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Using MessageContracts and DataContractsUsers of the Service Factory often ask about the rationale behind the required use of MessageContracts even though the use of MessageContracts aren't mandated by WCF. I've answered this question in other venues, but it seemed like a good thing to put... more
Released: Web Service Software Factory: Modeling EditionI just saw an announcement from Don that the P&P folks have just released the third version of the Web Service Software Factory - entitled The Web Service Software Factory Modeling Edition. I know these guys have been working hard on th... more
The Great Debate: Patterns vs ToolingWith well over 250 attendees this years P&P Summit is the best attended I have seen so far. I was fortunate to participate in two presentations - the first talk was on SecPAL which I believe was well received, and the second was a discussion with... more
Swiss Army Knife of X.509 Certificate ToolsAnyone who has dealt with X.509 certificates when trying to design, test and deploy secure Web services will know what an ordeal it can be to locate certificates in various cert stores using different cert identifiers, modify security properties of t... more
p&p in the Real World: First ImpressionsAs a product manager at patterns & practices, I got to write a lot more code than most people would expect from a product manager. However the nature of the job and the team meant that it was basically all prototypes and samples. So after over 3... more
Extending Visual Studio - Made EasyOne thing that always amazes me as I talk to scientists and researchers at shows like the recent Open Grid Forum or the last Super Computing conference is the extent to which they have managed to extend Eclipse to provide intuitive interfaces to thei... more
A time for reflection and assessmentWow, it's hard to believe it has been almost a year since the patterns & practices team released our first software factories. Remember when the early customer previews were called Baseline Architecture Toolkits? Oh, the nostalgia... more
First Service Factory v3 Community DropOkay, we're off and running now. Earlier today I posted the first of many community drops for Service Factory v3 - don't let "build 19" fool you - this is the first one. It took us longer than expected to get this one out the door, but we're all... more
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