Links of Interest

• ASP.NET AJAX
  Microsofts 'Atlas' product.  RAD 'codeless' AJAX development for .NET.
   
• Agile Alliance Home
  The Agile Alliance is driven by the values and principles of the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development”. They recommend agile approaches to software development because they deliver value to organizations and end users faster and with higher quality
   
• Agile Data
   
• Altova
  The creators of XML Spy and many other useful applications.
   
• APress
  "Books for professionals by professional".  One of the best publishers for Microsoft technologies right now.
   
• Architecture Journal (Microsoft) 
  Microsofts publication aimed at architects.
   
• Badboy Testing Tools
  Until I can afford VS2k5 Team Suite, this is a superb tool for website testing.  Free too.
   
• Code Project
  An exceptional programming resource for Microsoft based technologies. 
   
• The Daily WTF [Maybe NSFW]
  Curious perversions in Information Technology.  Or, many examples of how not to do things...
   
• Dublin Core XML Metadata Initiative
  One of the many XML meta data initiatives.  The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models.
   
• Enterprise Architect - UML Design Tools
  Enterprise Architect combines the power of the latest UML 2.1 specification with a high performance, intuitive interface, to bring advanced modeling to the desktop, and to the complete development and implementation team.
   
• Fiddler Http Debugging Proxy
  Fiddler is a HTTP Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP Traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler is designed to be much simpler than using NetMon or Achilles, and includes a simple but powerful JScript.NET event-based scripting subsystem.
   
• FireFox
  A superb alternative browser.
   
• IIS 6.0 Documentation (TechNet)
  the official IIS 6 documentation.  It surprises me how few people seem to know of this resource.
   
• Manifesto for Agile Software Development
  Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
  Working software over comprehensive documentation
  Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
  Responding to change over following a plan
   
• MSDN2
  Current and up-to-date materials for Microsoft Development tools.
   
• Networking and Access Technologies (TechNet)
  This Web page links to resources that will help you evaluate, deploy, maintain, and support your network.  yet another resource few people seem to know about.
   
• Patterns & Practices (MSDN)
  Proven practices for development software.  A place few developers I have worked with know about.
   
• Object Oriented Design Patterns (OppTips)
  Design patterns for programming.
   
• Object Oriented Design Patterns (DO Factory)
  Design patterns for programming.
   
• OReilly
  Another good resource for technical books.
   
• Reflector (Lutz Roeder)
  Reflector is the class browser, explorer, analyzer and documentation viewer for .NET. Reflector allows to easily view, navigate, search, decompile and analyze .NET assemblies in C#, Visual Basic and IL.
   
• Security (Microsoft - General)
  Microsofts Security center.
   
• Security (Microsoft - TechNet)
  The TechNet Security Center provides links to technical bulletins, advisories, updates, tools, and prescriptive guidance designed to help IT pros keep Microsoft servers, desktops, and applications up to date and secure
   
• Security (Microsoft - Developer)
  Security for software.
   
• Security (Cert)
  CERT is a center of internet security expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center.
   
• Security Focus
  A well respected security website.
   
• Service Oriented Architect
  Microsofts SOA centre.
   
• Simon Day Web Design
  A CSS designer with years of experience in W3C, WAI, DDA, XHTML to Strict, pure CSS based designs, image to web page conversions, excellent cross browser compatibility knowledge, template designs for databases and CMS as well as using CMS's to design and publish the web projects.
   
• SQL Server TechCenter
  All things SQL Server
   
• TechNet
  Microsofts primary technical resource. A place few people in my experience seem to know about.
   
• Technical Articles (MSDN)
  Some very indepth yet informative articles about the industry I work in.
   
• UML Resource Organisation
  The Unified Modeling Language™ - UML - is OMG's most-used specification, and the way the world models not only application structure, behavior, and architecture, but also business process and data structure.
   
• W3 Consortium
  The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
   
• Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA)
  Windows Server System Reference Architecture (WSSRA) is a detailed reference architecture, tested and proven in labs, that yields valuable implementation guidance for meeting the requirements of an enterprise. Customers can use this guidance to build highly available, secure, scalable, manageable, and reliable enterprise infrastructure.  yet another place few people in my experience seem to know about.
   
• Wireshark (Formally Ethereal)
  Wireshark's powerful features make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and education worldwide.