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• Windows Vista Inside Out Kit: Windows Server 2008 Inside Out and Windows Vista Inside Out

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  Dive in for the ultimate, in-depth references for Windows administrators. Each supremely organized guide packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, insider secrets , and workarounds. Discover how the experts plan and manage their Windows implementations and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!

• Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2

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  Exploit the Unified Communications (UC) platform s rich and open API set and create your own real-time communication solutions faster. Led by a team of UC programming experts, you ll get the code walkthroughs and pragmatic advice you need to seamlessly integrate enterprise IM, presence, VoIP, and conferencing into your applications now.

• Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator's Companion

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the definitive guide for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 straight from an expert. This comprehensive reference delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates and help maximize your organization s productivity.

• Programming Windows Services with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the practical reference to developing Windows services with Visual Basic 2008. Addressing the leading trend of software as a service, this guide illustrates how developers with intermediate Visual Basic skills can design and implement Web services. It addresses a critical gap in the developer literature today, showing that services can be developed with Visual Basic 2008 and are not restricted to XML-based applications or Microsoft Visual C

• Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the comprehensive, essential resource for improving Windows administrator productivity. This book delivers solutions to the common issues Windows administrators face every day. Unlike other administrator resources available that cover features and functionality of Windows Server® and the Windows client operating system, this unique guide provides the tools that help you do more with less and make the most of your time.

• Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting IIS 7.0 with insights from a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and IIS experts at Microsoft. You get 800 pages of in-depth technical guidance on using IIS 7.0 to help enable users to easily host and manage Web sites, create Web-based business applications, and extend file, print, media, and communication services to the Web.

• Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and more.

• Windows Server 2008 Security Resource Kit (PRO - Resource Kit

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the definitive reference for planning and implementing security features in Windows Server 2008 with expert insights from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Server Security Team at Microsoft. This official Microsoft RESOURCE KIT delivers the in-depth, technical information and tools you need to help protect your Windows® based clients, server roles, networks, and Internet services.

• Windows Server 2008 Inside Out

  Published 2 days ago

  Learn how to conquer Windows Server 2008 from the inside out! Designed for system administrators, this definitive resource features hundreds of timesaving solutions, expert insights, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for administering Windows Server 2008 all in concise, fast-answer format.

• Windows Server® 2008 Resource Kit

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the essential reference for deploying, managing, automating, troubleshooting, and optimizing Windows Server 2008 with expert insights and best practices from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Server team at Microsoft. This official Microsoft® RESOURCE KIT features six volumes of in-depth technical information that every Windows® administrator needs to understand to master Windows Server 2008 administration.

• Programming Microsoft® Robotics Studio

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the practical reference to programming robotic applications by using the Microsoft Robotics Studio. Ideal for programmers familiar with Windows® based development using Microsoft Visual Studio® and the Microsoft .NET Framework, this guide expertly illustrates how to use the Robotics Studio. You ll discover how to use the services provided in the Robotics Studio to handle navigation and remote control, speech, video, and intelligent behavior in a robotic device.

• Windows® Group Policy Resource Kit: Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Vista

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the in-depth information you need to use Group Policy to administer Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista direct from a leading Group Policy MVP and the Microsoft® Group Policy team. With Group Policy and Active Directory® directory service, administrators can take advantage of policy-based management to streamline the administration of users and computers throughout the enterprise from servers running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server, to workstations running

• The Microsoft SharePoint Step by Step Kit: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.

  Published 2 days ago

  The smart way to learn Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Designer 2007 one step at a time! Now you can get two popular STEP BY STEP books in one value-packed toolkit at a great price. You ll work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps and skill-building practice files on CD. First, master the fundamentals with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.

• Windows Vista Inside Out, Deluxe Edition

  Published 2 days ago

  Learn how to conquer Windows Vista from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Windows Vista Inside Out, this deluxe edition packs even more advanced information, hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, fast-answer format. You get 300+ new pages in this comprehensive reference that delivers the up-to-date answers you need to work with Windows Vista.

• Programming Microsoft® LINQ (PRO-Developer

  Published 2 days ago

  Get comprehensive guidance for using the Microsoft Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Project with in-depth insights from two experienced developers. Data-rich applications can be difficult to create because of the tremendous differences between query languages used to access data and programming languages commonly used to write applications. This practical guide covers the intricacies of LINQ, a set of extensions to the Visual C# and Visual Basic programming languages.

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Pocket Consultant Second Edition

  Published 2 days ago

  Here s the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, now updated for the new features in Service Pack 1 (SP1). This unique guide provides essential details for using this next-generation messaging and collaboration platform to deliver better performance, interoperability, and end-user experience.

