patterns & practices Web Client Software Factory

The Web Client Software Factory (WCSF) provides a set of guidance for architects and developers building enterprise Web applications. The factory includes samples, reusable code and a guidance package which automates key development tasks from within Visual Studio.

Using the Web Client Software Factory assets, developers can create Composite Web applications composed of independently developed and deployed modules. These modules are dynamically brought together at runtime into a common shell. Additionally the factory includes support for ASP.NET AJAX thus providing users with a richer and more responsive user experience.

Getting Started

The Getting Started provides recommendations on how to quickly use the guidance available in this factory.

• Click here to download the Web Client Software Factory - February 2008
• Click here for detailed instructions on Installing the factory or Upgrade From Previous Releases.
• Click here if you want to download the Web Client Software Documentation instead of the entire factory.
• Click here for a list of Known Issues.

Where to go next?

Action	Link
Read about the February 2008 release of the factory	WCSF MSDN Landing page
View our bundle catalog	Guidance Bundle catalog
View recent announcements for the Web Client program	Announcements
See a list of resources for getting started with WCSF	Learning Resources
Explore our compilation of Web Client tips, tricks and guidance from the Web Client team and the community	Knowledge Base
Page Flow Package released in WCSFContrib	Download WCSFContrib Trunk
Read blog postings from the team	Team Blogs
Read blog postings from the trenches	Community Blogs
View Community work items that have been resolved with WCSF February 2008 release	Resolved items
View additional links and resources	Other links
View known issues	Known Issues

Participation

The factory is developed using the open process used by patterns & practices for all of its deliverables. This process includes frequent builds and releases in this community of code and documentation. If you find bugs or want additional capabilities addressed by the team, use the Issue Tracker to create a new Work Item.

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Our team will continuously monitor the forums in this site to get feedback on content and to help us prioritize.

Thanks!
p&p Client Team