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Interesting link: http://97-things.near-time.net/

I got this while digging IBM webiste.

Here are inner links:

1. Don't put your resume ahead of the requirements  by Nitin Borwankar
2. Simplify essential complexity; diminish accidental complexity  by Neal Ford
3. Chances are your biggest problem isn't technical   by Mark Ramm
4. Communication is King; Clarity and Leadership its humble servants  by Mark Richards
5. Architecting is about balancing   by Randy Stafford
6. Seek the value in requested capabilities  by Einar Landre
7. Stand Up!   by Udi Dahan
8. Talk about the arch, but se the scaffolding beneath it   by Micheal Nygard
   
9. You're negotiating more often than you think  by Michael Nygard
10. Quantify  by Keith Braithwaite
11. One line of working code is worth 500 of specification by Allison Randal
12. There is no one-size-fits-all solution  by Randy Stafford
13. It's never too early to think about performance  by Rebecca Parsons
14. Application architecture determines application performance  by Randy Stafford
15. Commit-and-run is a serious crime. Respect your Colleagues   by Niclas Nilsson
16. There Can be More than One  by Keith Braithwaite
17. Business Drives   by Dave Muirhead
18. Simplicity before generality, use before reuse  by Kevlin Henney
19. Architects must be hands on  by John Davies
20. Continuously Integrate  by Dave Bartlett
21. Sometimes it's better to let the train pass you by   by Norman Carnovale 
22. Architectural Tradeoffs  by Mark Richards
23. Database as a Fortressby  Dan Chak
24. Use uncertainty as a driver  by Kevlin Henney
25. Scope is the enemy of success  by Dave Quick
26. Reuse is about people and education, not just architecture  by Jeremy Meyer
27. There is no 'I' in architecture   by Dave Quick
28. Get the 1000ft view  by Erik Doernenburg
29. Try before choosing  by Erik Doernenburg
30. Understand The Business Domain  by Mark Richards
31. Programming is an act of design  by Einar Landre
32. Time changes everything  by Philip Nelson
33. Take the hill!  by Philip Nelson
34. Value stewardship over showmanship  by Barry Hawkins
35. If you're unwilling to be hands-on, maybe you should keep your hands off  by Barry Hawkins
36. The title of software architect has only lower-case 'a's; deal with it  by Barry Hawkins
37. Software architecture has ethical consequences  by Michael Nygard
38. Everything will ultimately fail  by Michael Nygard
39. Context is King  by Edward Garson

40. It's all about performance   by  Craig L Russell

41. Engineer in the white spaces  by Michael Nygard
42. Talk the Talk by Mark Richards
43. Heterogeneity Wins  by Edward Garson
44. Dwarves, Elves, Wizards, and Kings  by Evan Cofsky
45. Learn from Architects of Buildings  by Keith Braithwaite
46. Fight repetition by Niclas Nilsson
47. Welcome to the real world by Gregor Hohpe
48. Don't Control, but Observe by Gregor Hohpe
49. Architect as Janitor by Dave Bartlett

50. Architects focus is on the boundaries and interfaces  by Einar Landre

51. Challenge assumptions - especially your own by  Timothy High

52. Record your rationale  by Timothy High

53. Empower developers  by Timothy High

54. It is all about the data  by Paul W. Homer

55. Control the data, not just the code   by Chad LaVigne

56. Architecture Metaphors Can Only Be Stretched As Far As A, Um, Stretchy Thing  by David Ing

57. If the application can't be supported, the project is a failure  by Mncedisi Kasper
58. Lead by Influence by Travis Illig
59. Prefer principles, axioms and analogies to opinion and taste  by Michael Harmer
60. From Pencil Neck Geek to Mr. Olympia    by Clint Shank
61. Share your knowledge and experiencesby Paul W. Homer
62. Make sure the simple stuff is simple   by Chad LaVigne
63. If you design it, you should be able to code it  by Mike Brown
64. The ROI variable by George Malamidis
65. Your system is legacy, design for it by Dave Anderson
66. If there is only one solution, get a second opinion  by  Timothy High
67. Requirements are not the measure of success but the beginnings of a conversation by  Christopher Dempsey
    
68. Capacity to implement is as important as knowing how to implement  by  Kamal Wickramanayake
69. Shortcuts now are paid back with interest later  by  Scot Mcphee
70. "Perfect" is the Enemy of "Good Enough"   by  Greg Nyberg
    
71. Avoid "Good Ideas"   by  Greg Nyberg
    
72. Great content creates great systems  by  Zubin Wadia
73. The Business Vs. The Angry Architectby Chad LaVigne
    
74. Stretch key dimensions to see what breaks  by  Stephen Jones
    
75. Before anything, an architect is a developer  by  Mike Brown
    
76. A rose by any other name will end up as a cabbage   by  Sam Gardiner
77. Stable problems get high quality solutions  by  Sam Gardiner
78. Diligence and the Mundane by Brian Hart
79. Take responsibility for your decisions  by  Yi Zhou
80. Dont Be a Problem Solver  by  Eben Hewitt
81. Software Should Be Invisible  by  Eben Hewitt
82. Your Customer is Not Your Customer  by  Eben Hewitt
83. It will never look like that  by Peter Gillard-Moss
84. Choose Frameworks that play well with others  by  Eric Hawthorne
85. Making a strong business case  by  Yi Zhou
86. The insidious pattern bug  by  Chad LaVigne
87. Learn a new language by  Burk Hufnagel
88. Dont Be Clever  by Eben Hewitt
89. Build Systems to be Zuhanden by Keith Braithwaite
90. Employ developers that are recognition motivated by Chad LaVigne
91. Software doesnt really exist   by  Chad LaVigne
92. Pay down your technical debt   by  Burk Hufnagel
93. You can't future-proof solutions   by Richard Monson-Haefel
94. Interaction Design is Critical by Richard Monson-Haefel
    
95. The Importance of Consommé  by  Eben Hewit
    
96. For the end-user, the interface is the system   by Vinayak Hegde
    
97. Great software is not built, it is grown    by  Bill de hÓra
    

Nice List!! Some of them are very true!!