Dependency Injection Patterns with StructureMap

As software design best practices continue to evolve, there has been a particular focus on developing reusable, loosely coupled, and testable components for our applications. While the benefits of implementing software in this fashion are plain, integrating these modules into our software architectures has become a significant chore. With dependency injections frameworks, we can now make our objects responsible for their own construction, mitigating the frustration of hand-wiring object dependencies and allowing us to build more stable and extensible platforms.

In this talk we will explore StructureMap, a Dependency Injection framework for .NET. After a brief introduction to general DI patterns, we will review in detail a number of features in the framework, including many that are new or haven’t been widely discussed. A demonstration will also be provided with a focus on leveraging StructureMap to configure and use a complex 3rd party library.

Speaker
John C. Dages - Quick Solutions

John Dages is a consultant who has worn a number of hats. With a development background ranging from health care to online gaming, he has always enjoyed discovering elegant solutions to complex problems. A fervent believer in the “right tool for the job”, he is continually learning new technologies and methodologies to deliver maximum value for custom software products.

John holds a BA in computer science from DePauw University.