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MEF Making its debut on Codeplex

And now for something completely different...

It all started with a dream when I first joined the MEF team it was the...

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Plenty of folks thought it was nuts, though there was a ton of support as well. I didn't lose faith though. However somehow along the way I  picked up a new moniker

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In the end though it all paid off and we were

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And then finally today we got to see all the fruits of our labor and 

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Yes folks, MEF is now live on CodePlex!

What is it?

MEF or the Managed Extensibility Framework is a new library in .NET that enables greater reuse of applications and components. Using MEF, .NET applications can make the shift from being statically compiled to dynamically composed.

On the site you'll find

Want more, go here and find out. This is just the beginning, there's much more to come in the future. This is Preview 2 of many.

As Hammett said, we want your feedback, we want your help. We're ready and listening...

Published Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:48 AM by Glenn Block
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# MEF Making its debut on Codeplex : EasyCoded

Saturday, September 06, 2008 2:51 AM by MEF Making its debut on Codeplex : EasyCoded

# Managed Existensibility Framework (MEF) is now on Codeplex

Managed Existensibility Framework (MEF) is now on Codeplex

Saturday, September 06, 2008 4:28 AM by Techie.notepad

# Microsoft Extensibility Framework en codeplex

El viernes pasado apareció la primera entrega del Microsoft Extensibility Framework (en codeplex) Es

Monday, September 08, 2008 5:21 AM by Angel "Java" Lopez

# Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is on CodePlex

The Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is a new library in .NET that enables greater reuse of applications

Monday, September 08, 2008 12:18 PM by Keith Barrows - StarPilot

# re: MEF Making its debut on Codeplex

Hi Glenn

We have adopted Prism / Unity as the basis of our "application framework".

We've also followed MEF since Krzysztof Cwalina first announced it back in April.

So what's your / Microsoft's take on Unity and MEF?  Competitors / complementary ?

We've got our own observations but would appreciate your thoughts

Geoff

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:45 AM by Geoff Acton

# re: MEF Making its debut on Codeplex

Hi Geoff

I don't see Unity and MEF as competitors, I see them as complementary, though there is obvious overlap.

In this post's comments, I address my perspective on this

http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2008/09/managed-extensibility-framework-why.html

Friday, September 12, 2008 11:02 AM by Glenn Block

# Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) used to make a Composite Web ASP.NET Forms Application

Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) used to make a Composite Web ASP.NET Forms Application

Monday, September 15, 2008 9:29 AM by Techie.notepad

# re: MEF Making its debut on Codeplex

too bad it isn't open source...

Friday, September 26, 2008 8:34 AM by Zoid

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