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Enterprise Library 5.0: Architectural refactoring complete
25 June 09 04:19 PM

The highest priority story in the EntLib5 backlog is ARC01: Architectural refactoring, which includes the use of a dependency injection container for wiring your EntLib objects instead of the one-off ObjectBuilder factories and DI container independence Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, Unity, ease of use

Just Released: Unity Application Block 1.2 for Silverlight
14 December 08 01:01 AM

If you are building rich application experiences in Silverlight , you can now use the power of dependency injection. It was possible to use Unity on Silverlight before, but you had to make some tweaks since Silverlight has some differences from the desktop Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, dependency injection, Unity, new release, Silverlight

What is Enterprise Library team currently up to?
11 December 08 03:10 PM

After shipping Enterprise Library v4.1 , the team is focusing on the ease-of-use and learnability aspects of both EntLib and Unity. Our top stories of the current backlog include the following: Unity for Silverlight [Done - 12/14/2008] Comprehensive Enterprise Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, dependency injection, Unity, videos, interception, plans, support, labs

Just Released: Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.1 and Unity 1.2
28 October 08 02:17 PM

From the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, I am writing this message in between many exciting PDC sessions and conversations with customers of Enterprise Library and other p&p assets. Microsoft patterns & practices is pleased to announce Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, VS2008, extensibility, Enterprise Library, Unity, interception, AOP

Unity DI container 1.0 shipped!
04 April 08 05:09 PM

Microsoft patterns & practices is excited to announce the release of Unity 1.0. As many of you already know, Unity is a lightweight, extensible dependency injection (DI) container. It facilitates building loosely coupled applications and provides Read More...

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Filed under: p&p, extensibility, dependency injection, Unity

Unity container: resolving non-public objects
01 April 08 07:10 PM

If you care, please read the following thread posted on Codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/unity/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=25123 and comment on the path we are taking to address the issue with injecting and resolving non-public types in partial trust scenarios. Read More...

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Filed under: extensibility, dependency injection, Unity

GAX/GAT February 2008 Final Release
15 February 08 04:42 PM

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 Read More...

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Filed under: p&p, GAX, GAT, Orcas, VS2008, extensibility

Unity February 2008 Community Technology Preview
12 February 08 05:12 PM

Friends! Today we have released the February 2008 Community Technology Preview of Unity , our lightweight extensible dependency injection container (it's truly lightweight - to use it, you only need to include 2 assemblies totalling about 100K). Get it Read More...

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Filed under: extensibility, dependency injection, Unity

Unity Extensibility Workshop
29 January 08 12:13 PM

Microsoft Main Campus (Building 99) February 18-19, 2008 Redmond, WA Description Unity is Microsoft’s lightweight, extensible dependency injection container. Microsoft patterns & practices will host Unity Extensibility Workshop to walk the participants Read More...

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Filed under: p&p, EntLib, EntLib Contrib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, Unity, events, workshop

DIAB is now Unity
14 January 08 05:19 PM

First of all, we finally came up with a name for the DI container we are building. A drum roll, please… We’ve decided to call it “ Unity ” as a container that epitomizes a quality of one (system) being, comprising, or consisting of a number (of parts/components). Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, dependency injection, Unity

Enterprise Library product backlog
08 January 08 05:00 PM

I've posted the current EntLib4 product backlog with prioritized stories on Codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/entlib/Wiki/View.aspx?title=EntLib4%20Backlog There are two main areas we are working on: introducing the dependency injection block (which I Read More...

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Filed under: EntLib, VS2008, extensibility, Enterprise Library, dependency injection

Making Dependency Injection Simpler in EntLib 4
03 December 07 07:51 PM

The benefits of modular design with cohesive components that have little or no coupling to the rest of the software system are commonly recognized today. Dependency injection is a mechanism that facilitates such aggressive decoupling and independence Read More...

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Filed under: p&p, EntLib, extensibility, Enterprise Library, dependency injection

Planning the next release of Enterprise Library
24 August 07 02:47 PM

We, at patterns & practices, are planning a release of Enterprise Library for Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas). It will happen at around the same time Visual Studio 2008 is out (Feb 2008 as per our roadmap ). At a minimum, you can expect the current functionality Read More...

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Filed under: p&p, EntLib, Orcas, VS2008, extensibility