“Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, Second Edition” Final (as in, stick a fork in it it’s done, version) now available

J.D. Meier's Blog - Now Available: Final PDF of the Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, Second Edition

“A final PDF is now available for our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide, second edition.  This is our platform playbook for the Microsoft application platform.

Here are the relevant links:

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Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition

“Brief Description

The guide is intended to help developers and solution architects design and build effective, high quality applications.

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File Name:	Application Architecture Guide v2.pdf
Version:	2
Date Published:	11/20/2009
Language:	English
Download Size:	23 KB - 7.6 MB*

The guide helps you to:

• Understand the underlying architecture and design principles and patterns for developing successful solutions on the Microsoft platform and the .NET Framework.
• Identify appropriate strategies and design patterns that will help you design your solution's layers, components, and services.
• Identify and address the key engineering decision points for your solution.
• Identify and address the key quality attributes and crosscutting concerns for your solution.
• Create a candidate baseline architecture for your solution.
• Choose the right technologies for your solution.
• Identify patterns & practices solution assets and further guidance that will help you to implement your solution.

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560 pages of light reading for your long holiday weekend… ;)

 

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