Signum Framework 2.0 Released!

Major Improvements:

1. Signum.Web: brand new library for simplifying writing web applications of Signum Entities, using ASP.Net MVC, Razor, jQuery and jQuery UI.
2. Fast Fast Fast: lots of improvements in performance, especially concerning LINQ queries and saving entities.
3. More powerful LINQ provider: better inheritance support, extension points, etc...
4. Improved Search Window: add and remove columns and multiply results by collections (both in Windows and Web).
5. New look in Signum Windows
6. Zillion tiny changes to make writing code more pleasant

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Project Description

Signum Framework is the new Open Source framework from Signum Software for writing data-centric applications over the latest Microsoft technologies: LINQ, WPF, ASP.Net MVC.

It provides a consistent model for N-layer architectures by moving the entities to the very center of your solution using Signum.Entities.

Our cutting-edge ORM, Signum.Engine, has one of the first full LINQ Providers implemented outside Microsoft offices.

Signum.Windows dramatically simplifies giving a WPF user interface to your entities. Also, Signum.Web (an ASP.Net MVC version of the same idea) is around the corner.

Main Features:

• Entities-first approach
• ORM with a full LINQ Provider
• Unified validation
• Schema generation (and sync)
• WPF smart-client interface
• ASP.Net MVC web interface (working on it...)

Principles:

• Promote simple and clean code, avoiding astronautical architectures
• Favour compile-time checked C# over error-prone XML configurations
• Create a solid foundation for the integration of application modules (on schema, BL and UI code)
• Encourage a more functional way of programming
• Avoid code duplication at any cost
• Be a good citizen wherever we are (.Net, LINQ, WPF, ASP.Net MVC) following common practices and conventions

Go to http://www.signumframework.com to know more