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.
November 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!!!!
October 2010
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.
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.
International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2010 has posted its papers.
The International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2010 has posted its papers.
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.
June 2010
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.
January 2010
Applied Software Product Line Engineering Book Review
The authors of this book represent an all-star lineup of the best of the best in the Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE) field. They do a great job of providing a snapshot of the current SPLE best practices in the industry today....
December 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).....
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.
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.....
October 2009
Dependency Injection Book Review
If you want to build software that is modifiable, this book is a great place to start.
September 2009
The Process of Software Architecting Book Review
If you are involved in software development in anyway, you should read this book. It is the story of how it is supposed to be.
August 2009
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.
May 2009
Microsoft .NET RIA Services May 2009 Preview Available
Microsoft has released the Microsoft .NET RIA Services May 2009 Preview.
April 2009
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.
Software Architecture: Foundations, Theory, and Practice Book Review
I recommend this book for the beginner, as well as the experienced, software architect. It is a must read.
March 2009
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.
February 2009
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....
January 2009
Enterprise Architect 7.5 beta 1 Available
This major release includes a huge number of new features, enhancements and performance boosters. In addition, three new Enterprise Architect editions featuring advanced code generation from executable UML models, bundled tools and technology frameworks provide a powerful, cost-effective solution for advanced business, systems and software development.....
The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures (MFESA) Book Review
The book is a goldmine of information and guidance. ....
