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• Whitehorse Unveiled (Sort Of)

  Posted Monday, February 23, 2004 5:30 PM by rmclaws2k | 25 Comments

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  Microsoft talked to News.com about plans for the next generation Windows software modeling tool, code-named Whitehorse. I've seen this tool in use, during one of the best Microsoft demos ever (5 minutes of Powerpoint, 50 minutes of using it), and I can honestly say that this will revolutionize software development in Visual Studio .NET. I'm still working on my “thorough rundown of Whitehorse” article, but believe me, it is nothing short of amazing.

  InterKnowlogy's Huckaby said that Whitehorse will have broad ramifications. When he first saw a demonstration of Whitehorse, his immediate thought was that Microsoft's design effort would set the bar for all competing tools.

  "The Whitehorse team has ambitious plans," Huckaby said. "But if they pull it off they will change the way applications are designed, built and delivered."

  Relatively little has been said about Whitehorse so far. That's mostly because no one (myself included) can get their hands on it. At some point I'll try to get some screencaps from my PDC 2003 DVDs on the demos, and hopefully try to explain what is going on. It's by far the most exciting feature of Whidbey, hands down. From what I understand, it will be in the Summer beta of VS.NET.

  More info:
  WinInsider.com: What's Behind Whitehorse?
  Eweek.com: Microsoft Embraces Modeling
  

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• What's Behind Whitehorse?

  Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:43 PM by rmclaws2k | 0 Comments

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  Early word is it won't be based on standards, which I find that a bit hard to believe considering the prevalence of UML.  Time will tell.

  What's behind Microsoft's Whitehorse modeler? [ADT]

  [Via Jeff Key]

  Of note was something that was attributed to the lead product manager of Microsoft's Developer Division:

  “He said Whitehorse will ship with Microsoft's Whidbey, the next version of Visual Studio .NET., scheduled for release at the end of 2004.”

  Good, then we won't have to wait too long. I wonder if it will be in the beta...

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• Dynamic Systems Initiative

  Posted Monday, December 15, 2003 3:45 PM by rmclaws2k | 13 Comments

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  Bill Veghte, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows Server Group, talks about the Microsoft Dynamic Systems Initiative. In it is information on how systems management will be shaped in the Whidbey/Yukon/Longhorn timeframe. Here's a tidbit:

  With DSI, Microsoft is moving to a “Design for Operations” model. We’ve learned that dollars spent up front coordinating between the design team and the manufacturing team will end up saving businesses an incredible amount over the lifetime of a product. We’re really enabling that concept through DSI, dramatically simplifying and automating development, deployment and operation of distributed computing systems.

  Hint: This is what Whitehorse will do.

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• Sneak Peek At Longhorn Through Whidbey?

  Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:48 AM by rmclaws2k | 16 Comments

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  “The forthcoming version of Microsoft's Visual Studio.Net development tool, which is code-named Whidbey, will include an application modeling tool code-named Whitehorse. Using the modeling tool, application programmers can provide information that helps the administration of the application once it is deployed. The modeling tool will generate data based on the SDM format, which can be read and acted on by the company's management products. Whidbey is set for release in the latter half of 2004. - [News.com]

  I wonder what this will mean for application development with Longhorn. I also wonder how Whitehorse stacks up against Visio, and how they work together/integrate to build apps. Hmm...

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