Right about the time we released Enterprise Library 3.0, Ed and I presented a webcast that gave a quick tour of all of the new features of the release. We got a lot of attendees, downloads and good feedback, however since we covered so much ground it...

One of the few features we needed to cut from Enterprise Library 3.0 was a Windows Presentation Foundation "integration adapter" for the Validation Application Block. This was a tough call, and wasn't made because we didn't think it was an important scenario...

The patterns & practices team is very excited to welcome Glenn Block to the team. Glenn has joined as a Product Manager responsible for the Client program, looking after deliverables such as the Smart Client Software Factory and Web Client Software...

When you install Enterprise Library 3.0, you actually get two distinct copies of the library. One copy is in the form of pre-compiled binaries - by default these get installed to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Enteprise Library 3.0 - April 2007\bin". The...

While the initial crop of patterns & practices software factories target different types of business applications, we're seeing that the software factory form-factor is a great way of packaging guidance for some less expected scenarios. One such example...

For quite some time, Don has been been putting together short video tutorials on the Web Service Software Factory (including a brand new one giving a preview of the upcoming v3 release ). Up until now I've never tried this, but Don has been getting pretty...

I hope you're enjoying the new release of Enterprise Library ! One of the more interesting inclusions in this release is the new Policy Injection Application Block . The goal of the PIAB is to make it easier to separate cross-cutting concerns from business...

Yes, it's finally here. The patterns & practices team is pleased to announce the official release of Enterprise Library 3.0 - April 2007 for the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0. Highlights of this Release If you've been keeping up with the Community...

No we're not going to ask you any questions about your age, race or income. This is an application architecture census. Let me explain. As I mentioned the other day, we've started work on a new release of the Application Architecture for .NET guide ....