Where can I learn about proper C# project architecture design?

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I'm a homegrown programmer and have been coding most of my recent applications in C#. These applications are usually small tools that help me with my day to day tasks. I do tend to use good design patterns, but since my projects are usually on a very small scale, I just dump everything into one Visual Studio project (GUI, domain code, etc).

I've been wanting to develop a larger financial oriented application (equity/futures options analysis/modeling), but am not quite sure how to approach the actual architecture/organization. I've peeked into the code of a few open source finance apps and they're usually laid out into many sub-projects. ie: FinApp.Core, FinApp.GUI, FinApp.API, FinApp.DataStorage, FinApp.WebService, etc.

Where can I go to learn about how to best structure large applications?

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '09 at 18:56

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I recommend having a look at Sharp architecture.

answered Apr 20 '09 at 18:56

trendl

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Unfortunately the link is now dead :( – PixxlMan Apr 13 '20 at 20:55

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 31 '17 at 13:07

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Have a look at the Patterns & Practices webpage. It is a great resource on common patterns and best practices to build systems and applications using the Microsoft platform. Probably, more specifically you should have a look at the Smart Client Guidance page as well.

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answered Apr 20 '09 at 19:02

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Your first link does not contains anything. pls check – May 26 '15 at 00:48
@Bharani too late but check if you want to know the link is updated – Ajay Suwalka Oct 31 '17 at 12:43
@AjaySuwalka Thanks its updated now... – Nov 19 '17 at 11:03

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 20 '09 at 19:05

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Also look on Wikipedia for a general overview of Multitier Architecture.

answered Apr 20 '09 at 19:05

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Where can I learn about proper C# project architecture design?

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