Many customers requested app arch guide 2.0 team of Microsoft for smaller, more focused guides.   As a result, Microsoft created a series of application architecture pocket guides based on Application Architecture Guide 2.0.  Each guide is focused on a particular topic.  

Microsoft prioritized topics based on customer demand.  Some customers wanted a focused guide on just the Agile Architecture Method, while others wanted a focused guide on the particular type of applications they build (Web, Rich Client, … etc.) 

Application Architecture Pocket Guides

Here’s the initial set of pocket guides from Microsoft:

• Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide
• Web Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• Mobile Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• RIA Architecture Pocket Guide
• Rich Client Application Architecture Pocket Guide
• Service Architecture Pocket Guide

 Ramp Up program (www.MyRampUp.com)  has just launched a brand-new learning track: SharePoint for Developers, Part I.

Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based program that can help users save time in learning Microsoft technology. The easy-to-access content (provided by subject-matter gurus) is specifically tailored to the Ramp Up program, and offered in a variety of forms (whitepaper, v-lab, codecast and slidecast). This SharePoint track, along with the other currently offered tracks (eg, Visual Studio 2008), teaches the important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. Currently, there are no assessments in the program, so it’s quicker than ever to graduate and receive the reward (25% off on certification and 50% off on e-Learning – only for graduates of Ramp Up).