Guy Starbuck

The patterns & practices group at Microsoft provides architectural and design guidance for users of Microsoft technologies. Part of the way they do this is by producing and distributing packages called "application blocks." An application block consists of a functional subsystem ... (more)
This article describes a pattern that allows any Web site or Web application to launch and interact with .NET 2.0 Windows Forms applications that are deployed using Microsoft's new "ClickOnce" technology. This is done by taking advantage of a feature that allows Windows Forms app... (more)
The composite UI Application Block (called "CAB" in the online community) is a new application block that is being developed by Microsoft patterns & practices and is scheduled for release shortly after the final release of .NET 2.0. The current code for the Composite UI Applicati... (more)
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