Willy-Peter Schaub's Cave of Chamomile Simplicity

.NET Enterprise Solutions ... Best Practices for the Connoisseur
ISBN: 0-620-33013-9, published September 2004.
Authors: Willy-Peter Schaub, James Pereira

Information technologies change frequently and rapidly, but the principles, experience and best practices of system analysis, design, construction and deployment remain timeless. “This book is a small step towards making the toothpick of experience a reusable commodity”.

Topics covered:

• Fundamentals of technical architectures
• Analysing business requirements and envisioning a solution
• Designing an enterprise solution
• Constructing an enterprise solution
• Testing the solution
• Deploying the solution
• Office Integration
• Java Integration
• Mobile Devices
• Share Point Web Parts

.NET Enterprise Solutions ... Interoperability for the Connoisseur
ISBN: 0-620-34680-9, published August 2006
Authors: James Pereira, Willy-Peter Schaub

Our new BB&D DRP book 2, entitled “.NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur”, ISBN 0-620-34680-9, is complete and currently on the printing press. We thank the authors, the contributors, the coordinators and the reviewers for sharing their knowledge and experience. The book continues the discussion and sharing of best practices we introduced with book ".NET Enterprise Solutions … Best Practices for the connoisseur, ISBN: 0-620-33013-9", focused specifically on interoperability and integration of similar and dissimilar (heterogeneous) solutions. Rather than specialising on any one concept or technology, this book presents a "broad scan" introduction to a variety of technologies within that scope.

Topics covered include:

• Interoperability decomposed
• Technology chatter,
• Exploring technology used in the space of interoperability and integration
• Interoperability challenges and countermeasures
• Technology journey simplified, looking usage of common technology
• Indigo in easy steps
• Introducing Windows Communication Foundation

.NET Enterprise Solutions ... Software Engineers on their way to Pluto

ISBN: 978-0-620-38514-5, published September 2007.
Authors: Willy-Peter Schaub, Geoff Bruce

This book continues the discussion and sharing of best practices we introduced with the books ".NET Enterprise Solutions … Best Practices for the connoisseur, ISBN: 0-620-33013-9" and .NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur, ISBN: 0-620-234680-9.

Unlike its predecessors this book is not focused on technology, but instead takes a critical look at how we are typically building information technology solutions, the way we define the modus-operandi of the team and the product life cycle.

• Why are so many solutions failing before they reach a "happy" client?
• Why are so many solution teams stressed before they ship their solution?

We do not have all the answers and will probably never find the necessary oracle … but we will nevertheless take a look at four typical teams, building their own spaceship and flying to Pluto therein.