March 2011
Microsoft Azure Enterprise Application Development Book Review
The book is a nice concise overview of Microsoft Azure.
February 2011
Silverlight 4 Unleashed Book Review
This book is packed with great advice on how to build Silverlight applications correctly. It is an easy to read book, and will also make a great reference.
January 2011
MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA GOVERNANCE, 2/E Book Review
This book covers everything MDM from architectural considerations to governance and market trends.
December 2010
Professional ASP.NET Design Patterns Book Review
All in all this book accomplished what I had hoped it would. It is a great book on patterns that every programmer should read. It is a must have for any serious developer.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion Book Review
I am currently in the middle of a very large SharePoint 2007 to 2010 upgrade. I have purchased several books to help me get the job done, and this one is the only one that has really helped.
Pro Silverlight 4 in C# Book Review
This book is by far the best resource for Silverlight 4.0. In this version the author added a whopping 273 pages to the last edition. He added chapters on File Access and Out-of-Browser Applications.
November 2010
.NET Architecture and Development Book Recommendations 2010 End of Year
I have decided to push out another book recommendation blog. There have been a ton of books come out this year both good and bad. Please don't the Shiny Turds Books that do not Cut the Mustard *-Do not Buy-* section. It is next to the last in the list.
Free 1000-page ebook by Charles Petzold entitled Programming Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has released a free 1000-page ebook by Charles Petzold entitled "Programming Windows Phone 7". It is actually pretty sweet, especially for free.
October 2010
Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond (2nd Edition) Book Review
This book is the bible of documenting software architectures. It is a mandatory read for all software architects.
WPF 4 Unleashed Book Review
This book is a pure pleasure to read. It is in full color, the content is laid out in an easy to read style, the author's writing style makes it easy to read, and the content is all valuable.
Just Enough Software Architecture: A Risk-Driven Approach Book Review
All in all anyone interested in Software Architecture would benefit from reading this book. It contains a ton of great information from all the best resources on software architecture and does a great job of putting them into context.
September 2010
Silverlight 4 in Action Book Review
Finally someone has given Matthew MacDonald some competition when it comes to Silverlight books. This book is a great read.
August 2010
Professional Silverlight 4 Book Review
Finally someone has given Matthew MacDonald some competition when it comes to Silverlight books. This book is a great read.
May 2010
Microsoft Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook Book Review
All in all I recommend this book for anyone who wants an introduction to WCF and ASMX Services, REST and WCF Data Services, WCF RIA Services, the datagrid and dataform.
April 2010
Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 Book Review
This is a pretty sweet book. There are a ton of features in Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010. This book does a great job of covering all of them that are related to Application Lifecycle Management.
CLR via C# Book Review
There are plenty books that show you what you can do with C#. This book shows how C# does what it does and tells you why. There is no better advanced C# book available on the market.
The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology Book Review
This book is a very interesting read. It is about a new type of modeling called the decision model. The decision model has the potential to add great value to the software development process. It is intended to bridge the gap between the business users and the technical team on any given project.
Pro WPF in C# 2010 Book Review
I highly recommend this book to anyone getting into WPF with .NET 4.0.
Beginning WF Windows Workflow in .NET 4.0 Book Review
All in all, this is a good book for getting into the guts of WF 4.0. It is a nice introduction.
December 2009
.NET Architecture and Development Book Recommendations updated for 2010
For the new year we updated the book recommendation and process guidance sections on Real World Software Process Engineering. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
November 2009
Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2nd Edition Book Review
If you are a .NET Architect, Developer, or Project Manger of a .NET team, you should have this book at your side.
Pro Silverlight 3 in C# Book Review
This book is by far the best resource for Silverlight 3.0. This is a must have book for any developer working with Silverlight 3.0.....
October 2009
Dependency Injection Book Review
If you want to build software that is modifiable, this book is a great place to start.
Shiny Turds Books that do not Cut the Mustard
Here is my first list of shiny turds- books that don't cut the mustard.
September 2009
WPF Control Development Book Review
WPF is a vast topic. This book does a great job of zeroing in on some of the most powerful functionality WPF has to offer and assembling it in a very concise format....
