J.D. Meier's Blog
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Sources of Insight is 6 Months Old
Sources of Insight is 6 Months Old. It's growing up fast. I'd like to say I have the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/18/2009
Ken Sylvester on Top 5 Characteristics of Leaders
I'm honored to have a guest post at Sources of Insight from Dr. Ken Sylvester on The Top 5...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/16/2009
Ray Ozzie on the Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2.0
Ray Ozzie had a chance to review our Microsoft patterns & practices Application Architecture...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/12/2009
100,000 Downloads of Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2.0
Today marks 100,000 downloads of our Microsoft patterns & practices Application Architecture...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/11/2009
Security Hot Spots
I wrote a post about Security Hot Spots on Shaping Software. Hot Spots are a way to organize...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/09/2009
App Arch Guide 2.0 on ASP.NET Home
Our Microsoft patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide is now linked from the ASP.NET...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/06/2009
.NET Rocks Interview on the Application Architecture Guide 2.0
.NET Rocks published show #426, Rob Boucher on Application Architecture Guidance. It's an...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/05/2009
Agile Architecture Method Revisited
I posted an update to the Agile Architecture method on Shaping Software. When I originally...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/02/2009
New Release: Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight v2.0 (PRISM)
Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight v2.0 (PRISM) is now available. What is PRISM...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/18/2009
Application Architecture Videos
As part of our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 project, we created sets...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/13/2009
My Projects on MSDN
This post is a simple way to browse the bulk of my patterns & practices work on MSDN and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/10/2009
Architectural Styles
I wrote a post on Architectural Styles on Shaping Software. I tried to distill what I've...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/10/2009
Jay Heinrichs on Influence
I'm honored to have a guest post at Sources of Insight from Jay Heinrichs on The 10 Best Ways to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/09/2009
Writing Books on Time and on Budget
One of the questions I get asked is how did we execute our patterns & practices Application...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/06/2009
The Bootstrapper's Bible
I shared my notes from The Bootstrapper's Bible on Sources of Insight. The Bootstrapper's...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/03/2009
Questions and Answers on The Top 10 Leadership Lessons
Jim Kouzes, author of The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition , wrote a guest post for me at Sources...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/02/2009
Spotting Logical Flaws
I posted about 3 ways to spot logical fallacies and 7 deadly logical sins on Source of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/28/2009
Al Ries on Left Brainers and Right Brainers
I'm honored to have a guest post at Sources of Insight from author Al Ries on Left Brainers and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/26/2009
Application Patterns for Application Architecture
We created an initial set of Application Patterns as part of our patterns & practices...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
Rich Client Application Pattern
We created a Rich Client Application Pattern as part of our patterns & practices Application...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
Web Service with REST Application Pattern
We created a Web Service with REST Application Pattern as part of our patterns & practices...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
RIA Application Pattern
We created a RIA Application Pattern as part of our patterns & practices Application...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
Web Application with Domain Entity Application Pattern
We created a Web Application with Domain Entity Application Pattern as part of our patterns &...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
Web Application with Table Module Application Pattern
We created a Web Application with Table Module Application Pattern as part of our patterns &...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/21/2009
Microsoft patterns & practices Agile Workspace Tour
I posted a visual walkthrough of our Microsoft patterns & practices Agile workspace on Shaping...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/19/2009
Jim Kouzes on Leadership Lessons Learned
I'm very honored to have a guest post at Sources of Insight from Jim Kouzes on The Top 10 Leadership...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/19/2009
patterns & practices Mobile Pocket Guide Update
We posted a new version of our patterns & practices Mobile Application Architecture Pocket...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/15/2009
Precision Questions and Precision Answers
I shared my notes from Precision Questions and Precision Answers training on Sources of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/14/2009
Motivation Techniques
I posted 13 Motivation Techniques on Sources of Insight today. Motivation is key to your...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/12/2009
Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2.0 Impact
It's a platform, a playbook, and a language for application architecture. At a high level, that's...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/09/2009
Michael Michalko on Sources of Insight
I'm honored to have a guest post from author Michael Michalko on Sources of Insight. The...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/06/2009
The Enterprise of the Future
While researching the future, I came across IBM's Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/01/2009
Lessons Learned in 2008
I posted my Lessons Learned in 2008 on Sources of Insight. 2008 was a pretty insightful year...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/01/2009
Grady Booch on the Microsoft Application Architecture Guide 2.0
Grady Booch blogged about our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0, which is...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/31/2008
Jack Canfield Speaks at Microsoft
I posed my Lessons Learned from Jack Canfield on Sources of Insight. Jack presented to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/30/2008
Character Trumps Emotion Trumps Logic
One of the simplest ways to improve your effectiveness is to know the pecking order of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/23/2008
Know Your learning Styles
This is for all you life-long learners out there. If you know your learning styles, you can...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/22/2008
The Zen of Results and Evernote
I tested Evernote with my time management system, The Zen of Results. Evernote is like ITunes...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/22/2008
Personal Development Books
I created a list of my favorite personal development books on Sources of Insight. I'm a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/17/2008
Application Architecture Guide 2.0 Final Release
We released our final release of the patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 on...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/16/2008
Quitting and Sticking More Effectively
Are you the best at what you do? Could you be the best at something else? How do...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/15/2008
Jason Taylor on The Zen of Results
Jason shares how he implements the Zen of Results workflow as well as a dialogue around some...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/13/2008
Why Do You Do What You Do?
One of the keys to making impact is knowing "why" you do what you do? Chasing the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/12/2008
Personal Productivity Quotes
I shared a set of personal productivity quotes on Sources of Insight. There's some...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/12/2008
The Zen of Results Free E-Book
Personal productivity is one of my passions. As one of my little experiments while I'm out of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/10/2008
Lessons Learned in Product Management on Shaping Software
I have a guest post at Shaping Software by Rick Samona on Lessons Learned in Product...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/09/2008