Our goal is to help software development teams be more successful with the Microsoft application platform.
Find p&p guidance for the type of application you are looking to create:
Use this view to find the guidance available regarding specific quality attributes, such as security, performance, scalability, and others across a broad range of application types.
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- Application Blocks are reusable blocks of source-code that encapsulate proven solutions to common development challenges.
- Guides provide conceptual architecture & design guidelines along with prescriptive "how to" information.
- Reference Implementations are executable sample applications that demonstrate patterns & practices guidance in action.
- Software Factories help architects and developers predictably and efficiently create high-quality instances of specific types of applications.
patterns & practices projects under development:
- Acceptance Testing Engineering Guidance
- Web Client Guidance
- Enterprise Library v5
- Unity v2
- Web Services Software Factory for Visual Studio 2010
- Web Client Software Factory for Visual Studio 2010
- Smart Client Software Factory for Visual Studio 2010
- Claims Based Identity and Access Control Guide
- SharePoint Guidance v3