Read this post to find out what the context for these 'Factories 201' posts is. Following on from Edward's post "Factories 201 - What are they (concretely)?", I am going to contribute what I think is the next question in the logical sequence hopefully...

Naturally, I get asked this all the time. What are the differences between the 'EFx Factory' and software factories such as the 'Web Service Software Factory' from patterns & practices? [Now, I do need to say this, I do work closely with the patterns...

I don't normally do these kinds of posts on this blog, since I like to keep it very technology focused on factories, but I just had to share this - hoping it could help yourself avoid some of the stoopid mistakes like the ones I've made over the last...

Edward has started a new series of posts about factory basics called 'Factories 201' , and he has kicked that off with a post entitled "What are they (concretely)?" Which I think is such a fantastic idea to get back to grass roots, and addressing the...

One of the challenges I am investigating more right now (at the pattern level) is the coalescing of artefacts from multiple parties on a model in a software factory (or domain modelling context. i.e. from a DSL). The parties in question could be different...

In a previous FAQ we addressed some of the fears that our 'eager-professionals' are likely to have about the introduction of software factories into their projects and organisations. In this post I want to address one of the concerns that the expert solution...

This post was supposed to be entitled, 'Happy New Year to Software Factories' . Which is really the message. The prediction from some of us in this field is that this year (2007) will be the year that factories actually get the momentum, exposure and...

Thanks Edward for tagging me and introducing me to this blogging game. Now I have to tell some 5 things personal about my life that you couldn't possibly know. Not really the forum I had intended to discuss 'real life'. But so's not to party-poop, and...

Well, its time to (officially) announce the end of further development of the EFx Factory prototype! and open a new chapter on software factories for our customers. [In actual fact, not really hot-off-the-press news, this post has been pending getting...

When describing what a software factory is concretely and technically how to build one on the .NET platform, it's quite common to list the toolkits/technologies you need to use to get one. For some time, that list of foundation technologies has been...