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Code Generators: when can you live with them?

Tom Hollander just posted a note Code Generators: Can't live with them, can't live without them . His question is really about the ROI on developing code generators. Most of the comments, however, are about the specific case he is trying to address with

Inputs to Web Service Software Factory: Take 2

After my post " Web Service Software Factory; the Modeling Edition " Jason Hogg reminded me that I missed two significant inputs: EDRA and Web Service Security Patterns . I have added them to the top of the diagram below. EDRA, which stands

Application Management, Here I Come

After almost 5 years in patterns & practices, after participating in building EDRA, architecting GAX, working on three software factories, helping define the software factory platform, working on pattern languages, and doing other tings, I am moving

Web Service Software Factory; the Modeling Edition

Last week we (the Microsoft patterns & practices team ) released the Web Service Software Factory (or WSSF), the Modeling Edition ( WSSF MD ). When I looked back I realized that this factory is a cumulative result of an interesting chain of developments.

Patterns vs. Tooling

At the p&p Summit last week Jason ( The Hogg Blog ), Ade ( #2872 ), Dragos ( Dragos Manolescu's blog ) and I staged a discussion that was designed to polarize and divide the audience along "patterns vs. tools" line. Jason describes the event ( The