Microsoft .Net: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise

I've been following Dino Esposito's work for some time, and as usual he delivers great content in a clear and concise (and often humorous) manner. I am only half way through it, and even if i was to stop here, it's already a worthy buy. This is not an in depth exploration of any subject, but a snapshot into many concepts in software architecture with ideas to go off and explorer on your own. There is a brief background of... Read Full Review

It is a misconception that architecture is a fully understood field. Like the rest of us in the relatively young discipline of software development, architects are making their way along with rules of thumb, buzzwords and trends, too, and doing their best to tie them all together. Microsoft has always been a bit lacking when it comes to providing guidance for developing complex software. The alt.net crowd promised to fill... Read Full Review

This book seemed really promising from the title and mainly its author (Dino Esposito), who is one of the best .NET writers out there. It took me a while to buy it though, because for weeks I tried in vain to find its table of contents, to know exactly what I was buying. Having failed at finding one, I decided to just take a chance and buy it anyway, and I don't regret, it is a good book. I would say the target audience is... Read Full Review

This book does a great job of putting architecture into a view that .NET developers and architects can relate to. The book covers design principles and patterns, and then relates them to each layer of a traditional layered system. It includes business, services, data access, and presentation layers. The authors include several different patterns for each layer and discuss the pros and cons of each. The book focuses on... Read Full Review