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J.D Meier recently posted about new application architecture pocket guides.

Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide

A new guide has been released by the Patterns & Practices team This guide describes an approach for agile architecture design and presents an overview of the approach, explains the main activities and how to adopt them.

Here are the chapters:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - Agile Architecture Method
• Chapter 2 - Step 1: Identify Architecture Objectives
• Chapter 3 - Step 2: Identify Key Scenarios
• Chapter 4 - Step 3: Application Overview
• Chapter 5 - Step 4: Key Hot Spots
• Chapter 6 - Step 5: Candidate Solutions
• Chapter 7 - Reviewing Your Architecture
• Chapter 8 - Communicating Your Architecture

You can read the guide here.

Web Application Architecture Pocket Guide

The purpose of the Web Application Architecture Pocket Guide is to improve your effectiveness when building Web applications on the Microsoft platform. It focuses on
partitioning application functionality into layers, components, and services, and walks through
their key design characteristics.

Here are the chapters:

• Chapter 1 - Web Application Architecture
• Chapter 2 - Architecture and Design Guidelines
• Chapter 3 - Presentation Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 4 - Business Layers Guidelines
• Chapter 5 - Data Access Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 6-  Service Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 7 - Communication Guidelines
• Chapter 8 - Deployment Patterns

You can download it here.

Rich Client Application Architecture Pocket Guide

The purpose of the Rich Client Application Architecture Pocket Guide is to improve your
effectiveness when building Rich Client applications on the Microsoft platform. The guide provides design-level guidance for the architecture and design of Rich Client applications built on the .NET Platform.
It focuses on partitioning application functionality into layers, components, and services, and
walks through their key design characteristics.

Here are the chapters:

• Chapter 01 - Rich Client Application Architecture
• Chapter 02 - Architecture and Design Guidelines
• Chapter 03 - Presentation Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 04 - Business Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 05 - Data Access Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 06 - Service Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 07 - Communication Guidelines
• Chapter 08 - Deployment Patterns

You can download it here.

Service Architecture Pocket Guide

The purpose of the Service Architecture Pocket Guide is to improve your effectiveness when
building services on the Microsoft platform. The guide provides design-level guidance for the architecture and design of services built on the .NET Platform. It focuses on partitioning application functionality into layers, components, and services, and walks through their key design characteristics.

Here are the chapters:

• Chapter 01 - Service Architecture
• Chapter 02 - Designing Services
• Chapter 03 - Service Layer Guidelines
• Chapter 04 - Communication Guidelines
• Chapter 05 - Service Layer Checklist

You can download it here.