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- Get complete development tools for free with Express Editions
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.When I was in college, which according to my children wasduring the last ice age, there really wasn't anything in the way of freedevelopment tools for learning new skills. Basically all that we had was the version of Microsoft BASIC that came...
- Tags: Software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2007-04-11
- Create .NET documentation with Microsoft's Sandcastle
- From its beginning, the .NET Framework allowed C# developersto use XML-style comments in their code. This feature was added to VB.NET withversion 2.0. The compiler can use these comments to generate basic technicaldocumentation. The end result of using the XML commenting feature is a largeXML file that is less than...
- Tags: Software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2007-04-10
- Microsoft cert changes match expertise with real-world needs
- Several years ago, seemingly everyone flocked to theinformation technology field. The dotcom boom drew staggering numbers of newadministrators and support professionals.Many seeking newfound fortune in the technology sector werequick to earn accreditation. Industry veterans were subsequently pressured toearn their own certifications just to maintain pace.When many newly minted MCSEs,freshly transitioning...
- Tags: accreditation, certification, Erik Eckel Network+, MCP+I, MCSE, Hardware servers, Microsoft Certified, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2007-03-05
- What .NET developers need to know about Daylight Saving Time changes
- One of the most talked about topics in the industry rightnow is how the U.S. government's changes to Daylight Saving Time DST willaffect IT resources. Most of the attention is focused on operating systems, butapplication developers are raising a number of questions as well. Let's take acloser look at the...
- Tags: Daylight Saving Time, Microsoft .NET, Operating systems, Software engineering/development, Tony Patton
- Technical articles 2007-02-20
- Looking back and ahead at .NET
- This year, many new tools and products were released thatgreatly simplify developers' lives. Before we dive into a new year with newproducts and projects, I want to take a moment to reflect on this year byhighlighting the major platform and product releases. Then, I will look ahead to 2007.Multiple versionsDealing...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development, Tony Patton, Windows Vista
- Technical articles 2006-12-19
- Use C# and the .NET Framework to develop your own plugin architecture
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.In theenterprise world you rarely come across any in-house application that willallow plugins to be written and imported without any changes to coreapplication code. I believe one of the reasons for this is that in the past itwas difficult to implement the...
- Tags: C#, Microsoft .NET Framework, plug-in, Software engineering/development, Zach Smith
- Technical articles 2006-11-28
Additional Resources
- Web Engineering - Old Wine in New Bottles?
- Modern Web applications are full-fledged, complex software systems. Therefore, the development of Web applications requires a methodologically sound engineering approach called Web Engineering. It is not clear, however, to which extent existing solutions from relevant areas, most notably software engineering can be reused as such for the development of Web...
- Tags: Software, Web, Development, Web Application, Vienna University, Wine, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Management, Marketing
- White papers 2004-09-03
- Requirements Engineering Patterns
- Requirements engineering the elicitation, documentation and validation of requirements is a fundamental aspect of software development. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of everyone involved, requirements engineering efforts are often shortchanged or even completely forgone in favor of "getting the code out as soon as possible, at all cost." This month...
- Tags: Software, AmbySoft, Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2000-05-01
- Webcast: Managing Complex Programs: Governing Software Development and Systems Engineering with IBM Rational products
- Software development and systems engineering projects are becoming more and more complex. At the same time, business are struggling to establish effective visibility, control and measurements. This IBM Webcast, available on demand, discusses how to deliver software development and systems engineering that connects development, operations and...
- Tags: Software, Webcast, Discussion, IBM Corp., Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
- Webcasts 2007-06-19
- Towards an Engineering Approach for Groupware Development: Learning From the AulaNet LMS Development
- This paper presents the AulaNet learning management system, its architecture and the collaboration model that guided its development and that was refined during this process. A case study of an online course indicates the necessity to have an architectural support for collaboration aspects and a collaboration-based engineering approach to groupware...
- Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Software Engineering in the Academy
- A general discussion of the role of universities in software engineering education and research, with a number of concrete proposals.Rather than just emphasizing quality, we could distinguish software engineering from programming by its industrial nature, leading to another definition: “the development of possibly large systems intended for use...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Interactive Software Engineering, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2001-05-02
- Novell Case Study: CIBC Development Corporation
- CIBC Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, is one of Canada's leading commercial property owners, managers and investors. In early 1998, CIBC Development Corp. began making changes to its technology infrastructure. They needed a system with integrated hardware support, one that would support...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Commercial Property, Financial Services, Networking
- Case studies
- Engineering Services Provider Increases Output of Software Development Group
- Although global engineering firm CH2M HILL followed the Microsoft Solutions Framework development methodology, it lacked a comprehensive tool set to support its strategy for application lifecycle management, resulting in inconsistent planning and reporting, and lengthy software development and Quality Assurance QA cycles. The company addressed these needs by supporting its...
- Tags: Software, Strategy, QA, Microsoft Corp., Application Lifecycle Management, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- AKEM: An Ontology Engineering Methodology in FF POIROT
- This paper documents the study, development and practice of the ontology-based knowledge engineering methodology in the context of FF POIROT. AKEM stands for Application Knowledge Engineering Methodology. It is concerned with methods and techniques in ontology-based knowledge engineering in practical knowledge system development. In the emphasis of structured collaboration and...
- Tags: Knowledge, Ontology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-10-09
- Software Engineering Ontology: A Development Methodology
- This paper has presented the results of the first phase of a project aimed at developing a comprehensive ontology of the Software Engineering field. The major contributions provided by this study are: Identification of the ontology development methodologies providing the best guidance to attaint the established goal; Identification of a...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Ontology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2004-11-21
- Aerion: Betting on a New Model for Business Travel
- Aerion Corp. is an advanced aeronautical engineering company focused on the development of supersonic business jets. The company needed the design resources of a cutting edge aeronautical engineering company. The company needed in-house computer resources to conduct initial evaluations and designs. Aerion knew that to ensure optimum price/performance value it...
- Tags: Engineering Company, Linux NetworX, Linux, Engineering, Productivity, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies
- Investigate an agile, lightweight, "value-up" approach to software engineering
- Most accepted project management wisdom comes from the world of roads and bridges, where design risks are low, design cost is small relative to build cost, and the opportunity to to deliver incremental value is rare. This "work-down" approach is easily envisioned as burning down a list of tasks, and...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Addison-Wesley, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development
- Book chapters 2006-11-15
- Reuse-Based Software Development Methodology
- Software has been reused in applications development ever since programming started. However, the reuse practices have mostly been ad hoc, and the potential benefits of reuse have never been fully realized. Most of the available software development methodologies do not explicitly identify reuse activities. The Application of Reusable Software Components...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering Institute, Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers
- Microsoft Common Engineering Roadmap
- The Microsoft Common Engineering Roadmap CER establishes a common set of engineering requirements across the company's infrastructure server software products, in the effort to help customers improve reliability, security, and manageability while reducing total cost of ownership. This white paper describes the motivation for the CER, the process for establishing...
- Tags: Server Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Common Engineering Roadmap, Roi/Tco, Servers, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Ingredients for Developing a Case-Based Reasoning Methodology
- Building a methodology for developing CBR applications is an important goal currently addressed by CBR researchers and practitioners. Since CBR application development is a special kind of software development, building a CBR methodology can certainly be viewed as a software engineering research and development activity. This paper presents a perspective...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Reasoning Inc., Methodology, Tools & Techniques, Research & Development, Development Tools, Management, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2005-05-11
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