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-238): Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

  Published 2 days ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-238, one of the required exams for the new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Messaging Administrator certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (PRO-Certification

  Published 2 days ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-642, the required exam for the new Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Networking Infrastructure Configuration certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-646): Server Administrator Core Requirements (PRO-Certification

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  Get in-depth training and practice with the skills measured by the core exams for Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Server 2008 Administrator certification all in one box! Covering Exams 70-640, 70-642, and 70-646, these three training kits include exam prep and practice tests to help you maximize your performance. You get official Microsoft® study guides, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Getting Results from Software Development Teams

  Published 2 days ago

  Learn best practices for software development project management and lead your teams and projects to success. Dr. Lawrence Peters is an industry-recognized expert with decades of experience conducting research and leading real-world software projects. Beyond getting the best developers, equipment, budget, and timeline possible Peters concludes that no factor is more critical to project success than the manager s role.

• Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition

  Published 2 days ago

  Now updated for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, this practical, pocket-sized reference delivers ready answers for using Windows command-line tools to manage multiple clients and servers. It s packed with hundreds of examples that show you how to run, use, schedule, and script Windows commands, support tools, and Resource Kit tools without touching the GUI.

• Windows Vista® Resource Kit, Second Edition

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting Windows Vista with expert insights from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Vista Team at Microsoft. With additions and updates for SP1, this official Microsoft RESOURCE KIT provides more than 1,700 pages of in-depth technical guidance on automating deployment; implementing security enhancements, including Windows® Firewall and Windows Defender; administering Group Policy, files, folders, programs

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, 70-647): Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Administrator Core

  Published 2 days ago

  Your all-in-one kit for the skills measured by the core exams for Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator certification and on the job. Covering Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, and 70-647, these four official Microsoft® study guides provide in-depth exam prep plus practice tests to help maximize your performance.

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices

  Published 2 days ago

  Get field-tested best practices and proven techniques for designing, deploying, operating, and optimizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Part of the new Best Practices series for IT professionals from Microsoft Press®, this guide is written by leading SharePoint MVPs and Microsoft SharePoint team members who ve worked extensively with real-world deployments and customers.

• Microsoft® Dynamics(TM) CRM 4.0 Step by Step

  Published 2 days ago

  The smart way to learn Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting tips to master the fundamentals of working with the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. You ll learn the specifics of tracking customer communications, how to use e-mail templates for mass communication, the ins and outs of reporting and data analysis, and other essential tasks.

• Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion (Pro - Administrator's Companion

  Published 2 days ago

  Get the critical information you need to build and run a Windows Small Business Server 2008 based network. This essential, single-volume reference details system capabilities and components including Premium Edition features. Gain the real-world insights, workarounds, and troubleshooting tactics you need for on-the-job results.

• Building Web Applications with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Designer 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft

  Published 2 days ago

  Teach yourself how to create rich, dynamic Web applications with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. Master the tools for managing user input and backend processes without coding and deliver the smart solutions your business needs. Use CSS to customize layout and optimize usability Build your navigation structure Create, access, and link data sources Manipulate data views with SharePoint and ASP.

• Windows® Group Policy Administrator's Pocket Consultant

  Published 2 days ago

  Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for the day-to-day administration of Group Policy. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You ll get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done whether at your desk or in the field!

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-237): Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007

  Published 9 days ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-237, one of the required exams for the new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Messaging Administrator certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help assess your skills.

• Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Fundamentals (PRO-Developer

  Published 9 days ago

  Delve into the fundamental tools and techniques for Windows Embedded CE and get ready to deliver the next innovation in powered devices. Covering the newest version of the technology Windows Embedded CE R2 and led by two embedded-development experts, you ll get both the hands-on instruction and pragmatic reference you need to begin building a range of small footprint, smart, connected, and service-oriented devices.

• Seamless Teamwork: Using Microsoft® SharePoint® Technologies to Collaborate, Innovate, and Drive Business in New Ways (B

  Published 9 days ago

  Take the lead and deliver better results by revolutionizing the way you and your colleagues communicate, collaborate, and coordinate everyday work. Dive in as the author, a collaboration expert, demonstrates how to inspire great teamwork using Microsoft SharePoint technologies. Discover the best practices that enable even far-flung teams to produce powerfully productive results and apply them to your own projects!

• Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (Pro-Developer

  Published 9 days ago

  Get hands-on and conceptual guidance for creating and adapting customer relationship management (CRM) solutions-direct from leading CRM consultants. This reference details design and coding practices that allow you to customize Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 to meet specific business needs.

• Microsoft Expression Web 2 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft

  Published 9 days ago

  The smart way to learn Expression Web 2 one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, hands-on exercises, and practice files on CD and master the fundamentals of creating effective Web sites. You ll work with advanced design technologies and discover the powerful and easy-to-use Web design experience that Expression Web 2 delivers.

• Create Dynamic Charts in Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007

  Published 9 days ago

  Extend your Excel 2007 skills and create more-powerful and compelling charts in less time. Guided by an Excel expert, you ll learn how to turn flat, static charts into dynamic solutions where you can visualize and manipulate data countless ways with a simple mouse click. Get the hands-on practice and examples you need to produce your own, professional-quality results. No programming required! Maximize the impact of your ideas and data!

