original March 15, 2008. There is a good chance that Enterprise Library 4.0 CTP 1 will be pushed back to April 7th as well, but Grigori didn't say one way or the other.