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BlueFinity Product Roadmap

BlueFinity Product Roadmap. David Cooper Lead Developer BlueFinity International. Agenda. How do we see things developing? Both the .NET environment in general and BlueFinity products The main strands of development

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BlueFinity Product Roadmap

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  1. BlueFinity Product Roadmap David Cooper Lead Developer BlueFinity International

  2. Agenda • How do we see things developing? • Both the .NET environment in general and BlueFinity products • The main strands of development • Where are our development resources going to be focused over the next 12 months • Specific product roadmap • For current and new products

  3. What’s on the technology RADAR? Hot .NET topics • WCF (Windows Communications Foundation) • WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), XAML, Silverlight and XBAP • Object-Datamodel impedance mismatch • LINQ (Language Integrated Query) • Entity Framework • Business Object modelling • CAB and SCSF

  4. Emerging Web Technologies • Silverlight (Previously called WPF/E) • Cross-browser plug-in – IE, Safari, Firefox, Mozilla • Currently supported on Windows and Mac • ~4mb in size • Implements a cut-down, sand-boxed .NET environment • Includes CLR, XAML engine, WPF support, Vector engine, multi-media, LINQ and more! • Tight integration with the VS.NET environment

  5. Emerging Web Technologies • XBAP (XAML Browser Application) • 95% sandboxed .NET environment • Essentially ClickOnce in a browser • Requires .NET fw3 on the client system • Limited browser integration • But, just about everything that the smart-client developer requires • Develop-once with VS.NET

  6. Where is Smart Client Heading? • Been with us every since PC arrived • some 25+ years • Come in and out of favor Vs. Web • The differentiation is starting to blur • Silverlight, XBAP • Application development patterns • CAB (Composite UI Application Blocks)

  7. Composite UI Application Block (CAB) • Product of the Microsoft Patterns and Practices team • A frame work for the creation of loosely coupled ‘SmartParts’ • Encourages: • Developer specialization • Re-use and consistency (for both developer and user) • Manifested in the Smart Client Software Factory

  8. What’s on the technology RADAR? How do these issue impact us? • WCF implemented in mv.NET v4 • WPF, Silverlight, LINQ, CAB – tracking this technology very closely as it evolves • Business Object modelling – watch this space! Useful resource links • To be posted on the BlueFinity web site.

  9. BlueFinity Development Focus Enhanced RAD features • Visual Studio add-ins • Supporting additional 3rd party controls Support for emerging .NET technologies

  10. mv.NET Version 3.5.0 Released May 8th

  11. mv.NET Version 3.5.1 Due for release Aug ‘07

  12. mv.NET Release 3.5.1 • Vista Support • InstallShield-based installation

  13. mv.NET Version 4 Due for release Qtr 4 ‘07

  14. mv.NET Release 4 • .NET Framework 3 build • WCF integration (.NET remoting replacement) • Extended VS.NET integration • Table Adapter (SSIS) • Extended Ajax support within web Binding Objects • 64-bit support

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