Microsoft Patterns & Practices Enterprise Library Released
The latest (completely rewritten) version of the Microsoft Patterns & Practices Application Blocks has just been released. It is now known as the Enterprise Library and is already available for download.
This set of seven application blocks has not only been cleaned up and enhanced, but were designed and implemented by a single team, with the goal of having them all share a common approach and configuration point. They also have a more entensible architecture - and much improved documentation.
The application blocks that comprise the Enterprise Library are the following:
- Caching Application Block. This application block allows developers to incorporate a local cache in their applications.
- Configuration Application Block. This application block allows applications to read and write configuration information.
- Data Access Application Block. This application block allows developers to incorporate standard database functionality in their applications.
- Cryptography Application Block. This application block allows developers to include encryption and hashing functionality in their applications.
- Exception Handling Application Block. This application block allows developers and policy makers to create a consistent strategy for processing exceptions that occur throughout the architectural layers of enterprise applications.
- Logging and Instrumentation Application Block. This application block allows developers to incorporate standard logging and instrumentation functionality in their applications.
- Security Application Block. This application block allows developers to incorporate security functionality in their applications. Applications can use the application block in a variety of situations, such as authenticating and authorizing users against a database, retrieving role and profile information, and caching user profile information.
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