Ron JacobsThe New WCF / WF EvangelistModeling Change- May 14, 2008 If you have heard anything about "Oslo" (the codename for the future application platform) you have probably heard that Oslo is about 2 things, models and services.&160; Today I met with a group of smart guys here in Sydney where we had a chat about Models and the pain of versioning. Everybody agrees that the only constant is change.&160; We know that data will change, schema will change, workflows will change, business rules will change, service contracts and data contracts will...http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobs/archive/2008/05/13/modeling-change.aspx Behavior Change and State- May 14, 2008 Last post I was thinking about change and how one plans for change in the life of an application.&160; I became particularly interested in this after hearing from customers about the pain of versioning and how little we help them with this in the platform.&160; One trend that makes this even more painful is the idea that the platform can manage state for your application automatically.&160; The prime example of this is how Windows Workflow (WF) can automatically persist a workflow. The vast...http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobs/archive/2008/05/13/behavior-change-and-state.aspx Living through "The Change"- May 12, 2008 Funny how it happens, but things change don't they&160; Our applications, as perfect as they are when brand new, grow and change over time and like teenagers, sometimes these changes are quite painful. Over the past few weeks we have been speaking to customers about their dreams and wishes for our children (WCF and WF).&160; These youngsters are just toddlers really but we all have high hopes for them.&160; One thing we heard repeatedly and loudly from you was that you need help with...http://blogs.msdn.com/rjacobs/archive/2008/05/12/living-through-the-change.aspx |