• Windows Server® 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit

  Published 9 days ago

  In-depth and comprehensive, this Resource Kit delivers the information you need to set up, deploy, and manage a Terminal Services farm using Windows Server(r) 2008. You get authoritative technical insights from Terminal Services experts, including guidance from members of the Microsoft(r) product team along with essential scripts and resources on CD.

• How We Test Software at Microsoft

  Published 9 days ago

  It may surprise you to learn that Microsoft employs as many software testers as developers. Less surprising is the emphasis the company places on the testing discipline and its role in managing quality across a diverse, 150+ product portfolio. This book written by three of Microsoft s most prominent test professionals shares the best practices, tools, and systems used by the company s 9,000-strong corps of testers.

• Active Directory® Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Administrators Pocket Consultant

  Published 9 days ago

  Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers immediate answers for the day-to-day administration of Active Directory in Windows Server 2008. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You ll get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done whether at your desk or in the field!

• Windows Vista® Plain & Simple Kit: Help Family & Friends Get Started With Their First Computer (Bpg -- Plain & Simple

  Published 9 days ago

  Whether you're helping friends and family get up and running, or buying a new computer for yourself or a family member, this easy, colorful, two-book kit is designed for you. It's loaded with tips and tricks to make it easy for you--or the new user you're helping--to set up and use a new Windows Vista-powered PC.

• Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit

  Published 9 days ago

  In-depth, comprehensive, and fully revised for R2 this RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Get technical insights, scenarios, and best practices from those who know the technology best the engineers who designed and developed it along with 90+ Windows PowerShell scripts, bonus references, and other essential resources on CD.

• Windows® Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (PRO-Administrator's Pocket Consultant

  Published 9 days ago

  Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for administering Windows Small Business Server 2008. Zero in on core support tasks and tools using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You ll get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done whether at your desk or in the field.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-648 & 70-649): Transitioning Your MCSA/MCSE to Windows Server® 2008

  Published 9 days ago

  Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exams 70-648 and 70-649 and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover the objectives from both upgrade exams. Then, reinforce and apply what you ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

• Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V(TM) Resource Kit

  Published 9 days ago

  In-depth and comprehensive, this official RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to plan, implement, and manage a virtualized enterprise infrastructure. Covers R2 features. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best leading industry experts and the Windows Virtualization Team along with sample scripts, job aids, and other essential resources.

• Windows PowerShell(TM) 2.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

  Published 9 days ago

  Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for automating everyday system-administration tasks with Windows PowerShell. Zero in on core commands and techniques using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You ll get the focused information you need to save time and get the job done whether at your desk or in the field.

• Windows® Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion

  Published 9 days ago

  Get your midsize IT infrastructure up and running smoothly. This indispensible, single-volume reference details the features and capabilities of Windows Essential Business Server 2008. Gain the real-world insights, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics you need for on-the-job results.

• Inside Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2009

  Published 9 days ago

  Dig into the architecture and internals of Microsoft Dynamics AX with firsthand insights from the team who designed and developed it. Deepen your knowledge of the underlying frameworks, components, and tools and get best-practice guidance to customize and extend your own high-performance solutions. Discover how to: Work with MorphX application-modeling tools and X++ code Exploit built-in workflow infrastructure to simplify process automation Use Enterprise Portal and ASP.

• Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now! (Pro - Developer

  Published 9 days ago

  Now you can build your own games for Windows, Xbox 360, and Zune as you learn the underlying skills and concepts for computer programming. Use this hands-on guide to dive straight into your first project adding new tools and tricks to your arsenal as you go. No experience required! Teach yourself how to program and bring your game ideas to life!

• Windows® Internals: Including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Fifth Edition (PRO-Developer

  Published 9 days ago

  See how the core components of the Windows operating system work behind the scenes guided by a team of internationally renowned internals experts. Fully updated for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, this classic guide delivers key architectural insights on system design, debugging, performance, and support along with hands-on experiments to experience Windows internal behavior firsthand.

• Windows® Sysinternals Administrator's Reference (Inside Out

  Published 9 days ago

  Learn how to conquer Windows diagnostics and support from the inside out! Written by Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich, creator of the Sysinternals tools, and TechNet Magazine Contributing Editor Wes Miller, SYSINTERNALS INSIDE OUT packs advanced Windows solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, quick reference format.

• Windows® 7 Plain & Simple

  Published 9 days ago

  Get the fast facts that make learning Windows 7 plain and simple! This no-nonsense guide uses easy, numbered steps and concise, straightforward language to show the most expedient way to perform tasks and solve problems in Windows 7.Here s what you ll learn to do: Run programs, control gadgets, play games. Send e-mail, browse the Web, and share your files. Organize your digital media, including photos, music, and videos. Burn CDs and DVDs; make your own movies.

