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Code Contracts

Design by contract builds on top of concepts like static typing, where certain actions cannot be performed unless it can be verified at compile time. Contracts usually take the form of pre- and post-conditions such as a parameter or return value never being null or only containing a certain range of values. Rather than force developers to learn a whole new language such as Spec#, Microsoft is working on a language-agnostic library that can be leveraged by any .NET language. In some ways contracts...

Posted 10 November 2008 03:30 AM by riaan | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: BizTalk, C#, Integration, Development, Design, patterns, .net, SOA

10 Myths of using Open Source in your business

ActiveState has released a short white paper entitled “10 Myths About Running Open Source Software in Your Business”. Authors advocate against black-and-white approach to open source that is often adopted by both its zealots and its opponents. They believe that using open source software may foster business development projects but pros and cons need to be weighted carefully and proper safety nets should be put in place to reduce potential risks and to optimize advantages. This white paper can be...

Posted 11 August 2008 02:24 AM by riaan

Filed under: Business, Design, patterns, Open Source, Practices, Software

CloudCamp

Here is an interview with CloudCamp's Reuven Cohen on virtualization and cloud computing. The interview focus more on the origanization, but I found it a good read none the less: http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/07/cohen Subscribe in a reader Join my blog network on Facebook Blog Networks Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 29 July 2008 02:09 AM by riaan

Filed under: Design, Architecture, patterns, SaaS, ideas, Cload Computing

BizTalk Adapter Pack Documentation

To accompany the BizTalk Adapter pack poster, here is a link to the help files for the Adapter pack: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb927658.aspx Subscribe in a reader Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 25 July 2008 03:06 AM by riaan

Filed under: Adapters, BizTalk, Integration, Development, Design, patterns, Platforms

BizTalk Adapter Pack Poster

The latest in the series of BizTalk posters has just been released for download. Get the poster here: http://blogs.msdn.com/biztalk_server_team_blog/archive/2008/07/24/announcing-the-biztalk-adapter-pack-poster.aspx Subscribe in a reader Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 25 July 2008 02:49 AM by riaan | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Adapters, BizTalk, Integration, Development, Design, patterns, Platforms

Code Snippet Tool

Posted 24 July 2008 03:09 AM by riaan | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: C#, Development, VB.Net, programming, Design, patterns, Practices

SharePoint Customization Best Practices

Posted 23 July 2008 02:50 AM by riaan

Filed under: Development, SharePoint, Design, patterns, .net, Practices, MOSS 2007

WCF Standards

Looking for a guide to all of the web services protocols implemented by WCF? There's no single document that captures all of the information, but there is a group of documents that talk about the implemented protocols and some of the choices in those implementations. Read more here: http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2008/07/22/standards-guide.aspx Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 23 July 2008 02:46 AM by riaan

Filed under: Code, C#, Integration, Development, Design, patterns, WCF, .net, Practices

BizTalk Services Update

BizTalk Labs has updated its range of connectivity and business process services through the BizTalk Services SDK which offers access to the following services: Workflow, Identity, Windows Live ID Credentials, Unauthenticated Access, TransportClientCredentials, HTTP Connectivity Mode. The services offered by BizTalk Labs are experimental and there has been no decision made about making them into a product. Full Story: http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/07/BizTalk-Services Share this post: email it! ...

Posted 18 July 2008 02:39 AM by riaan | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: BizTalk, C#, Integration, Development, Design, patterns, SaaS, Services

Agile And the truth

Posted 15 July 2008 01:51 AM by riaan

Filed under: C#, Development, programming, Design, patterns, Priciples, Agile, .net, Practices

WCF Best practices

Posted 10 July 2008 02:40 AM by riaan

Filed under: Code, C#, Development, Design, patterns, WCF, .net, Practices

Entity Framework and Data Modeling

In this MSDN Magazine article the author answers questions regarding the Entity Framework and provides an understanding of how and why it was developed. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc700331.aspx Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 08 July 2008 03:18 AM by riaan

Filed under: C#, Development, programming, database, Design, patterns, ADO.Net

Duplex WCF Services

Scott Breeze posted this article around a project he has done exploring the use of Silverlight and WCF. http://blogs.breezetraining.com.au/scotts/2008/06/28/Silverlight2Beta2AndDuplexWCFServices.aspx Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 02 July 2008 02:47 AM by riaan

Filed under: Integration, Development, programming, Design, patterns, WCF, .net, Silverlight

Software factories - a practicle implemenation

Here is an article from MSDN on a practical implementation of software factories. In the article brief principles get discussed, but the over Wow of the article reside in the cutting of development costs. Something to consider: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/cc496679.aspx Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 18 June 2008 03:06 AM by riaan | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: C#, Development, programming, Design, Architecture, patterns, Agile, .net, Practices, Factories

DDD in practice

Found this very good article on infoq by Srini Penchikala on Domain Driven Design and the practice implementation of the concept. Even a sample has been included. Read more here: http://www.infoq.com/articles/ddd-in-practice Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Posted 18 June 2008 02:37 AM by riaan | 165 comment(s)

Filed under: C#, Development, programming, Design, Architecture, patterns, Agile, SCRUM, .net, Practices

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