Jezz Santos
From Software Factories to Software Automation
Automated Code Signing
I’ve just finished a significant push on automating our signing process over at the NuPattern...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 06/15/2013
Software Development Automation Conference 2013
I just came across this announcement. Seems like a perfect fit for where NuPattern contributes its...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/22/2013
NuPattern Updated!
We just released our first minor update to NuPattern, version 1.3.21.0. No big deal, it just fixes...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/16/2013
Feature Builder Power Tool Future
The ‘Feature Builder Power Tool’ was originally built by the Visual Studio Architecture team as a...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/09/2013
Narrator Inquire Within
We have long needed a decent video screencast that helps explain what NuPattern is all about for...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/03/2013
Why is NuPattern relevant to you?
Perhaps you blog software technology solutions, or write technical articles or presentations for...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 04/30/2013
NuPattern Released!
It is with great pride and some trepidation that I would like to announce the release of the first...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 04/29/2013
Microsoft contributes Feature Builder to NuPattern
Today, Microsoft contributed the ‘Feature Extension Runtime’ components (the engine) of the ‘Feature...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 04/16/2013
Desperately Seeking Contributions
As we reach the next milestone of the NuPattern project, the 1.3.20.0 release, I need to be looking...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/16/2013
NuPattern.org
The NuPattern project has finally claimed our own domain https://nupattern.org and secured the new...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/05/2013
Season’s Greetings
In the build up to Christmas we have been busily preparing for our next release of VSPAT NuPattern....
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 12/27/2012
Help Project Naming
We are having a great discussion over on codeplex about what name to choose for rebranding the VSPAT...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 11/18/2012
Why Are You NOT Automating Software?
What kind of automation? What is built today? Why does it not work? What has been missing? Why is...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 10/09/2012
VSPAT Joins the Outercurve Foundation!
The VSPAT project just joined the Outercurve Foundation. See press release:...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 07/12/2012
Announcing VSPAT – ‘Pattern Toolkit Builder’
I am very proud to announce the first public release of the ‘Pattern Toolkit Builder’...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 03/09/2012
Pattern Automation – Some Examples
In the previous post I introduced this notion called Pattern Automation and outlined some of the...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 12/11/2011
Pattern Automation – heard of it?
Not a lot has changed in general with software development the last few years with respect to...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 11/30/2011
We're Back
Apologies', I've been somewhat away from the blogsphere for some time, and been meaning to get back...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/30/2008
New Software Factories Community Site
I am a bit tardy on the blogs about this, but if you haven't heard yet - we recently opened a new...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 01/04/2008
Patterns & Practices Summit 2007 (Redmond)
Geez, if you haven't heard next week is the patterns & practices Summit in Redmond, Washington....
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 11/02/2007
Packaging & Building Software Factories Series
We are happy to announce our latest white papers on Software Factory implementation. There is a...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 11/01/2007
Building Software Factories Series
MSDN has (finally) published the first part of our series on "Building Software Factories"...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 10/18/2007
TechEd Europe 2007
For those big into Software Factories in Europe - it is TechEd Developers in Barcelona again!...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 09/25/2007
Lest We Forget
Just a quick study note. Now this could be my short post I have so desperately wanted to write for...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 09/23/2007
Design & Manufacturing
Just a recent observation. Agile vs. Formal processes in the context of factories - any confusion...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 09/03/2007
Factories are - 'Big In Japan'
Edward and I have just finished delivering another TechEd, in Japan this time, on 'Building Your Own...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 08/24/2007
Moving Right Along
We said it a while back at the start of the year, odd calendar years always bring good change for...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 08/20/2007
Virtual TechEd Fish Bowl
Whilst at TechEd US in Orlando, we set up a little fun with Martin Danner in a 'Virtual TechEd'...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 07/26/2007
TechEd Japan
If you are in Japan on 21st-24th August this year, drop by TechEd in Yokohama to see us (Edward and...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 07/24/2007
Authoring XML using DSL's
Recently, a good colleague of mine (you know who you are Tim), asked me what steps he should take to...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 07/04/2007
On Software Factories
They just published an interview I recently did about software factories on InfoQ magazine - Article...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 06/05/2007
Re: Breaking the Cycle of Failed Development Projects
Tom is back in the field again after an honourable stint at patterns & practices, and asks in...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 06/04/2007
DSL Editor PowerToy - New Release
We released the next milestone of the DSL Editor PowerToy today on CodePlex. "A means to add...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 05/20/2007
Building DSL Enhancing PowerToys - Good Practices
If you are building DSL's and you haven't heard yet, we released the Editor PowerToy last month. The...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 04/13/2007
DSL Editor PowerToy - Just Released
You might be happy to know we have just released the first version of the ‘DSL Editor PowerToy’ on...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 03/14/2007
Building Software Factories - Factories 201
Factories 201 Series - Building Software Factories What are they (concretely)? (Edward) When would...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 03/06/2007
DSL User Experience PowerToy!
If you are building DSL languages today, you may have experienced at least one of the following...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 03/01/2007
Factories 201 – What are the challenges?
Previous posts in the Factory 201 series: What are they (concretely)? (Edward) When would you build...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/28/2007
Factories 201- How would you build it?
Previous posts in the Factory 201 series: What are they (concretely)? (Edward) When would you build...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/18/2007
Factories 201 - What would you build?
Previous posts in the Factory 201 series: What are they (concretely)? (Edward) When would you build...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/12/2007
Factories 201 - How long will it take?
Previous posts in the Factory 201 series: What are they (concretely)? (Edward) When would you build...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 02/02/2007
Factories 201 - When would you build one?
Read this post to find out what the context for these 'Factories 201' posts is. Following on from...
Author: Jezz Santos Date: 01/26/2007