• Windows® 7 Inside Out

  Published 9 days ago

  You re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your PC to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Windows 7 and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery! Compare features and capabilities in each edition of Windows 7. Configure and customize your system with advanced setup options. Manage files, folders, and media libraries.

• Windows® 7 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft

  Published 9 days ago

  Experience learning made easy and quickly teach yourself the essentials of working with Windows 7. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Learn to manage windows and folders, sort and filter files, create an efficient Windows working environment, and safely access the Internet.

• Windows® 7 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

  Published 9 days ago

  Here's the ideal, on-the-go reference that desktop administrators and support professionals can carry with them as they support and manage Windows 7. Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers immediate answers for the day-to-day administration of Windows 7 - from desktop configuration and management to networking and security issues. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks by using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists.

• Windows Server® 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition

  Published 9 days ago

  Now updated for Windows Server 2008 R2, this practical, portable guide delivers ready answers for the day-to-day administration of Windows Server 2008. It includes coverage of Windows Server 2008 R2 enhancements, including Hyper-V with Live Migration, Direct Access Infrastructure, Branch Cache, Windows PowerShell 2.0, the new Active Directory(r) console, and more. Zero in on core support and administration tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists.

• Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Administrator s Pocket Consultant (Pro-Certification

  Published 9 days ago

  Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers immediate answers for the day-to-day administration of Exchange Server 2010. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You ll get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done whether you re at your desk or in the field!

• Windows® 7 Resource Kit

  Published 9 days ago

  In-depth and comprehensive, this RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to administer your Windows 7 system. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows 7 product team along with essential scripts and resources. In addition, Direct from the Source sidebars offer deep insights and troubleshooting tips from the Windows 7 team.

• Microsoft® Application Architecture Guide, 2nd Edition (Patterns & Practices

  Published 9 days ago

  Get the definitive guide on designing applications on the Microsoft application platform straight from the Microsoft patterns & practices team. Learn how to choose the most appropriate architecture and the best implementation technologies that the Microsoft application platform offers applications developers. Get critical design recommendations and guidelines organized by application type from Web, mobile, and rich Internet applications to Office Business Applications.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Windows® 7

  Published 9 days ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-680, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows 7, Configuration certification.This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Introducing Windows® 7 for Developers

  Published 9 days ago

  Get your first look at Windows 7 and see how much more productive and efficient the development life cycle can be. Guided by three Windows programming experts, you ll examine new Windows 7 capabilities and get a head start exploiting them to build better user experiences and applications.

• Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (PRO-Developer)

  Published 1 month ago

  As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important. This essential reference drills inside MSBuild and shows how to maximize your control over the build and deployment process. Learn how to customize and extend build processes with MSBuild and scale them to the team, product, or enterprise level with Team Foundation Build.

• Programming Microsoft® .NET (Core reference)

  Published 2 months ago

  This core reference provides a one-stop, definitive resource for building robust, Web-enabled software applications for the revolutionary Microsoft .NET development platform. Windows programming authority Jeff Prosise masterfully explains this new programming paradigm as he introduces readers to the .NET Framework and to the new programming models that it embodies: Windows Forms, Web Forms, and Web services. The book includes more than 75 complete sample programs written in C

• Extreme Programming Adventures in C# (DV-Microsoft Professional)

  Published 2 months ago

  Apply what you know about extreme programming and object-oriented design to learning C# and the Microsoft® .NET Framework on the fly. Author Ron Jeffries, a leading voice and practitioner in the extreme programming movement, demonstrates how to apply its key concepts?including the use of customer stories, customer acceptance tests, and "Spikes"?and the fundamental techniques of Simple Design, Test-Driven Development, and Refactoring to create practical, .NET-ready applications. You?

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-562): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Application Development (Pro - Certifi

  Published 2 months ago

  Maximize your performance on 70-562, a required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Application Development certification. This all-new, 2-in-1 SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by

• Microsoft® ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications (PRO-Developer)

  Published 2 months ago

  Now s the time says Dino Esposito, an expert on Web development technologies to think about AJAX and the future of Web design in a whole new way. While developers can use a variety of tools to code and build AJAX applications, architects must manage a variety of tradeoffs and compromises in their planning and design. In this book, Esposito challenges readers to think beyond the easy way to AJAX, which involves adding AJAX capabilities to a non-AJAX system designed in the old model of Web devel

• Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2005

  Published 4 months ago

  Learn the essentials for developing mobile applications for any device. Focusing on proven techniques and practices, this guide addresses the real-world needs of experienced Microsoft Windows® mobile developers. Users are growing increasingly dependent on mobile devices, and with innovations such as the Windows Vista(tm) Sync Center that make it easy to manage data synchronization, this proliferation will continue.

