SD Times Issue 209 by BZ Media

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Published: 2008-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Dial M for modeling with Microsoft's Oslo initiative

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Object Modeling Group.

By default, models that are written in DSLs are serialized from the Oslo repository into XAML, which Microsoft will use as its markup language and the executable model for the .NET framework, Wahbe said. ".NET executes XAML as a first-class citizen, and there is internal consistency for developers to leverage."

According to Wahbe, the

Oslo repository, which is based on SQL Server, will function like a database that's accessible to developers via Microsoft Access or report writers. However, Quadrant is the "flagship" tool for creating rich views, he noted.

Indeed, Microsoft intends to make the experience as seamless as possible throughout its own stack. An update to Windows Server, code-named Dublin, permits the XAML-

based format to be executed on Windows Server.

M broadly captures data in a high-level declarative way, Wahbe explained. Consequently, downstream tools such as Microsoft System Center will utilize metadata from models for configuring applications.

'WHAT'VS.'HOW

"M models the 'what' as opposed to the 'how'; the system specifies the how," said

Wahbe. For example, it would be up to a systems administrator to set parameters for a service-level agreement through policy. Metadata can also be used in other non-executable domains, such as describing a house, he noted.

Visual Studio Team System 2010 will leverage M to provide multiple views across rules and to map physical architecture to assets.

The programming model for

MICROSOFT CO-SPONSORS ECLIPSE PROJECT FOR SILVERLIGHT

BY DAVID WORTHINGTON

Microsoft is throwing its support behind the creation of an Eclipse project to integrate the IDE with Silverlight technology.

The proposed project (www .eclipse.org/proposals/sldt), Silverlight Development Toolkit (SLDT), was submitted by open-source solution developer Soyatec and is being co-sponsored by Microsoft. The project objective is to foster cross-platform Silverlight development through Eclipse.

To that end, the proposal outlines the creation of a suite of Eclipse plug-ins for Silverlight application development and integrating Silverlight applications with Java-based websites and services. Proposed plug-ins would provide controller class editors for C# and JavaScript, Silverlight project creation and resource management, and a visual XAML editor with code completion. Build, run and debug tools would also be included.

SLDT will leverage components of the Eclipse Web Tools Platform to provide such features as the building and launching of applications, code generation, source code management, and project creation and resource management, according to the project's website. It will also extend Eclipse's HTML, JavaScript and XML editors.

The Silverlight and XAML projects created by Eclipse will be fully supported by both Visual Studio and Microsoft

Expression Studio tools, according to a Microsoft fact sheet (tinyurl.

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