http://blogs.msdn.com/elee/archive/2009/03/03/formalism-vs-hermeneutics.aspxI’m about 2/3rds of the way through Object Thinking by David West.  I picked it up on Mo Khan’s recommendation and it’s definitely worth a read.  It’s not a new book (published in 2004) but the principles it explains are pretty timeless. en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)