Magazines, Books and Articles

Online Magazines
MSDN Magazine
CrossTalk Magazine
Methods Tools Magazine
The Architecture Journal
Visual Studio Magazine
The Rational Edge

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Books
Microsoft Application Architecture Guide: 2nd Edition (October 2009)
Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET

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Articles

Contract-First Web Services: 6 Reasons to Start with WSDL and Schema
http://soa.sys-con.com/node/143909

Developer Review - Four ASP.NET MVC View Engines
http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/Developer-Review-Four-ASPNET-MVC-View-Engines

The SOLID Principles
The Principles of OOD: http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.PrinciplesOfOod
The SOLID Principles, Explained with Motivational Posters: http://www.globalnerdy.com/2009/07/15/the-solid-principles-explained-with-motivational-posters/
Solid Principles: http://www.mvvmexplained.com/mvvm-explained/1-solid-principles
Object Oriented Design SOLID Principles: http://www.slideshare.net/rainynovember12/obbject-oriented-design-solid-principles-4426079
Pablo's Topic of the Month - March: SOLID Principles: http://lostechies.com/chadmyers/2008/03/08/pablo-s-topic-of-the-month-march-solid-principles/

Do Professional Programmers Need a Code of Conduct? An Interview with Robert C. "Uncle Bob" Martin
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1711821

Individuals and Interactions: An Agile Guide
Most people’s communication skills could use significant improvement. Adopting just a few of the tips from this chapter may help you significantly enhance the interactions you engage in on your project.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1697885

Stay Away From Auto Increment Columns
Another reason to stay away from identity columns in your database.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/synchronizer/archive/2007/06/28/stay-away-from-auto-increment-columns.aspx

Oracle Magazine Architect Columns
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/index-092378.html