An Architected Approach for Microsoft.NET Development

This whitepaper is intended for IT Managers, Architects and Developers who wish to fully leverage the Enterprise capabilities of .NET by using a proven CBD process and supporting toolset, such as Select Perspective and Select Solution Factory. This paper explains the architectural emphasis of Select Perspective, in particular the Technical Architecture, showing how architectural principles are applied to developing distributed systems for Microsoft .NET.

Computing is fast becoming distributed, fuelled largely by the Internet. Demands on computing from the Business require system integration in support of end-to-end processes, in a robust flexible manner. The challenge is to find better, quicker ways of developing such distributed systems. The key to success is the ability to define and create an architecture that will provide the flexibility and the capability to integrate many disparate systems.

Component-Based-Development (CBD) addresses this challenge; essential ingredients of CBD and the subsequent scope for this paper are: A proven development process and a technical platform on which to develop and deploy our component-based solution.