Keith Short's Blog
Codename “Oslo” Repository Becomes SQL Server Modeling Services
At last week’s PDC, the new name for our repository and modeling project was announced –...
Author: Keith Short Date: 11/23/2009
What happened to the Service Model?
I just looked at Mikael Håkansson’s blog article on building a Web Service Model using M...
Author: Keith Short Date: 07/09/2009
Oslo and UML
It’s been a while since my last posting. Why? The truth is quite simple – about five...
Author: Keith Short Date: 05/26/2009
Oslo Makes the Top Ten
We’re just getting back into the swing of things after a couple of weeks break over the...
Author: Keith Short Date: 01/09/2009
Oslo and Software Factories
I’ve had a few people ask me about the connection between the Microsoft Software Factories...
Author: Keith Short Date: 12/08/2008
Comments on Communication Between Doug Purdy and Lars Corneliussen
Doug has published a response to an Open Letter addressed to him from Lars Corneliussen. I think...
Author: Keith Short Date: 11/18/2008
Oslo and the DSL Toolkit
I’ve received a number of questions concerning the relationship of Oslo to the Visual Studio...
Author: Keith Short Date: 11/06/2008
Oslo at the PDC
The PDC is now over and by all measures has been a great success. The Oslo talks have been received...
Author: Keith Short Date: 10/31/2008
Yet Another Promise to Start Blogging !!
Yet again, it’s been a long time since I wrote to my blog. This posting is my restart. I know,...
Author: Keith Short Date: 10/24/2008
Recent Postings by Enterprise Tools Architects
I’ve been lax with my blog for the last two months. I plan to do better this year! During the...
Author: Keith Short Date: 01/06/2006
Software Factories at OOPSLA 2005
OOPSLA 2005 in San Diego was a fun event. It was great to chat with lots of old friends and sit in...
Author: Keith Short Date: 10/31/2005
Windows Workflow Foundation
After the announcement last week of this great piece of technology, we can finally all start to talk...
Author: Keith Short Date: 09/23/2005
Steve Cook Interview
Back off three weeks vacation always causes severe "re-entry" problems! But digging myself out of...
Author: Keith Short Date: 08/24/2005
Software Factories & DSLs
A couple of interesting items have appeared recently that will be of interest to folks following our...
Author: Keith Short Date: 07/01/2005
Microsoft's Modeling Strategy
My team has written a document that explains Microsoft’s Modeling Strategy and addresses a...
Author: Keith Short Date: 05/27/2005
New Website for Software Factories
Although I have been lax at blogging again this last month, the team has been extremely busy with...
Author: Keith Short Date: 05/20/2005
Examples of Software Factories
I have been speaking to customers and partners recently (last week in Japan) about Software...
Author: Keith Short Date: 04/18/2005
SD Magazine Jolt Productivity Award 2005
Wow! We heard that our Software Factories book was awarded a “Productivity Award” in the...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/24/2005
On Definitions
In Steve Cook’s interview, Steve gives a great one sentence definition of a Software Factory....
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/17/2005
Steve Cook on Software Factories and DSLs
Steve Cook, my colleague based in Cambridge, UK, has just posted a very interesting interview with...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/16/2005
Software Factory Elevator Story
To start the ball rolling, I thought I’d write down the Software Factory elevator story....
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/08/2005
Restarting My Blog
It’s been a long time since I wrote to my blog. This posting is my restart. One of the reasons...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/07/2005
Restarting My Blog
It’s been a long time since I wrote to my blog. This posting is my restart. One of the reasons...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/07/2005
Report from OOPSLA
We’re into our third day here at OOPSLA. On Monday, Jack Greenfield, Steve Cook and I...
Author: Keith Short Date: 10/27/2004
Getting Ready for OOPSLA 2004 in Vancouver, BC.
I’m very much looking forward to going to OOPSLA next weekend. Microsoft will be making...
Author: Keith Short Date: 10/16/2004
A Book for Bill
My last posting concerned availability (or otherwise) of the Software Factory book on Amazon. We...
Author: Keith Short Date: 09/22/2004
Delay at Amazon.com
I've received a large number of unpublished feedback items asking why Amazon is still showing the...
Author: Keith Short Date: 09/22/2004
Back from Vacation
I have just got back from my vacation - which was wonderful. Having a complete break –...
Author: Keith Short Date: 08/12/2004
Articles on DSLs and Generative Development Approaches
It seems that others are coming to many of the same conclusions that we have reached concerning...
Author: Keith Short Date: 07/09/2004
Software Factories
This week I’ve been working on a paper that we’ll publish in Software Development...
Author: Keith Short Date: 06/18/2004
Report on TechEd 2004 ARC400 Session
There’s been quite an interesting discussion that was triggered from the session I gave at...
Author: Keith Short Date: 06/04/2004
An Article on Software Factories
Now that we’re back from TechEd 2004, it’s back to the grind again. I’ve pointed...
Author: Keith Short Date: 06/02/2004
Visual Studio 2005 Team System Session at TechEd 2004
The Visual Studio Team System session at TechEd·2004 was a great success. The team did a...
Author: Keith Short Date: 05/26/2004
Whitehorse is Part of the Newly Announced Visual 2005 Studio Team System!
Well, I can’t believe it’s been a month since my last posting. I will try to do better...
Author: Keith Short Date: 05/24/2004
More on DSLs
My colleague Alan Wills has recently started a blog. Some may remember Alan as the co-author of the...
Author: Keith Short Date: 04/26/2004
Bill Gates Talks about Whitehorse
Well, it's always fun for us in the Product Groups when Bill Gates mentions your project in a speech...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/31/2004
Whitehorse Service Designer
Posting the screen shot of the Whitehorse Class Designer last week gave us some useful feedback and...
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/16/2004
Whitehorse Class Designer
I had promised last week that I would post some screen shots of the Whitehorse Class Designer tool....
Author: Keith Short Date: 03/05/2004
Propriety of proprietary
Just read CSharpeners Blog entry concerning Whitehorse here. I'm glad to see this dialog taking...
Author: Keith Short Date: 02/26/2004
DSL's and MDA
Well, the last two weeks have been quite busy. Earlier this week I was at the Microsoft Western...
Author: Keith Short Date: 02/13/2004
Model Based Software Development Tools from Microsoft
Hello, My name is Keith Short, and I’m an Architect in the Visual Studio Enterprise Tools...
Author: Keith Short Date: 02/12/2004