• Microsoft® ASP.NET Internals

  Published 4 months ago

  Learn how to fully exploit the critical components and rich capabilities of the ASP.NET framework, without scouring blogs for information or enduring hours of trial and error. This comprehensive book offers developers the insights they need including established architecture patterns to create better, stronger, faster Web sites and Web-based applications Web services. The book offers readers the guidance they need to take advantage of ASP.

• Introducing Microsoft® Silverlight(TM) 3 (Pro - Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Get a jump on the next release of Silverlight the cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for rich interactive applications (RIAs) and the next-generation user experience. Featuring early insights from a Technical Evangelist on the Microsoft Silverlight team, this guide describes how you can simplify the development and deployment of RIAs by using Silverlight 3 tools with Microsoft Visual Studio(r) 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, and Expression Blend .

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server® Virtualization (Pro - Certification)

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-652, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Database Development

  Published 4 months ago

  Maximize your performance on 70-433, a required exam for the new MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Development certification. This all new, 2-in-1 SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• COM Programming with Microsoft .NET

  Published 4 months ago

  Despite the advent of the Microsoft .NET Framework, COM is still a valuable tool for programmers in Microsoft Windows®, and this book explains how and where COM fits into the .NET world.

• Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Programmer's Cookbook (Pro-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  VISUAL BASIC DOT NET PROGRAMMER COOKBOOK

• Microsoft® Windows Server(TM) 2003 Inside Out

  Published 4 months ago

  General Information - Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. - Manufacturer Part Number: 0-7356-2048-2 - Marketing Information: Achieve new levels of administrative mastery with the definitive, supremely organized reference for Windows Server. Product Information - Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out - Type: Book and CD - Author: William R. Stanek

• Microsoft® Windows Server(TM) 2003 Administrator's Companion, Second Edition

  Published 4 months ago

  Get the ideal one-volume guide for the IT professional who administers Windows Server 2003. Now fully updated for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2003 R2, this ADMINISTRATOR’S COMPANION offers up-to-date information on core system administration topics for Microsoft Windows®, including Microsoft Active Directory® directory service, security issues, disaster planning and recovery, and interoperability with Novell NetWare and UNIX.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exam 70-528, an exam for the new MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications certification. This kit packs the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and a robust testing suite.

• MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-528, 70-547): Microsoft .NET Framework Web Developer Core Requirements

  Published 4 months ago

  Get in-depth training and practice with the skills measured by the core exams for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Web Developer certification--all in one box! Covering Exams 70-536, 70-528, and 70-547, these three training kits include exam prep and practice tests to help you maximize your performance. You get official Microsoft study guides, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• MCPD Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-536, 70-526, 70-548): Microsoft® .

  Published 4 months ago

  Get in-depth training and practice with the skills measured by the core exams for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Windows Developer certification--all in one box! Covering exams 70-536, 70-526, and 70-548, these three training kits include exam prep and practice tests to help you maximize your performance. You get official Microsoft study guides, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• 3D Programming for Windows (Pro - Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Get the practical introduction to programming 3D graphics using the Windows Presentation Foundation--straight from programming legend Charles Petzold. The Windows Presentation Foundation is a key component of .NET Framework 3.0, which is a part of Windows Vista(tm) and available for Windows XP. With the Windows Presentation Foundation, 3D images can be displayed regardless of the video-display hardware on the user's machine.

• Windows Server 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services

  Published 4 months ago

  This in-depth technical reference delivers must-know information on TCP/IP for any IT professional working with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems. This comprehensive guide starts with the fundamentals, delivering coverage of TCP/IP protocols layer by layer to help build mastery of protocols and their implementation.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-502): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Windows® Presentation Foundation

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-502, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundation. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help assess your skills.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-503): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.

  Published 4 months ago

  Your 2-in-1 Self-Paced Training Kit EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-503 and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

• Microsoft Visual Studio Tips

  Published 4 months ago

  Just as a race car team analyzes every aspect of car and driver data to optimize endurance and speed imagine your potential if you could optimize every aspect of daily coding activities with Visual Studio! The author a member of the Visual Studio team for five years has identified 251 tips to help you do just that. In her own words, There was much about Visual Studio I didn t know...until I had to learn and test it ALL.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft® .NET Framework Application Development Foundation, Second edition

  Published 4 months ago

  Your 2-in-1 Self-Paced Training Kit. Fully updated and revised! Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-536 and on the job. With this official Microsoft study guide, you ll work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then reinforce and apply what you ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-505): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Windows® Forms Application Development

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-505, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for.NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Application Development. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Microsoft® .NET and SAP (PRO-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Learn how to use familiar Microsoft tools to build enterprise solutions that connect to SAP. Written by Microsoft developers with an in-depth knowledge of SAP systems, this book demonstrates how to use Microsoft Visual Studio(r), Expression(r), SharePoint(r) Products and Technologies, BizTalk(r) Server, SQL Server(r), and other Microsoft tools to develop custom enterprise solutions using data and reports from the SAP environment.

• Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)

  Published 4 months ago

  Here?s the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who need to administer, optimize, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in their organization. This unique guide provides essential details for using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to help protect and manage your company?s data?

• Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005 Analysis Services Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  Your hands-on guide to learning Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Microsoft?s customizable analysis solution for business data modeling and interpretation. Analysis Services is a powerful tool for business intelligence, so understanding the essentials?how to create a cube, as well as how to deploy, customize, and extend the basic calculations?is critical to harnessing the full benefits of SQL Server.

• Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying (Solid Quality Learning)

  Published 4 months ago

  This thorough, hands-on reference for database developers and administrators delivers expert guidance on sophisticated uses of Transact-SQL (T-SQL)?one of the most familiar and powerful programming languages for SQL Server. Written by a T-SQL guru, this guide focuses on advanced querying techniques and how queries are interpreted and processed by the SQL Server execution engine. You?

• Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming (Pro-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  This thorough, hands-on reference for database developers and administrators delivers expert guidance on sophisticated uses of Transact-SQL (T-SQL)?one of the most familiar and powerful programming languages for SQL Server. Written by a T-SQL guru, this guide focuses on language features and how they are interpreted and processed by the SQL Server execution engine. You?

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance (Pro-Certification)

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new MCTS Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exam 70-431, a core exam for the new Microsoft IT Professional certifications. This kit packs the tools and features that exam candidates want most?including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and a robust testing suite.

• Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005: Database Essentials Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  SQL Server 2005 is Microsoft?s next-generation data management and analysis solution that delivers enhanced scalability, availability, and security features to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. Now you can teach yourself how to design, build, test, deploy, and maintain SQL Server databases?one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises.

• Inside Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005: The Storage Engine (Solid Quality Learning)

  Published 4 months ago

  Understanding the internals of storage in SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, maintain, and mine information from enterprise data. This practical, hands-on book focuses on the SQL Server 2005 Storage Engine and delves deep into the structures used for storing data, including files, tables, indexes, and data types.

• Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Companion (Pro - Administrator's Companion)

  Published 4 months ago

  This comprehensive administrator?s reference delivers the details you need to successfully plan, deploy, administer, and support Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The authors?experts in database technologies?provide easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. Delve into system features and capabilities?and get hands-on insights for implementing business intelligence applications in organizations of any size.

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-442): Designing and Optimizing Data Access by Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 200

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-442, one of the required exams for the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Database Developer certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005 Integration Services Step by Step

  Published 4 months ago

  Get hands-on, practical guidance for using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, the next generation data integration platform from Microsoft. Integration Services is a powerful tool for business intelligence, so understanding the essentials--how to develop and deploy SSIS packages, as well as how to apply these skills to data warehousing solutions--is critical to harnessing the full benefits of SQL Server.

• MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 (Self-

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-441, one of the required exams for the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Database Developer certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Inside Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization

  Published 4 months ago

  Dive deep into the internals of query tuning and optimization in SQL Server 2005 with this comprehensive reference. Understanding the internals of SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, access, and effectively process information from enterprise data. Written by experts on SQL Server, this volume from the Inside Microsoft SQL Server series of books focuses on query tuning and optimization.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-445): Microsoft SQL Server 2005

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-445, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

  Published 4 months ago

  Get the practical, pocket-sized guide for IT professionals who need to administer, maintain, and optimize SQL Server 2008. Written by award-winning author William Stanek, this portable reference delivers essential details for using SQL Server 2008 to help protect and manage your company s data whether automating tasks, creating indexes and views, performing backups and recovery, replicating transactions, tuning performance, managing server activity, importing and exporting data, or performing ot

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  Teach yourself how to design and create SQL Server 2008 databases one step at a time. Work at your own pace through the book s practical, skill-building lessons and the hands-on practice files on CD. You ll begin by learning to install and configure SQL Server 2008, design a model database, and work with tables and indexes. Next, you ll learn techniques to manipulate, maintain, and retrieve data. Finally, you ll learn more-advanced techniques, such as using views, functions, and triggers.

• Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (PRO-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Written by industry professionals who have been working with SQL Server 2008 since the earliest code, this reference expertly covers the programming fundamentals for SQL Server 2008 with crucial real-world context and extensive code samples.Get the hands-on programming instruction, practical examples, and best practices you need to master the core programmability features in SQL Server 2008.

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals (PRO-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  This book walks you through your first steps in T-SQL (also known as Transact-SQL), which is Microsoft SQL Server s dialect of the standard ANSI-SQL language. You ll learn the theory behind T-SQL querying and programming, how to develop T-SQL code to query and modify data, and get an overview of programmable objects. Although this book is intended for beginners, it is not merely a step-by-step book.

• Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 (PRO-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Get expert guidance on SQL Server 2008 technologies, processes, and procedures and accelerate your proficiency developing smart, business intelligence solutions. This book provides practical, end-to-end coverage on how to envision, plan, develop, test, and deploy a complete SQL Server 2008-based business intelligence solution. First, you ll build a foundational knowledge of business intelligence systems and components, including case studies of the most common scenarios.

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  Teach yourself to design, create, view, and manage SQL Server 2008 reports one step at a time. You ll begin by building a solid foundation with the tools and techniques for using SQL Server Reporting Services, mastering the fundamentals of installing and working with reports. Next, you ll design and develop reports progressively adding calculations, interactivity, queries, charts, and models. You ll then deploy and administer reports to the reporting server.

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Internals (Pro - Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Explore the definitive guide to the internals and architecture of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 relational database engine. The author an expert on SQL Server internals offers the guidance developers and database administrators need to understand how SQL Server internal structures affect application development and functionality.

• Inside Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008: T-SQL Querying

  Published 4 months ago

  Delve into the internal architecture of T-SQL and unveil the power of set-based querying with comprehensive reference and advice from a highly regarded T-SQL expert and members of Microsoft's SQL Server development team. Database developers and administrators will examine the best practices, advanced techniques, sample databases, and code needed to master the programming language built into SQL Server solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 MDX Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  Teach yourself SQL Server 2008 Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language one step at a time. You ll begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of MDX language and the business intelligence landscape. Next, you ll develop queries for various business scenarios, starting with basic concepts and then progressing to more advanced features and demonstrating their practical applications. Finally, you ll explore the most critical and commonly used features of the language.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Business Intelligence Development and Maintenanc

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-448, the required exam for the new MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Implementation and Maintenance certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 2.0, 2nd Edition

  Published 4 months ago

  Get a jump on the next release of Silverlight with early insights from a Technical Evangelist on the Microsoft Silverlight team. This guide describes how you can simplify the development and deployment of rich interactive applications (RIAs) by using Silverlight 2 tools with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework. RIAs are Web applications with the features and functionality of full desktop applications.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-432): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Implementation and Maintenance (PRO-Certificatio

  Published 4 months ago

  Long Description Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-432, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 4 months ago

  Teach yourself to use SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services for business intelligence one step at a time. You'll start by building your understanding of the business intelligence platform enabled by SQL Server and the Microsoft Office System, highlighting the role of Analysis Services. Then, you ll create a simple multidimensional OLAP cube and progressively add features to help improve, secure, deploy, and maintain an Analysis Services database.

• Programming Microsoft® ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference

  Published 4 months ago

  Build your expertise as you move beyond the basics?and delve into the essential topics of programming with ADO.NET 2.0. This comprehensive reference offers expert guidance, hands-on instruction, and code samples in Microsoft Visual C#® and Visual Basic® to help advance your mastery of developing database applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web. Discover how to: ? Work with design-time data access features in Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 ? Use Microsoft .NET Framework 2.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows® Small Business Server 2008 (Pro - Certification)

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-653, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Small Business Server 2008, Configuration certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Inside Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008: T-SQL Programming (Pro-Developer)

  Published 4 months ago

  Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of this programming language solving complex problems with real-world solutions. Discover how to: Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers. Handle transactions, concurrency, and error handling.

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.

  Published 4 months ago

  Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-561, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Application Development. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills.

• Programming in the Key of C#: A Primer for Aspiring Programmers (Step By Step (Microsoft))

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• JavaScript(TM) Step by Step

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  Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning JavaScript for Web development. Even with no programming experience, you can teach yourself the essentials of working with the JavaScript programming language one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises.

• Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference

  Published 5 months ago

  Delve into the core topics for ASP.NET 2.0 programming, mastering the essential skills and capabilities needed to build high-performance Web applications successfully. Well-known ASP.NET author Dino Esposito deftly builds your expertise with Web forms, Microsoft Visual Studio®, core controls, master pages, data access, data binding, state management, security services, and other must-know topics?combining definitive reference with practical, hands-on programming instruction.

• Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 5 months ago

  Visual C#, a feature of Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005, is a modern programming language designed to deliver a productive environment for creating business frameworks and reusable object-oriented components. Now you can teach yourself essential techniques with Visual C#?and start building components and Microsoft Windows®-based applications?one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you?

• Programming Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005: The Language (Pro Developer)

  Published 5 months ago

  Get the in-depth reference and pragmatic, real-world insights you need to exploit the enhanced language features and core capabilities in Visual C# 2005. Programming expert Donis Marshall deftly builds your proficiency with classes, structs, and other fundamentals, and advances your expertise with more-advanced topics such as debugging, threading, and memory management.

