Visual Studio can be a swiss knife in the hands of a Software Developer. You want a fully functional application within several hours; here you go sir: Create Windows Forms Application.Add relevant Data Sources (in Figure 1 below: Courses table)...

This is a third post in the series of posts about “Separate Domain from Presentation” Refactoring.Previous Posts:Separate Domain from Presentation – part ISeparate Domain from Presentation – part IILast time we explained how to refactor towards MVP – Supervising Controller...

This is a second post in the series of posts about “Separate Domain from Presentation” Refactoring.Previous Posts:Separate Domain from Presentation – part ILast time we discussed the ways to disconnect the Presentation (FrmMain) from the Domain Object (CoursesDS)...

Don Roberts and John Brant stated in the book Refactoring - Improving the Design of Existing Code: "Refactoring with automated tool support feels different from manual refactoring".Indeed - It is!Having an automated tool that helps you to change the code without the fear is invaluable.

When designing an application, one can easily confuse DTOs, Business Entities and Persistency.Using the following simple examples I will demonstrate design considerations and thoughts that will dispel some mists.