The Smart Client Software Factory project was spawned from the successes of the CAB. Microsoft's Peter Provost says developers should adopt SCSF for their projects. He also compares CAB state management to the new System.Configuration namespace in .NET 2.0. (MP3)
While the trend toward Web-based apps could send the traditional desktop computing model packing its bags, IT managers are just beginning to ponder how the security landscape might change.
Mainsoft has one up on the competition: Its Visual MainWin For J2EE product suite makes the company the only place to go for all enterprise Java and .Net mix mode solutions.
Open-sourcing is entrenched, and few would argue any longer that the Web is a core part of the future of software delivery. So what are the new hot-button issues in application development? Here are five topics generating chatter among developers and software companies.
PreEmptive Solutions wants to ensure that enterprises don't eschew obfuscation in their application life-cycle practices with its Dotfuscator for .Net and DashO Pro for Java tools.
Agile development has deeply affected how the Microsoft Patterns and Practices team creates software. Microsoft's Peter Provost talks about the team's use of Agile as both a design and testing methodology. (MP3)
Neither Vista nor XP SP3 will ship until next year. Here are nearly a dozen new ways to squeeze more speed and capacity from the current version of XP.
Microsoft's Peter Provost describes how Dependency Injection is part of the architectural underpinnings of the CAB, and how it makes possible the concept of pluggable modules in .NET. (MP3, 14:20 mins.)
When it comes to programming languages and development tools, the concurrency revolution that's now underway will be as significant as the object revolution of the 1980s and '90s.
