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• Teddydino Who needs Architecture?

  http://msmvps.com/blogs/rohanthomas/archive/2006/01/26/81848.aspx Would love to hear your comments... Thanks The points you stated are valid points, but I how do you think they apply is the stated scenario Obviously architecture is needed, even for a small project. Yes its not TOGAF or DoDAF but still... a three layered software architecture atleast... Do correct me if I am wrong... I agree with Tad. All projects need ...Show All

• SJINDAL Architecture Frameworks

    How important are the architecture frameworks like "Zachman, IAF, the DYA framework and Tapscott" for software architects to study And what priority must you give them Greetings Clemens Hi Clemens, Like most things in Software Architecture - it depends :) Sometimes the business circumstances requires that you use a framework e.g. if you are working with the US DOD you may need to work with DODAF; If your co ...Show All

• fowlerk VS 2005 and multiple projects.

  I was told by someone that Visual Studio 2005 has moved away from multiple projects in a solution. I don't believe this for a second, but I wanted to see if 1) it really was true and 2) if there is any info I could draw from to counter that argument. Also, do many of you consider the information in this article: ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/designnetapp.asp ) a bit outdated And b ...Show All

• webwiz52 MSMQ vs Event/Delegate model as foundation for flexible application architechture?

  While architecting a framework for an application that is being developed, for which we plan to use 'messaging' as the primary data/information exchange mechanism, use we came across this dilemma: To use MSMQ or Event/Delegate model of .NET To elaborate a little further, the system would consist of User Data Management, Video Capture, Printing, UI, Remote UI and Remote Control interfaces etc. ALL interactions between these modules wo ...Show All

• VanP Windows Network Multi-Language Compatibility

  I would like to deploy English Windows Server 2003 to host an email server, file server, database server, web server, terminal server, application server, all using ENGLISH software, and was wondering if all those services would be compatible with CHINESE Windows 98 / XP client computers. Are there any known issues with networking English / Non-English Windows computers Any input would be greatly apprecia ...Show All

• sidewinder2 Any idea regarding generic UI from Business logic

  Any idea regarding for such a framework or design for User Interface in which we can generate UI from Business logic.(it could be for desktop or web based application) Take a look at Naked Objects http://www.nakedobjects.org/ Arnon This topic has been abandoned but there were some great ideas provided and since the question asked for ideas, I've marked them as answers. Kamii47 wrote: Any idea regarding for such ...Show All

• GNR1 design Reflection.Emit question.

  I have an interesting problem. I am developping an ASP.net application, but the question is more related to architecture. The thing is, I need to present summary information per year. It's not the exact case, but imagine that I need to present total sales by product and year, with one column for the product name and one for each year. So something like Product 1998 1999 2000 prod. A 1,000 1,500 1,800 My problem is, I don't know how many yea ...Show All

• Sharon277 Why use an application server?

  My boss wants me to explain to him the advantages of having an application server in our web app. Currently our web app talks directly to SQL Server. What are some of the pros and cons of having an application server in this type of application --SY I know we are discussing logical/physical application layers but do not forget about BizTalk. BizTalk can be used as an application/integration server a ...Show All

• SSDevTeam Business Logic Question(s)

  Hi, I believe this is the right place to post this query. I'll give you some background first. I have an asp.net application that accesses business objects which in turn accesses a data access layer to read information from a database, pretty standard stuff!  Most of the pages are simple in that the user can either edit the data or they can't so in the business objects there is a base method that returns a bool for whether to disabl ...Show All

• Bradsy Is MSMQ the right answer?

  A web user visits an ASP.NET web app and submits a form which makes a couple of changes to a database and sends a message to another user, say via email. 5 minutes later, I need to check and see if that second user has responded. If not, another email message needs to be sent to that same user. If after another 5 minutes the 2nd notification has not be responded to, a 3rd user will need to be notified. Does MSMQ have a mechanism that allow ...Show All

• egank Online/Offline mode, abstracted

  We are planning an enterprise app. The basic setup will consist of a winforms client that will connect via remoting to a centralized app-server over a vpn. We must be able to provide basic functionality even in the event of a network outage. The plan is to have a local database that is a stripped down version of the main database. The local database will get updated periodically so it stays roughly in synch with the main database. The client wil ...Show All

• greatgopal Need help on solution architecture employing BizTalk Server & MSMQ Server

  Hi, I have a potential software project for a large ad composition agency. The requirement is briefly as follows: 1. There will be front offices located in more than a dozen locations across multiple states. These front offices would be posting requirements about advertisements to multiple back office located in some other country. Each front office would have about 10 users. 2. Each ad ...Show All

• DotNetDudeATX VS 2005 and multiple projects.

  I was told by someone that Visual Studio 2005 has moved away from multiple projects in a solution. I don't believe this for a second, but I wanted to see if 1) it really was true and 2) if there is any info I could draw from to counter that argument. Also, do many of you consider the information in this article: ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/designnetapp.asp ) a bit outdated And b ...Show All

• Sergey Ponomarev how workflow engine works

  Can somebody guide me how a workflow engine works which can be integrated with visual studio.net 2003. Please refer me some website where i can get some sample application built on this. Also recommend some workflow engines for .net. One more question, can workflow created in biztalk be integrated in a .net application as a business layer component and is it open for change at runtime to implement the changes on the fly regards ...Show All

• Gerry Fan Biztalk server 2004 Data Access

  Can I use a Data Access tier without writing a adapter in biztalk 2004 for a receive location looks difficult, perhaps another one could help more... Thnx alot all. Clemens Reijnen! your question do you really need biztalk Yes there are three major reasons of chosing biztalk 1- Runtime workflow definations. 2- communication with swift using swift Acclerator. 3- integration with third party systems like Routers other banking com ...Show All