How many times have you written the same code for data access, exceptions, and/or logging? How many different varieties and methods can you find (sometimes even in the same project) to handle the same process? In this session we will build an extensible Data Access, Logging, and Exception Handling Framework using the Microsoft Enterprise Library 2.0, all in one hour! We will be implementing the view via Smart Client since this presents a few more challenges than Web, but the framework is able to handle either delivery paradigm. This session was previously named "Using and Extending the Microsoft Enterprise Library in WinForms Application Development".

Philip Japikse is a Principal Consultant for Pinnacle Solutions Group, Inc. Developing code and architecting solutions since 1986, Philip is an Enterprise Application Architect for Web and Smart Client solutions. Certified as an MCSD, MCSD.Net, and MCDBA, Philip’s experiences encompass front and back end design and development. He has spent the past several years developing scalable web solutions with three-nine availability and “shrink-wrapped” Smart Client software for the health care industry, and as an instructor (for the technical world and also emergency care). Philip also works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for a large fire department and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol.