Software Factory Capabilities
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You can use the Web Client Software Factory to address common requirements for different areas of your Web client application architecture. Figure 1 illustrates the primary application areas targeted by this release of the software factory.
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You can also extend and customize the software factory to meet your specific requirements. For more information, see Customizing the Web Client Software Factory.
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Figure 4
Application architecture requirements targeted by the software factory
The following table lists the capabilities that the Web Client Software Factory–May 2010 release offers.
Web Client Software Factory Capabilities |
Application Blocks and Web Controls |
Visual Studio automation |
How-to topics and QuickStarts |
Documentation and patterns |
Reference implementation |
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Modularity |
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Composing applications from individually developed, tested and deployed units (modules). |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Supporting XCopy deployment through distributed Web.config files |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Unit testing Web user interface application logic |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
User experience |
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Separating the responsibility of UI design from UI development |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Building responsive user interfaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Using ASP.NET master pages, themes, and skins |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dynamically interacting with ASP.NET site map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Deployment and updates |
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XCopy deployment and updates of independent modules |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Module versioning by separating interfaces from implementation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Security |
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Authentication (using Forms Authentication) |
Yes |
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Profile based user interface and authorization |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Input validation and output validation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Exception shielding |
Yes |
Yes |
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State management |
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Session |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Manageability |
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Handling exceptions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Logging exceptions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Web service communication |
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Communicating synchronously with external Web services |
Yes |