2012
An Enterprise and Software Architect's Tools of the Trade
It is not easy keeping up the latest technologies, processes, architectural techniques, and enterprise architecture framework improvements. Now more than ever an architect needs a lot of assets to keep up.
Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed Book Review
Everything about this book rocks!!! It is in color which makes for a great read. Being able to see the code and screenshots in color doubles the value of a book like this.
C# 4.0 The Complete Reference Book Review
Get the Complete Picture of C# 4.0. All in all I highly recommend this book to every C# developer!!!
Pro .NET Best Practices Book Review
I highly recommend this book to any role involved with developing .NET software.
Dependency Injection in .NET Book Review
This book is not only about DI, it is about proper object oriented programming. Every .NET architect and developer should read this book.
.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
Service Design Patterns: Fundamental Design Solutions for SOAP/WSDL and RESTful Web Services Book Review
I have been a fan of the Martin Fowler Signature Series for a long time. This book fit into the series great and filled in a missing link in the series.
Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework Book Review
This is the perfect book for the beginner and the advanced MVC developer. It is a one stop shop for learning the ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework.
Entity Framework 4 in Action Book Review
All in all I highly recommend this to anyone just getting started with EF as well as anyone experienced with EF.
Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET: Design Patterns for Decomposition and Coordination on Multicore Architectures Book Review
This book is a must read for anyone considering moving into parallel programming with the .NET framework.
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.
Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed Book Review
This book has moved Blend from a tool I use once in a while to one that I feel confident enough about to use for any UI development.
Microsoft Azure Enterprise Application Development Book Review
The book is a nice concise overview of Microsoft Azure.
C# 4 Unleashed Book Review
A rock solid resource for learning C# 4.0!!!
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.
.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.
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.
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.
Microsoft Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010 Integration Book Review
The author does great job of getting you up and running quickly. If you are interested in integrating Silverlight 4 and SharePoint 2010, then this book is a must have.
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.
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.
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.
