2012
Pro .NET Best Practices Book Review
I highly recommend this book to any role involved with developing .NET software.
.NET Architecture and Development Book Recommendations for 2012
Another year has gone by. Happy New Year everyone. It is time to update my book recommendation blog. There have been a ton of books come out this year both good and bad.
2011
Practical Code Generation in .NET: Covering Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 Book Review
One of the things I like the most about the book is that the author really shows you how to take advantage of existing tools and libraries that are intended to be used for code generation.
2010
In the Box – MVVM Training
In the Box is a high quality, multi-media training that is consumed within Visual Studio 2010. Content is navigated and delivered using a next generation computer based training (CBT) experience, the Visual Studio 2010 Feature Extension.
PRISM 4 (aka Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight) is Available
Prism 4.0 has been released!!!!
Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules Book Review
I highly recommend reading this book if you have anything to do with developing software. It is a quick read with tons of valuable information in it.
SOA with .NET and Windows Azure Book Review
This book is a must have for anyone that wants to know what Microsoft technologies have to offer to accomplish Service Oriented Architecture.
2009
Two new video resources for learning Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight 3 (PRISM)
There are 2 new video resources for getting your head around PRISM (patterns & practices Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight).....
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.
Introduction to the SEI Framework for Software Product Line Practice Webinar
You can now register for the second of three webinars in a three-part series on Software Product Line Management.
New Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight 3.0 - October 2009 Released
The Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight is designed to help you more easily build enterprise-level WPF and Silverlight client applications. This guidance will help you design and build flexible composite client applications. This release allows you to use Silverlight 3.....
Dependency Injection Book Review
If you want to build software that is modifiable, this book is a great place to start.
Tool for Reverse Engineering ASP.NET to Web Application Extension (WAE) UML Profile in SPARX Enterprise Architect
We have added a new download to the Software Process Engineering Web site which is used to reverse Engineering ASP.NET applications to the Web Application Extension (WAE) UML Profile in SPARX Enterprise Architect.
Microsoft .NET RIA Services May 2009 Preview Available
Microsoft has released the Microsoft .NET RIA Services May 2009 Preview.
C# VB.NET and ASP.NET Refactoring Book Reviews
Both of these books are great. Each has it's own unique sections, while at the same time they cover the same refactorings, smells, and Object-Oriented Design Principles in detail.
ASP.NET MVC Training Kit Available
Microsoft recently released the ASP.NET MVC Training Kit.
ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Released
Microsoft has posted the ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Release for download.
Programming Entity Framework Book Review
This is definitely the book to have by your side if you are programming with the ADO.NET Entity Framework 1.0....
The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA) Book Review
The book is a goldmine of information and guidance. ....
2008
New Learning Resources for the Software and System Architect
There are a lot of new learning resources available for the Software and System Architect. I have gathered some of the best together.
Microsoft .NET Architecting Applications for the Enterprise Book Review
This book does a great job of putting architecture into a view that .NET developers and architects can relate to.....
Framework Design Guidelines (2nd Edition) Book Review
If you are doing .NET development, you must have this book by your side. It is a great reference and it is very readable. It is great to just flip through and pick out a topic or to read from start to finish.........
Prism V2 Drop 1 (aka Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight)
The patterns and practices team has made their first drop of the Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight (Prism V2).
MS and patterns and practices News- Prism 2.0, App Arch Guide project, and Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)
The patterns and practices crew and MS has announced a few interesting projects they are working on. Prism 2.0, Application Architecture Guide project, and Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF).
Composite Application Guidance for WPF Release Version Available
The Composite Application Guidance for WPF is designed to help you more easily build enterprise-level Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) client applications. This guidance will help you design and build flexible composite WPF client applications.
