C# Books
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XNA 2.0 Game Programming Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Riemer Grootjans, Apress
Join the game development revolution today! XNA greatly simplifies the development of your own games, lowering the barrier for programmers to get into game development. In XNA, you can start coding your games from the very start, a true revelation compared to other game programming environments. XNA doesn't sacrifice power for this ease of use - it is built entirely on DirectX technology.
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Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Vijay P. Mehta, Apress
It is nearly impossible today to write enterprise software without the use of one or more relational databases. Granted, there are cases when the data is transient and not stored in a database, but for the most part, software needs to consume and manipulate data in a database. It sounds easy, but there are hundreds of ways to connect software systems to databases and thousands of people who think they have the skeleton key for data access layers.
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Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Alexandre Santos Lobao, Bruno Pereira Evangelista, Antonio Leal de Farias, Apress
Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don’t have to! XNA makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don’t know how to program at all, Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional will teach you the basics of C# 2005 programming along the way.
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Pro WPF with C# 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 3.5
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high–quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs. Author Matthew MacDonald shows you how WPF really works. His no–nonsense, practical advice will get you building high–quality WPF applications quickly and easily.
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Beginning C# 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Syed Fahad Gilani, Vidya Vrat Agarwal, Jon Reid, Ranga Raghuram, James Huddleston, Jacob Hammer Pedersen, Apress
Assuming only basic knowledge of C# 2008, Beginning C# 2008 Databases teaches all the fundamentals of database technology and database programming readers need to quickly become highly proficient database users and application developers. A comprehensive tutorial on both SQL Server 2005 and ADO.NET 3.0, Beginning C# 2008 Databases explains and demonstrates how to create database objects and program against them in both T–SQL and C
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Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jr. Joseph C. Rattz, Apress
LINQ is the project name for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that provide a generic approach to querying data from different data sources. LINQ will premier in Visual Studio 2008, and will become the next must-have skill for .NET developers. Pro LINQ: Language Integrated Query in C# 2008 is all about code. Literally, this book starts with code and ends with code.
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Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Andrew Troelsen, Apress
The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since that time, this text has been revised, tweaked, and enhanced to account for the changes found within each release of the .NET platform (1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and now 3.5). The last version, .NET 3.0, was more of an augmentative release, essentially providing three new APIs: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF
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Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
The most up–to–date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you’ll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 guides you through Microsoft’s latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of C#. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.
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Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 (Windows.Net)
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Mario Szpuszta, Apress
ASP.NET 3.5 is the latest version of Microsoft’s revolutionary ASP.NET technology. It is the principal standard for creating dynamic web pages on the Windows platform. Pro ASP.NET 3.5 in C# 2008 raises the bar for high–quality, practical advice on learning and deploying Microsoft’s dynamic web solution. Seasoned .NET professionals Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta explain how you can get the most from this groundbreaking new technology. They cover ASP.NET 3.
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Beginning C# 2008: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Christian Gross, Apress
This book is for anyone who wants to write good C# 2008 code - even if you have never programmed before. Writing good code can be a challenge, there are so many options, especially in a language like C#. If you want to really get the best from a programming language you need to know which features work best in which situations and understand their strengths and weaknesses. It is this understanding that makes the difference between coding and coding well.