Thinking About Architecture

I'm finding lots and lots of reasons to think more and more about architecture these days:

• Architectural reviews coming up at work
• A new guide to architecture published by the Patterns & Practices folks at Microsoft
• New projects coming up that are going to require some significant planning

So I'm collecting resources. Here's where I'm looking for guidance, new thinking, and inspiration:

• Scott Guthrie's blog
• J.D. Meier's blog
• Shaping Software website

Notice these are all .NET-related. My work is all in .NET these days, so good .NET architectural guidance is important. For those who think there's no difference between strong architectural practices in different technologies, I will just sigh and shake my head, rather than argue the point (at least for now). You're right enough, but I'm looking for the details and subtleties, where specific implementation details diverge in technology-specific ways.

So: If you're reading this and you have more resources you can point me at, please comment. Or email me. Or text or call or tweet or something. I need all the input I can get.

Ss.