I was flipping through a magazine during lunch, not really reading, but noting the highlighted points of the articles.
The one-piece service layer reduced chaos.
Thinking in layers
Disentangled layers allow access to wiring and plumbing where it's needed most.
Design should be based on a system of standardized components.
Plug and Play.
A Stable Foundation means fewer headaches and a better job.
Careful work is better than a fast fix.
It wasn't the lastest issue of MSDN or CoDe Magazine, though. It was the November 2006 issue of a magazine my husband subsribes to: Fine Homebuilding.