This page contains resources that pertain to frameworks built on & for the .NET Framework.

Framework related Recommended Readings

Format Book Image Building Tablet PC Applications
Format
Book
Title
Building Tablet PC Applications
Author
Philip Su, Rob Jarrett
Publisher
Microsoft Press
ISBN
0-7356-1723-6
Category
Framework, Tablet PC
 
Format Book Image Framework Design Guidelines — Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries
Format
Book
Title
Framework Design Guidelines — Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries
Author
Brad Abrams, Krzysztof Cwalina
Publisher
Addison Wesley
ISBN
0-321-24675-6
Category
Favorites, Framework, Standards
Comments

This is the book version of the Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers updated for .NET 2.0.

Includes annotations from the framework designers & developers themselves providing insite into some of the choices made.

 
Format Book Image Microsoft .NET Compact Framework — Core Reference
Format
Book
Title
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework — Core Reference
Author
Andy Wigley, Stephen Wheelwright
Publisher
Microsoft Press
ISBN
0-7356-1725-2
Category
Framework
 
Format Book Image Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture
Format
Book
Title
Patterns Of Enterprise Application Architecture
Author
Martin Fowler
Publisher
Addison Wesley
ISBN
0-321-12742-0
Link
http://martinfowler.com/books.html#eaa
Category
Design Patterns, Framework
Comments

An excellent book which I highly recommend. It provides a number of useful “higher level” patterns, plus offers advice on when to use them.

For example: creating a Domain Model model & Data Mapper patterns verses using Table Module, Table Data Gateway & Record Set patterns.