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copied!<p>It is hard to get real world experience through reading as most companies guard their software artifacts (designs, tests, etc.) like gold. However, sometimes companies will publish their experience with technologies as case studies. Some of these case studies are no more than marketing crap. But sometimes, you hit a gold mine of information that gives you insight on a real-world project. This <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.microsoft.com%2Fdownload%2F7%2F7%2F2%2F7721c03b-717e-4f14-a4be-fe6bb40c5a5a%2Fbarnes_noble.pdf&ei=9WT8SbalD9y9twfv5Z3CCg&usg=AFQjCNFJ7dyvZzQqUVCnKj9A7mTclY026Q&sig2=JlAc3JEwXa35A2gRopAAFQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Barnes & Nobles case study</a> on the development of a new Data Warehouse does that in part. Here is a list of some more: <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/asp.net/aa336563.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ASP .Net Case Studies</a> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/net/CaseStudies.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">.Net Case Studies</a></p> <p>Ultimately, software development is driven by business needs and that's where your Econ background could come in handy. Check out the book <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0321228758" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Return on Software: Maximizing the Return on Your Software Investment</a> by Steven Tockey when you get the chance. He goes into things like ROI, IRR, etc. Things only an Econ major could love :)</p>

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