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• Robert Horvick MSFT Are interfaces for behavioral overloading only?

  This question comes from the new approaches being suggested when designing services with WCF and even ASMX 2. The approach is one that uses interfaces (or abstract classes) to focus on the method signatures and avoid diving directly into implementation when desiging services. This looks like a half-way contract first approach that is meant to help developers focus on what makes a service reusable (strong typing, message orientation, explicit met ...Show All

• bubbly Visio® 2003 UML To XMI Export

  Has anyone been able to import the xmi export file this tool generates into any other tool I have tried pulling Visio Use case diagrams into XDE, Sparx 4.1, and now Sparx 6.0 with zero luck. Are there any plans to upgrade this add-in to export xmi 1.1, 1.2, etc The 1.0 version it exports is not support with the rest of the tools (XDE and Sparx) on the market I am currently using. This is yet another ...Show All

• bhavin.desai Are MS Architectural Sample Applications being updated (for .net 2.0) ?

  Do someone have any information about release date for .NET Architectural Sample Applications (Duwamish, Fitch and Mather, etc) updated for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Thanks for any information. I think Ido is right However, be sure to check out Enterprise Library which is already all set to take on enterprise .Net 2.0 development... Check the details here -> http://msmvps.com/blogs/rohantho ...Show All

• cevans 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

• kaos116 %TEMP% Env Variable

  Is there a need for having multiple values for the System's %TEMP% variable From a design point of view, is it safe to assume it as a single valued variable Incase it is a multi-entry variable is there a registry entry or some reference that separates the %TEMP% value created by Windows and %TEMP% value created by a 3rd party program How can I make sure that I use the one that is defaulted/created by Windows Thanks in advance! In . ...Show All

• Craig McLuckie Designing Databases for SOA

  My question relates to best practices in database design for SOA. Specifically I am looking for a guideline that will help me maximize performance and guarantee uniqueness in and SOA environment. Is it generally advisable to use surrogate keys in your tables if you are designing the data store for an entity service If so, what datatype should you use, integer, GUID I would expect that if I use surrogate keys, that they will then be used b ...Show All

• BBach 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

• JeroGrav rule->Code generation

  there is a rule engine ILOG rules for.net which can create c# code from the rule created in it to improve the performance at runtime. Do we have some other rule engine which has this kind of feature. Also do workflow engines (like K2 etc) has the same kind of feature.If yes ,please name a few Tic Hi Arnon, Thanks for your suggestions.I will definitily use the simulation to get the resutls for a sam ...Show All

• Scythen A UI synchronization mechanism is needed.

  I'm working on a windows application that looks like Visual Studio .Net 2003. I want to allow users to open multiple MDI child forms. Users can also open Properties window or other windows, which look just like those for Properties, solution explorer, and object brower in VS.net 2003. I need a better mechanism to deal with interactions among the MDI child forms, the main form, and other isolated windows, such as Properties window. Here ...Show All

• mgesing 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

• NeGRoiDe General business object requirements

  For those of you who have worked on medium to large sized projects, or anyone who has an opinion , I would like to know what types of logic an application needs in the business layer. If the objects expose properties and collections, is a simple validation on write all that's needed I guess the objects also have methods that do various things. If anyone feels like offering any insight into the kinds of things their business objects do besides s ...Show All

• ryuu_iku windows scheduler - who gets the CPU?

  Can anyone point me to a good whitepaper on the windows scheduler I am not looking for the task scheduler applet in control panel, but the internals of how the kernel does the job scheduling, prioritization or jobs, priority boosts, context switching, etc. I am looking at this from a QoS perspective, and want to better understand the internals of how the windows kernel decides who gets the CPU. Any information would be greatly appreci ...Show All

• Price Brattin Enterprise Architecture Conference & Service-Oriented Architecture Conference

  I'd like to let your members know that SOAInstitute.org is co-producing two events that may be of interest... The first of 2006 series is coming up April 19-20 in Chicago. The Enterprise Architecture Conference Series presents a holistic approach to the ongoing challenge of aligning functional, data and technical architectures with business strategies. For organizations that are struggling to gain the most from major IT investments, the EA ...Show All

• Sander_G Information about Essential Unified Proccess

  There is some information available about Essential Unified Process, if not, when this could be Been waiting a while for the same: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=219862&SiteID=1 Is this event presential or going to be online too I am in Ecuador - SouthAmerica from Ivar Jacobson's site: Ivar Jacobson International are pleased to announce an event to for ...Show All

• Arif Khan What about Software Architecture?

  All I have seen so far in VSTS 2005 is new tools for the System Architect, Developer, Tester, and Project manager.   I'd like to hear what Microsoft is planning for the Software Architect. In my Blog on DSL tools ( http://realworldsa.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/dsl.htm   ) I summarize my thoughts on how much of a mess I think they are going to create in the industry. I would like to hear some thoughts on what MS is planni ...Show All