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Created By:

Binson Paul (105475)

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Information:

Sr. Architect, Microsoft Solutions Center of Excellence

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Date:

Omega.Net/PPT/1010/1.0

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Code Reference Slice Objectives

Objective:

After completing this chapter you will be able to:

Identify Code Reference Slices
Recognize the utility of Code Reference Slices
Identify methods of implementing Code Reference Slices

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Code Reference Slice Overview

Goals:
Come out with standard implementation for development

team to use as reference while developing other

components of system.
Come out with ready-to-use components
Implement end-to-end functionality for a set of business use
cases.

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What is Code Reference

Slice?
Implementation of specification:
Architecture + Design

Strictly complies with Specification and Test Suite.

Implementation of a use case, showing the collaboration of

components in all layers.

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How To?
Implement

a critical use case which collaborates with

components in all the layers.
Use appropriate design patterns, libraries and best practices.
Make it available in repository; publish and share the intent of
design.
Often referred to as prototype, but is important to understand
the value it brings:
As far as possible, it should be used as a basic building
block for the application and not used as a throw-away
implementation.

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Code Reference Slice Benefits

Serves as a reference (standard) implementation which shows

proper usage of design patterns and libraries:

Helps improve the quality of the application.
Helps the developers to implement Defined Architecture and

Best Practices.
Helps the team understand the system boundaries,
communication & transition points between various
architectural layers and understand the system constraints.
Helps reduce risk to the project because architect can

discover whether a chosen approach is feasible

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Implementation
Architectural & Design
Patterns
Coding Standards & Best
Practices
Code Generation
Code Analysis & Code
Metrics
Unit Testing & Code
Coverage
Code Profiling
Check-in Policies,
Automated Build &
Continuous Integration
Code Promotion
Packaging & Deployment
NCAP
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Implementation
Demonstrate all the project specific conventions and

standards.
Implement a Use case which cover all or most of layers.
Exception handling, commenting, logging.
vehicleDetails.SetPremium(premium.CalculatePremium(vehicleDetails));
}
catch (InValidVehicleException excep)
{
request.SetAttribute("error", excep.getLocalizedMessage());
throw new ApplicationException(excep);
}
catch (ServiceException exce)
{
request.SetAttribute("error", exce.getLocalizedMessage());
throw new ApplicationException(exce);
}
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Implementation
Internalization, externalization.
Demonstrates the usage of design patterns.
Framework specific best practices.
Profiled for response times and memory consumption.
Included Unit tests should have more than 90% coverage.
Include logical models and detailed design documents.
Make this available as part of source and publish in project

portal
Make sure that every developer understands the
technology stack in RI.

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Test Your Understanding

1) As a Tech Lead how can I ensure, my team members create

consistent, readable, maintainable and error free code?

2) As a developer how can I create consistent, readable,

maintainable and error free code?

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Reference sites and books:
https://mscoe/omeganet/Shared%20Documents/CodeReferenceSlice

.aspx

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