Planned Point Release of WCSF with Enterprise Library 3.0
by David Hayden ( Microsoft MVP C# ), Filed: Enterprise Library 3.0, Web Client Software Factory
I continue to be impressed with the Web Client Software Factory Team and their responsiveness to the needs of the developer community. Blaine Wastell talks about their strategy for getting WCSF to work with Enterprise Library 3.0 only 2 days after its release:
“Here is our plan and what we have already done:
- You can use EntLib 3.0 with WCSF today. We conducted a smoke test with WCSF and the new EntLib 3.0 binaries and found that WCSF worked with EntLib 3.0 today. You will need to change your references to the new binaries.
- Publish WCSF 1.1 release with EntLib 3.0 binaries. We will create and publish a WCSF 1.1 release which will include EntLib 3.0 binaries, WAP project support and potentially changes to the installer so you can install the factory without requiring .NET 3.0. The WCSF 1.1 release is meant to be a small release for customers that want to use WCSF with EntLib 3.0.
- Publish WCSF 2.0 with support for EntLib 3.0 capabilities. With the upcoming WCSF 2.0 release, we plan to take advantage of some of the new EntLib 3.0 capabilities. Based upon our current published plan, we will use the EntLib 3.0 validation block to provide guidance on validation for Web Clients. Other items we are considering are UI Composability, Data Driven UIs, UI Responsiveness (AJAX), Deployment and Monitoring, and Complex Page Flows.“
I look forward to version 1.1 as I am leading a project using the WCSF that could also use the new features of Enterprise Library 3.0. I hope we see the point release this upcoming week as the effort appears to be minimal.
I do have Ent Lib 3.0 working with WCSF now, except for that dreaded View-Presenter Error which haunted me in the past and now haunts me again :)
Dreaded View-Presenter Error with Ent Lib 3.0 ReSurfaces
This WCSF and Enterprise Library 3.0 Point Release is fantastic and shows that community involvement can make a difference. Again, thanks to the Web Client Team for being so responsive to our needs.
Source: David Hayden ( Microsoft MVP C# )
Filed: Enterprise Library 3.0, Web Client Software Factory