10 Must-Know Topics For Software Architects In 2009
http://hinchcliffe.org/archive/2009/03/17/16712.aspx

"Mainstays of application architecture such as the relational database model, monolithic run-times, and even deterministic behavior are being challenged by non-relational systems, cloud computing, and new pull-based systems where consistency and even data integrity sometimes take a backseat to uptime and performance."

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Great post!

Checklist when to use an ESB

InfoQ: RESTful HTTP in practice - http://bit.ly/Zrqmk Great article but leaves out hypermedia side [http://bit.ly/UhPEK] completely. [from http://twitter.com/dhinchcliffe/statuses/3428371918]

Richardson Maturity Model : A staged approach towards RESTfulness by @martinfowler http://ff.im/-hUO5V

/via Leonard Richardson

A model (developed by Leonard Richardson) that breaks down the principal elements of a REST approach into three steps. These introduce resources, http verbs, and hypermedia controls.