Martin Shoemaker discusses UML with Brian Prince , and how it is used in Visual Studio Team System 2010. They walk through some of the models available, and why UML might make a comeback. http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/ARCast.TV/ARCastTV-Martin-Shoemaker...

Good news to all Architecture Newsletter readers. The Microsoft Singapore Architecture Newsletter is now up at the Subscription Center for all to subscribe. You can go to your personal Subscription Center and manage your own subscriptions. Choose English...

Microsoft has just launched 3 brand new learning tracks on Ramp Up * ( www.MyRampUp.com ): 1. Web Development with ASP.NET 2. Move from ASP to ASP.NET 3. Move from PHP to ASP.NET Ramp Up ( www.MyRampUp.com ) is a free online learning program for developers...

The next Architect Council event will be held on 10 Jun 2009. The theme is around Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). In the morning, we will be covering practical topics on best practices of ALM and agile development methodologies. These topics will...

It’s interesting to see how Agile development has evolved, a very good article from Forrester…. There is a session on Agile methodology in the upcoming Architect Council on 10 Jun. Stay tune….  :-) Executive Summary Agile development practices continue...

In this interview, David Makogon , senior consultant of RDA, discusses how to architect user interface code to improve testability. A common issue associated with testing code that is tightly tied to user interface (UI) such as a button click event is...

Bill Hilf is Microsoft’s General Manager for Platform Strategy, Microsoft Corp and a respected authority on Open Source Strategy. He is responsible for leading, driving and championing platform initiatives at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft, Bill...

In this interview Kevin Hazzard , C# MVP based in Richmond, Virginia, discusses with Zhiming Xue dynamic languages like Python and Ruby, the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) from Microsoft and the next generation of C# that’s becoming a dynamic language...

I came across this article by MIS Asia… interesting….  FRAMINGHAM, 29 APRIL 2009 - As the swine flu outbreak spreads, CIOs and other IT executives are dusting off their pandemic plans and preparing for the possibility of high levels of employee absenteeism...

A new prototype called Glimmer: a jQuery Interactive Design Tool is announced recently.  Glimmer is a WPF-based Windows application that allows you to easily create interactive elements on your web pages by harnessing the power of the jQuery library...

The one thing architects don’t have a shortage of these days are options, especially when it comes down to choosing the client technology that best suits their current project. Is it a web applications, or would be better to have it run natively on the...

An article published by The Seattle Times…. It's been awhile since Microsoft introduced a game-changing social Web application, but Vine -- a service that's debuting today with a beta test in Seattle -- could be a contender. Vine is a hyperlocal, personalized...

There is this community called iteraplan out there which focuses on open source tool for enterprise architecture management (EAM). More details below…. iteraplan: Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) Made Easy Welcome to the community of iteraplan...

Extracted from Wikipedia: Collaboration Oriented Architecture is a concept used to describe the design of a computer system that is designed to collaborate , or use services, from systems that are outside of your locus of control. Collaboration Oriented...