Umbrella is nVentive's attempt at filling the gaps in the existing .net framework and related technologies; hence reducing friction and increasing the predictability of the api.

It consists of a set of helpers and additional abstractions that will likely augment one's vocabulary and level of abstraction. This is the first drop of the framework, and we look forward to adding new modules, that will complement Unity, Enterprise Library, Entity Framework and more.

Go check it out on CodePlex (www.codeplex.com/Umbrella) and see how you can diminish your software's complexity by using new patterns.