• CLR via C#, Second Edition (Pro Developer)

  Published 5 months ago

  In this new edition of Jeffrey Richter?s popular APPLIED MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMING, you get focused, pragmatic guidance on how to exploit the common language runtime (CLR) functionality in .NET Framework 2.0 for applications of all types?from Web Forms, Windows® Forms, and Web services to solutions for Microsoft SQL Server?, Microsoft code names "Avalon" and "Indigo", consoles, NT Service, and more.

• Applications = Code + Markup: A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (Pro - Developer)

  Published 5 months ago

  In this book, Windows programming legend Charles Petzold covers in parallel the two interfaces that make up the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). From the outset, the reader can shift focus seamlessly between Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and C# to see them as flip sides of the same processes.

• Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Step By Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))

  Published 5 months ago

  The Web application infrastructure ASP.NET, introduced as part of version 1.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework, provides the thin-client counterpart to Microsoft Windows® client development. With dramatic improvements in performance, productivity, and security features, Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 deliver a simplified, high-performance, and powerful Web development experience. ASP.NET 2.

• Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step

  Published 5 months ago

  Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest enhancements in Microsoft Visual C# 2008. Visual C#, one of the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008, is a modern programming language designed to deliver a productive environment for creating business frameworks and reusable object-oriented components.

• Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now! (PRO-Developer)

  Published 5 months ago

  In this lively, eye-opening, hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to program with Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. Featuring a full edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete programming project a desktop weather-reporting application from start to finish.

• Programming Microsoft® Visual C#® 2008: The Language

  Published 5 months ago

  Get the in-depth reference and pragmatic, real-world insights you need to exploit the enhanced language features and core capabilities in Visual C# 2008. Programming expert Donis Marshall deftly helps you build your proficiency with language features such as classes, structs, and other fundamentals, and helps you advance your expertise with more-advanced topics such as debugging, threading, and memory management.

• Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5

  Published 5 months ago

  Get the practical, popular reference written by ASP.NET authority Dino Esposito now updated for ASP.NET 3.5. An in-depth guide to the core features of Web development with ASP.NET, this book goes beyond the fundamentals. It expertly illustrates the intricacies and uses of ASP.NET 3.5 in a single volume. Part of Microsoft Visual Studio(r) 2008, ASP.NET 3.5 includes AJAX functionality, the Microsoft Silverlight cross-platform development tool, new controls, and new integration features.

• Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5: Step by Step

  Published 5 months ago

  Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest enhancements in ASP.NET code name Orcas. ASP.NET continues to be an important application platform that delivers a simplified, high-performance, and powerful Web development experience. Building on your familiarity with the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual C#®, you can teach yourself the essentials of working with ASP.NET in the Microsoft Visual Studio® environment one step at a time.

• Microsoft® .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise

  Published 11 months ago

  To deliver the right solutions for increasingly complex enterprise and user requirements, you need vision. You need guidance. You need to apply the patterns and practices that by design create explicit outcomes for often-implicit challenges. In this book, you ll take a structured, realistic approach to resolving software complexity that places architectural integrity at its core.

• Developing Service-Oriented AJAX Applications

  Published 11 months ago

  Delve into the fundamental architectural principles and techniques for developing service-oriented AJAX applications for the enterprise. This guide offers a code-heavy, example-based approach to learning how to write a modern services API and an AJAX front end that can easily be extended, reused, and integrated by third parties. Focusing on Microsoft technologies and enterprise servers, including Microsoft SharePoint(r) Server 2007, ASP.NET AJAX, and Microsoft .NET Frameworks 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5,

• Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming

  Published 3 years ago

  Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming is a tutorial. It's meant for programmers who already know an object-oriented language and want to apply their knowledge in the standardized environment provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework.

• Windows Forms Programming in C#

  Published 3 years ago

  Everything changes in the Microsoft .NET Framework and the C# language, including the creation of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Windows Forms Programming in C# explains the Windows Forms (WinForms) environment to programmers who have some experience with .NET programming, and in the process reveals a lot about .NET to less experienced developers.

• Programming Microsoft .NET

  Published 3 years ago

  This core reference provides a one-stop, definitive resource for building robust, Web-enabled software applications for the revolutionary Microsoft .NET development platform. Windows programming authority Jeff Prosise masterfully explains this new programming paradigm as he introduces readers to the .NET Framework and to the new programming models that it embodies.

• Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

  Published 8 years ago

  Provides comprehensive instruction for faster, leaner development--and more powerful results

• Visual Basic 6 Professional (Step by Step)

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  Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Professional helps readers quickly and efficiently learn how to write 32-bit Windows(r)-based programs using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0. The easy-to-follow lessons include ...

• Hardcore Visual Basic

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  The power of Visual Basic is growing steadiy - right into territoryonce the sole province of C/C++. Now the second edition of this acclaimedbook shows you how to push the limits of the latest v...

• Advanced Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (Mps)

  Published 8 years ago

  In the authors' words, "Our main aim in writing this book is to write the most advanced book yet available" on Microsoft Visual Basic. Written from the perspective of the professional Visual Basic ...