The Roadmap to Software Factories Tools, Patterns and Frameworks

The Roadmap to Software Factories

Tools, Patterns and Frameworks

Roadmap to Software Factories

What is a Software Factory?“Models are used not only for analysis and design, but to support many varied types of computation across the entire software life cycle – even at run time”

“Software Factories are really just the logical next step in the continuing evolution of software development methods and practices”

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ContextPast Adhoc tools and

personal styles Exploration of best practices

Present

Disparate tools and patterns

Emerging best practices

Future Integrated tools and patterns

Consolidation and adoption of best practices

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Lifecycle

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Envisioning

Poor communication

Core business goals often missed

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Envisioning

Inward View

Business goals and successfactors in isolation

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Envisioning

Outward Focus

Holistic view of business –“What do we provide?”

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Planning

Static functional and technicalrequirements

Adhoc Requirements and Featurediscovery

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Planning

Static Use Case and Use Caseanalysis

Personas and Scenarios *

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DesignDesign for one use, singlepurpose, single system

Design for reuse, services for sharingand consuming

Tools provide modelling capabilities

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Developing

Basic Patterns evolving

Re-use gained through evolution of delivery

Reliance on raw man power

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Developing

Patterns used to communicateand design best practice

Use of Code Generators to simplifyand accelerate infrastructure tasks *

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Developing

Model Driven Development

Test Driven Development

Integrated Pattern -> Code in tools

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Stabilising

Manual Integration

Developer or QA resource provides adhoc testing coverage

Basic level of CM applied

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StabilisingUse of Build Frameworks

Use of Unit Testing *

Continuous Integration *

Tools support CM processes

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Deploying

Release build by hand or usingsimple install project

For manual release, developer contextoften required

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Deploying

Components assembled byautomated build scripts

Release packaging automated

Developer context still required for manual release

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Deploying

Release, associated release notesand status reports automated

Strong context linking issues, change-sets and builds

Environments modelled (e.g. DSI)

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Conclusion

Progression from disparate approaches, to distillation of best practice into patterns and toolsBetter end to end tools and frameworks (e.g. Visual Studio Team System)Focus on discipline and maturity

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Further informationSoftware Factories Initiative:

http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/teamsystem/workshop/sf/default.aspx

Download slides/links:http://turtle.net.nz/blog

Jeremy Boyd: jeremyb@intergen.co.nzMark Orange: marko@intergen.co.nz