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• MichaelS Entities

  I'm starting the following project: A multi database (SQL Server, Oracle and Firebird) using Winforms in the presentation layer and Web Services in the middle tier. My principal question is about the best way to implement the entities transit between the layers. I'm thinking in this option: a typed dataset based entities without the default adapters created by the VS 2005. Instead I will use a Helper class to factoring the multi database feat ...Show All

• Kal_Torak Does XmlChoiceIdentifierAttribute break the 3rd tenet of SOA ?

  The 3rd tenet of SOA, according to MS, states that "Services Share Schema and Contract". When I use the XmlChoiceIdentifierAttribute in my shema, I actually say "when you call me, you will get in response one of the following possible types and you should check yourself the returned value to decide what you got from me". In the SO point of view, does this decleration of "possible" types makes my contract less ...Show All

• shakeel1975 Restrictive Development- Propagating Architectural Patterns

  How does the architect get their architecture propagated throughout analysis, design, and the construction phase   I have only found one way to successfully do this.   It is what I refer to as Restrictive Development. Here is an overview of Restrictive Development .   I would like your feedback on this.  Do you use another technique question, this is all about propagated through ...Show All

• Oscar Naim - MSFT Software Architectural Synthesis Factor Table

  Quality attribute requirements drive the design of architecture and the resulting views of the architecture.    A Software Architectural Synthesis Factor Table results from several iterations of putting together different abstraction levels and then views of an architecture.   I had an old factor table that came from an old project that in the end the client decided would be to costly to move forward with.   I thought I ...Show All

• funehmon Databinding vs Multi-tier

  I'm a bit confused - see if you can help me out. It seems like microsoft is really big on the multi-tiered approach to development(presentation, business, data), but now, with visual studio 2005, they're also really pushing the new and improved typed dataset for databinding. Am I wrong, or is it virtually impossible to take full advantage of the new typed dataset and still separate your system into presentation and data layers You create a data ...Show All

• ulu WSE 3.0 cannot be used with the Compact Framework 2.0 on Mobile 5.0 devices

  From an Architectural View, how are those of you Architecting Mobile Solutions, over coming this Here is a blog that I have asked the MS CF team to make responses too, hopefully they do. I have one response at the time of this forum entry. A related thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=247326&SiteID=1&mode=1 ...Show All

• Bigby Advantages of OOP ?

  Hello, Im a fun of OOP designs. I design my bussiness classes when I start a new project. Then maybe I will write mapper classes for bussiness classes to map DB tables or using an O/RM tool or an ODBMS . Think that this project is big one and it has long deadline. You will develop it 2 or 3 years. Requirements will be changed. To develop this project with OOP designs and n-Tier application design is good idea. But I am asking myself ...Show All

• Sonkit the best orm for .net?

  I would like to know your favorites, i am looking for a free one and with caching capabilities. just giving you a hard time for the way you worded your sentence Hi .Net programming is not always limited to SQl databases. What kind of ORM tool would be suggested if the databse is something like DB2 running on a Mainframe box (assume adapters like DataDirect is already there to talk with the Db2 instance ...Show All

• Dan Wood Adding EntLib 2.0 to a Solution, what would be the best practice?

  I have a few Class Library Projects (e.g. BLL, Components etc.) and a Web Project in one Solution. I would like to utilize the Enterprise Library 2.0 in this Solution as much as possible. The application blocks need to be accessed from the BLL, Components and probably the Web App. My question is what would be the best way to add the Enterprise Library 2.0 to this Solution so that all Projects within this Solution can use it. I coul ...Show All

• andrescamilo workflow engine and rule engine performance

  Please give me your criticakl comments on performance degradation issues arising out of usage ofworkflow and rule engine vis a vis increase in scalability and agility Hi Though tools like Biztalk combine both there is a difference between Rule Engines and Workflows BPEL is a specification for Worflow language There are several specifications for Rule langauges such as RuleML and SWRL but not all rule eng ...Show All

• Dylan Beattie Welcome to the Architectu Modeling and Tools Forum!

  Welcome to the Architecture: Modeling and Tools Forum. This forum is for discussing issues and experiences related to the use of modeling and tools, including DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) and SDM (System Definition Model).  This forum is moderated by several members of Microsoft's Architecture Strategy Team.  We welcome all questions and comments related to architecture, although we recommend that product specific q ...Show All

• Natiq finding design patterns from Model or P.E file

  Hi,        Are there any tools or APIs that take a model (as XMI probably) or a P.E file (so in effect, source code won't be available) and give the design patterns that were used in the model Which classes participate in which patterns and related info It could probably be one of the stages in reverse engineering, isn't       Thank you. Hi, B ...Show All

• xhead the best orm for .net?

  I would like to know your favorites, i am looking for a free one and with caching capabilities. Actually to add another .. npersist I agree that nhibernate is probably the way to go but it does have a steep learning curve and offers alot of functionality many do not need. Wilson takes the opposite approach, it is extremely easy to learn but may lack in some advanced areas of functionality (like using aspects to automatically register d ...Show All

• Deep Thought Architecture templates

  I am in a small shop where we don't have UML tools or other design aids other than Visio. What I am looking for if there is any are templates or guides, standards for how a system architecture should be documented. That standard would also include how architecture should be documented graphically as well. Many deep "Thank you" as all of the answers have been very helpful and with excellent linsk to great resources. Please lets st ...Show All

• Jörg Riedmiller A good second book about architecture

  Hello I have finished "pro scalable application in .net 2.0" which was nice. Now I want to read another book about architecture. What do you recomend I think Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software is a good option, do you know another Thanks. Thanks to all of you, but i am looking for something different, do you know any book that speak deeply about soa, n-tier, etc etc.. And all the example ...Show All