"IdeaBlade is pleased to offer the IdeaBlade-Lite a rapid application
development (RAD) framework for .NET absolutely free! Applications built
with IdeaBlade-Lite may be developed, deployed, and even resold
royalty-free.
Previously available only through the Microsoft MSDN web site,
IdeaBlade-Lite is a developer productivity suite for data-intensive
client/server applications. It was designed to improve your team’s
productivity and application quality from development to deployment.
IdeaBlade solutions simplify .NET adoption and accelerate
time-to-market. This allows you to better meet the needs of your users
while reducing overall costs.
IdeaBlade-Lite includes a RAD framework, an integrated ORM,
model-view-controller architecture, advanced UI DataBinding, integration
with Developer Express and Infragistics control suites, and one-click
deployment and versioning. IdeaBlade-Lite is fully integrated with
Microsoft Visual Studio 2003."
Another RAD/ORM tool for you to try this weekend.Check out at
IdeaBlade (Registration required).
The June refresh of patterns & practices
Enterprise Library is
now available as of July 1st.
"The June 2005 release of Enterprise
Library is a minor update of the original version released in January 2005.
Enterprise Library features new and updated versions of application blocks
that were previously available as stand-alone blocks. All blocks included in
Enterprise Library have been updated with a particular focus on consistency,
extensibility, ease of use and integration"