Software Factory (Microsoft .NET)

Although the term "software factory" is used by Microsoft in association with their .NET Framework, "Software Factories" are much broader in use and application.

Implementations

* The EFx Factory from [http://www.microsoft.com/services/microsoftservices Microsoft Services] was one of the first pioneering architectural software factories to use a unique combination of model driven development, and integrated runtime environment tools to build Service-Oriented Enterprise Applications and Services.
** [http://blogs.msdn.com/jezzsa EFx Factory Blog]
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/ Microsoft Patterns and Practices Team] is developing four software factories:
** [http://www.codeplex.com/smartclient/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=12893 Smart Client Software Factory, for Visual Studio 2008] (released: April 2008)
** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/servicefactory.asp Web Service Software Factory] (released: July 2006 and updated December 2006, a new [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc487895.aspx Service Factory : Modeling Edition] version (incompatible with the previous ones) released on november 2007)
** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/mcsflp.asp Mobile Client Software Factory] (released: July 2006)
** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/webclientfactory Web Client Software Factory] (released: January 2007)
* [http://www.projectglidepath.net/glidepath/default.aspx Project Glidepath] is a Micro ISV-oriented Software Factory, also from Microsoft.
** [http://projectglidepath.net/blog/default.aspx Project Glidepath Blog]
** [http://projectglidepath.net/blog/forums/default.aspx Project Glidepath Forums]
* NConstruct is Windows and Web rapid enterprise application development tool and environment for .NET Framework environment.
* [http://www.latticesoft.com LatticeFramework Studio] is a model-driven and template-based rapid enterprise application development tool for .NET Framework environment. It generates C#, VB.NET, Java, Php, diagrams and documentations through simple wizard procedures.

ee also

EFx Factory

References

* Jack Greenfield, Keith Short (Microsoft)|Keith Short, Steve Cook, Stuart Kent, John Crupi, Software Factories: Assembling Applications with Patterns, Models, Frameworks, and Tools, ISBN 0-471-20284-3
* Jack Greenfield, [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms954811.aspx Software Factories: Assembling Applications with Patterns, Models, Frameworks, and Tools] (Microsoft, 2004)

External links

* [http://www.ordinasoftwarefactory.nl/Default.asp/id,285/index.htm SMART-Microsoft Software Factory by Ordina (.NET 3.0 and DSL based)]
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb264518.aspx MSDN Web Client Software Factory]