Mary Jo Foley on Microsofts SOA Vision- April 22, 2004 Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley wrote on Microsoft&8217;s SOA vision yesterday in eWeek. Along with key points from an interview with Pat Helland:and a discussion on Whitehorse modeling she pointed to the new article Understanding Service-Oriented Architecture by the CBDI Forum&8217;s David Sprott and Lawrence Wilkes published in the new Microsoft Architects JOURNAL here on MSDN.http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/22/118423.aspx Don't Forget Today's Architecture Webcasts- April 22, 2004 Architecting and Building Smart Client Solutions: The Future of Application Development - Level 200April 22, 20049:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Timehttp:go.microsoft.comfwlinklinkid=25881Tim Huckaby, CEO, InterKnowlolgyIn Spring of 2003, Tim Huckaby was tasked by Microsoft&174; Norway to develop and deliver a keynote level "Architecting and Building Smart Client Applications" presentation for the Microsoft&174; Visual Studio&174; .NET 2003 launch in Oslo. In performing the research to put together..http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/22/118253.aspx Pat Hellands Metropolis in the Microsoft Architecture Journal- April 15, 2004 I&8217;ve mentioned recorded talks Pat has given on Metropolis (a comparison of trends in IT with the development of American cities over the last two centuries). Pat&8217;s recent article on Metropolis has just been published on MSDN http:msdn.microsoft.comarchitecturejournaldefault.aspxpull=libraryen-usdnmajhtmlaj2metrop.asp as part of the spring Microsoft Architects Journal.http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/15/114290.aspx Webcast today at 11:00 AM PST: Logidex .NET Library accesses p&p- April 15, 2004 Brent Carlson from LogicLibrary cover the MSDN Logidex .NET Library which simplifies access to patterns & practices on MSDN. More info at http:go.microsoft.comfwlinklinkid=25875http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/15/113995.aspx Microsoft Architects Journal on MSDN- April 13, 2004 The Microsoft Architects Journal is new to MSDN and we&8217;re really happy to make it available at http:msdn.microsoft.comarchitecturejournal . The two issues published to date contain some of the best writing on architectural topics we&8217;ve published so far. Topics in the new spring issue http:msdn.microsoft.comarchitecturejournal-Metropolis-Service Orientated Architecture &8211; Considerations for Agile Systems -Service Orientated Architecture Implementation Challenges -Business Patterns..http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/13/112651.aspx Vote for the TechEd Architecture Track- April 7, 2004 Those of you attending the TechEd Architecture Track can help us gauge interest in the sessions that you most want to attend by filling out the session preference survey. This tool also lets us optimize room capacity, planning, and assign sessions to breakout rooms based on demand. Go to http:www.msteched.comsurveyEnter your TechEd username and password (you created this password during event registration). Indicate the 22 sessions that you think would be the most useful to you by selecting one.http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/07/109320.aspx New Microsoft Services Site- April 6, 2004 I've learned about the various service offerings available from Microsoft in bits and pieces over time so I'm happy to see these laid out in a well orgainized way on this new site http:www.microsoft.commicrosoftservices . Services civered there include: Consulting and industry specific offerings Microsoft support channels Microsoft Technology Centers The MTCs are especially interesting for: -Strategy Briefing (one day) -Architectural Design Session (one or two...http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/06/108579.aspx Ron Jeffries Test Driven Development Webcast Rescheduled for April 15- April 2, 2004 Ron Jeffries will give the "Test Driven Development" Webcast originally scheduled for April 8 on April 15.http:msevents.microsoft.comCUIEventDetail.aspxEventID=1032247637&Culture=en-US Ron is a leader in the extreme programming movement and a great speaker.http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_kirk/archive/2004/04/02/106525.aspx |