Simon Says SOA

My Professional Library is speaking out!  A listing of print resources new and old, they made it to my top shelf.  Some have dropped off the list and new ones added, but all together, this compilation should prove to be very valuable to those of you who still read.  However, I don’t believe the Kindle will be of much help with these reference materials – get the real thing.  My hope is to one day, provide some short reviews on each with my personal SOA flare, but for now – trust me or lean on Amazon.

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Pattern-Oriented development is paramount in IT.  Patterns are used for designing software [POSA], integrating applications [EIP] or building enterprise systems [PEAA].  They make us feel comfortable that are our solution in the end will be extensible, reusable and hopefully along the way we managed avoiding some age-old pitfalls.

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