SoftwareFactories
The Smart Client Software Factory for Visual Studio 2008 was released on Microsoft Downloads.
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Following on the footsteps of the Smart Client Software Factory April 2008 Alpha Release for Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Patterns & Practices just released the April 2008 Beta Version of the SCSF.
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The Smart Client Software Factory April 2008 Alpha for Visual Studio 2008 was released by Microsoft Patterns & Practices. This release supports Visual Studio 2008, contains minor bug fixes, and uses Guidance Automation Extensions ( GAX ) 1.4.
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Microsoft Patterns and Practices has released an updated set of downloads for the Web Client Software Factory Guidance Bundles and Application Blocks that support Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5 Frameworks.
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The Smart Client Software Factory ( SCSF ) for Visual Studio 2008 is expected to be released by the end of April.
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Blaine Wastell mentions the release of a new WCSF February 2008 to work side-by-side with the October 2007 Web Client Software Factory Guidance Package. The new release only changes the WCSF MSI and not the source code. They are also close to finishing the new guidance bundles for both Visual Studio 2008 / .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2005 / .NET 2.0. Read more...
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The Web Client Software Factory v2.0 for Visual Studio 2008 has been released by Microsoft Patterns and Practices. This is the February 2008 Release that runs on Visual Studio 2008 and requires the new version of GAX / GAT that run on Visual Studio 2008. Available for download are the Web Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory Source Code, and the Web Client Software Factory Source Code for Application Blocks - February 2008. Read more...
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The Microsoft Patterns & Practices Team released the February 2008 Web Service Software Factory Modeling Edition for Visual Studio 2008 for download. The Web Service Software Factory: Modeling Edition (also known as the Service Factory) is an integrated collection of resources designed to help you quickly and consistently build WCF and ASMX Web services that adhere to well-known architecture and design patterns. These resources consist of models with code generation in the form of tools integrated with Visual Studio 2008 and patterns and architecture topics in the form of written guidance. Read more...
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The February 2008 Release of the GAX / GAT for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 has been released. The Guidance Automation Extensions (GAX) expands the capabilities of Visual Studio by allowing architects and developers to run guidance packages, such as those included in Software Factories, which automate key development tasks from within the Visual Studio environment. The Guidance Automation Toolkit (GAT) is a guidance package which allows architects to author rich, integrated user experiences for reusable assets including Software Factories, frameworks, and patterns.
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The Microsoft Patterns & Practices Team released a new February CTP of the Web Service Software Factory Modeling Edition for Visual Studio 2008 on CodePlex. The Web Service Software Factory: Modeling Edition (also known as the Service Factory) is an integrated collection of resources designed to help you quickly and consistently build WCF and ASMX Web services that adhere to well-known architecture and design patterns. These resources consist of models with code generation in the form of tools integrated with Visual Studio 2008 and patterns and architecture topics in the form of written guidance. Read more...
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Part 2 of the short series on packaging and building software factories with team foundation build.
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Part 1 of a short series on packaging Software Factories solutions with Visual Studio 2005 discusses implementing a team build for Software Factories using Team Foundation Server.
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