Johnny Halife’s Blog

Acropolis is a set of components and tools that make it easier for developers to build and manage modular, business focused, client .NET applications. Acropolis is part of the “.NET Client Futures” wave of releases, our preview of upcoming technologies for Windows client development.

Acropolis builds on the rich capabilities of Microsoft Windows and the .NET Framework, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), by providing tools and pre-built components that help developers quickly assemble applications from loosely-coupled parts and services. With Acropolis you will be able to:

• Quickly create WPF enabled user experiences for your client applications.
• Build client applications from reusable, connectable, modules that allow you to easily create complex, business-focused applications in less time.
• Integrate and host your modules in applications such as Microsoft Office, or quickly build stand-alone client interfaces.
• Change the look and feel of your application quickly using built-in themes, or custom designs using XAML.
• Add features such as workflow navigation and user-specific views with minimal coding.
• Manage, update, and deploy your application modules quickly and easily.

If you read the description above it seems to be very similar to Smart Client Software Factory. What's the relationship between them, how does the future of SCSF looks like? If you have this questions, your planning to use SCSF or you are using SCSF check out this post on Glenn's Block (P&P Product Planner) about P&P, SCSF & Acropolis.

If you wanna play around with Acropolis bits download them from here. For a preview of Acropolis and to get involved I recommend you this video Getting started with code-name “Acropolis”.

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~johnny

Today we’ve released an updated version of DinnerNow, it’s the v1.2. Most of the fixes and improvements that we’re delivering in this oportunity are related to setup and configuration.

Also we’re delivering a couple of new features:

Live Service Tracer Viewer. We’ve taken the version of the Live Service Trace Viewer (WPF & WCF) that was developed by Vittorio Bertucci and Craig McMurtry and make it .NET 3.0 RTM compliant. Also we’ve embedded that functionality into MMC console.

Out-Workflow. David has developed a formatter for PowerShell that is used in our CmdLet to display the workflow status in a graphical version of it. It does a preview of the workflow status using a Control that’ve done like the workflow designer.

CardSpace. We added the support for Custom Claims for the Card Space Sample in out application. Also you can reuse those claims in the check out process to choose the delivery address.

For those who still not beign familiar with DinnerNow.net this is a short description of it.

What’s DinnerNow.net?

DinnerNow.net is a Sample Application that shows how you can develop connected application using several new Microsoft Technologies.

DinnerNow is a ficticious market place where you can order food from different vendors to be delivered at home or office. You can choose the type of food you want (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meal)

The sample uses most of the lastest Microsoft techologies including: IIS7, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, LINQ, WCF, WPF, WF, Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista Gadgets, .net Compact Framework and so on.

C’mon get the bits right now! http://www.codeplex.com/DinnerNow

For more information please vist the official web site (http://www.dinnernow.net) and/or team members blogs: James Conard & David Aiken.

Do you want to become an architect? Visit SkyCrapr blogss, you’re a click away from start your path.

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~johnny

Hi guys, I’m proud to announce that today at 7 p.m. DinnerNow.net got its golden build.

What’s DinnerNow.net?

DinnerNow is a sample application that demonstrates all the latest technologies that Microsoft has lunched this FY07. It goes from IIS7 to LINQ, from Powershell to Windows Vista Gadgets. It’s a really cool sample application.

What’s the difference between DinnerNow and other sample apps?

Well, DinnerNow it’s different, it’s a shift in the way that Microsoft develops sample apps. We didn’t just to show features and technologies we want to make it real. We want an Enterprise Scenario where people are aware of latest technologies but they don’t have the SDK Scenario types where everything is cool and you can use the best features of each technology. We’ve made a switch we want the technology to be a tool, to interact, to be part of the thing instead of being the thing.

What’s cool about DinnerNow.net?

It’s an endless thing, we shipped v1.0 but tomorrow we’ll be working on v2.0. We want you to send feedback, report bugs, collaborate and suggest what can be cool to do. This sample is not something common; if you are a Dev you can see how the code has been done, and all the development tasks. If you’re an IT Pro, just check that we’re using Powershell, MMC, and a lot of things to monitor and operate the app. DinnerNow.net it’s out and it’s for everybody!

What you will found when you download it?

DinnerNow.net has been written by really talented people, apart from latest technologies best practices you’ll get reusable code that you can use for your own apps. For example you’ll see lots of Powershell samples, how to write an IIS7 handler, how to use WCF with MSMQ. Also you’ll find our dependency checker, written by David Aiken, which can adds value to whatever you do. How many times you suffer the pain of getting errors on an application because the right components weren’t installed, now you’ll see how to perform that check. There’s a lot of stuff you just have to download it, and start the research :).

The DinnerNow.net Team

I want to write a paragraph special for these guys. Man, it has been one of the greatest projects that I’ve shared with such talented people. Everybody in the DinnerNow.net Team it’s a guru. It’s been really team work, and also we were all committed to get it. I really enjoy working on it.  Also I want to thank everybody on the team for being so polite and for letting me contribute as I can. When you work with people that are open to new ideas, it’s one of the best things that you can experience.

So you’ve read all these lines and didn’t get the code… Man, what are you waiting for? Get it now!

Ohh, I forget to say who is on the Dinnernow.net Team

• Brett Hill
• David Aiken
• James Conard
• Matt Winkler
• Nigel Watling

Please feel free to contribute on our codeplex site, reporting bugs, making constructive suggestions and reporting issues. We expect you to be part of it.

This is the funny ship it picture

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~johnny

Hi guys, as announced by the PS Team today at their blog, Powershell for Windows Vista is now RTM and ready for download. I recommend you that download it, 'cause it's one of the most powerfull tools I've ever seen last days.

What's Windows Powershell?

Windows PowerShell, previously Microsoft Shell or MSH (codenamed Monad) is an extensible command line interface (CLI) shell and scripting language product developed by Microsoft. The product is based on object-oriented programming and the Microsoft .NET framework.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 is available for download from the Microsoft web site.

Microsoft originally intended to launch PowerShell along with Windows Vista, but later defined a separate release schedule for PowerShell. Windows PowerShell is the foundation of the administrative experience for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 where everything is done via command line interfaces and the administrative GUI is layered on top of those commands.

So man, what are you wating for… get the bits now! (x64)

And stay tune something will change on the food ordering history :)…..

~johnny

Hi guys, after announcing that Web Client Software Factory has shipped. I want sync-up with you about where I’ve been.

After finishing some stuff of the Web Client Software Factory, I got back to Buenos Aires (where I live). And started with a new project: DinnerNow.net

What’s DinnerNow.net?

DinnerNow.net is a Sample Application that shows how you can develop connected application using several new Microsoft Technologies.

DinnerNow is a ficticious market place where you can order food from different vendors to be delivered at home or office. You can choose the type of food you want (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meal)

The sample uses most of the lastest Microsoft techologies including: IIS7, ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, LINQ, WCF, WPF, WF, Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista Gadgets, .net Compact Framework and so on.

The bits will be available soon, now you can visit the Application Site at www.dinnernow.net

 I recommend you to review the screencast recorded by James Conard

This project is developed by several individuals from the Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism group:

Brett Hill, David Aiken, James Conard, Matt Winkler, Nigel Watling.

I feel really happy of beign part of this team :).

Stay tune to www.dinnernow.net, and get involved with lastest Microsoft Technologies.

thanks,
~j