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I highly recommend this book to any role involved with developing .NET software.

Perfect for those looking to get into WPF, Silverlight, or XAML for Windows (Windows 8) development.

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.

After today's BUILD keynote I would switch to JAVA in a heartbeat if I could, but I have spent too much time in a Microsoft world.

This book covers everything you could possibly need to know about implementing a BAM solution. It is THE BOOK on BAM.

This is a book that would be good for anyone that wants to get a snapshot of the current Microsoft technology stack.

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.

This book is a must have for anyone that wants to know what Microsoft technologies have to offer to accomplish Service Oriented Architecture.

All in all, this is a good book for getting into the guts of WF 4.0. It is a nice introduction.

If you are a .NET Architect, Developer, or Project Manger of a .NET team, you should have this book at your side.

I am saying good-bye to Windows Workflow Foundation for at least 2 years. After reading several blogs and articles about the new version of WF, I have decided the ROI of using it won’t be available for a few more years......

This book does a great job of putting architecture into a view that .NET developers and architects can relate to.....

This book is the book to have if you are going to get into Windows Workflow Foundation. There are no other books on WF out on the market that compare to the broad view and depth of this book.

This book is very different than most of the book I have purchased on .NET because it covers XAML, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, Ajax, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Workflow Foundation (WF), CardSpace, as well as the industry standard patterns Microsoft has incorporated in these technologies.

This content is designed to help you learn how to utilize the .NET 3.5 Enhancement features including: ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Dynamic Data, ASP.NET AJAX History, ASP.NET Silverlight controls, ADO.NET Data Services and ADO.NET Entity Framework.

Attendees at MIX08 were provided with copies of developer tools and a fast download location to grab newest copies of the software. Now most of these tools are available for free download! The list includes: Expression Studio Beta Expression Media 2 for MAC IE 8 Beta IE 8 Virtual Machines Expression Blend 2.5 Preview Deep Zoom Composer Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 Silverlight 2 SDK Beta 1 ASP.NET MVC Preview 2 ASP.NET server controls for Silverlight ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview (December 2007)

If you are going to get into Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) with .NET Framework 3.5, you will want this book by your side.

Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is made with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and is installable via ClickOnce.

This is the fourth installment of cool links. It includes links on .NET 3.5, Architecture, AJAX, UML, EPF, Patterns, GOF, VSTS 2008, WPF, Silverlight, SQL 2008, XAML, SPARX EA, Visio, Seam Carving, New Books, FXCop, etc.

We have updated our .NET Architecture and Development Book Recommendations page on the Real World Software Process Engineering site. We have posted a version of what is there in this blog. We will however only make updates to the page on the SPE website.

Collection of whitepapers authored by David Chappell on .NET Framework 3.5. This includes an introduction to Windows Communication Foundation, an introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation and an overall introduction to .NET Framework 3.5. There's also a paper describing the diverse array of communications protocols and transports supported by WCF.

I posted a few sets of links a few months ago. Here is another list. There has been a ton of new info to keep up with. Topics - .NET 3.0, 3.5, Acropolis, TFS, AJAX, Visual Studio 2008, CAB, WPF, Silverlight, SQL Server 2008, Architecture, WCF, LINQ, MVP, Repository Factory, etc...

I never noticed this before so I thought I would point it out. Microsoft has the MSDN Magazine in HTML Help File Format available for download here.

Over the past couple of weeks I have been scouring the web for information on .NET 3.0, WWF, WPF, WCF, the Smart Client Software Factory, Web Client Software Factory, and the Web Service Software Factory. Here are some of the best links I found.

This starter kit is a Visual Studio 2005 project that demonstrates using Windows Workflow Foundation for simple task oriented workflow in an ASP.NET web application.