RIA & Web Books
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Google, Amazon, and Beyond: Creating and Consuming Web Services
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Alexander Nakhimovsky, Tom Myers, Apress
readable, accessible and eminently practical... ...quite a good book about writing software to consume and provide web services. — Slashdot While many books are focused on the underlying technologies of web services and others are dedicated to providing web services, few books show how to consume web services.
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Building ASP.NET Server Controls
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Dale Michalk, Rob Cameron, Apress
The authors start out with very basic 'write' statements, but they progress into a sophisticated control -- one that includes templates, CSS styling and data binding. — Paul Schaeflein, schaeflein. This book is great for learning how pages and controls work in ASP.NET. — Aaron Weiker Weblog This tutorial and reference will benefit you, the dedicated ASP.NET developer. If you understand the gains of object-oriented development, and want to apply those principles to ASP.
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ADO.NET: From Novice to Pro, Visual Basic .NET Edition
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Peter Wright, Apress
Designed to get programmers up to professional levels as fast as possible, ADO.NET: From Novice to Pro is geared toward developers who have little or no .NET or ADO.NET experience, as well as programmers who are not yet comfortable with database programming. Best-selling author Peter Wright painlessly moves readers from simple database access to the sophisticated manipulation of XML documents. The book begins by showing you the basic architecture of ADO.
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Distributed .NET Programming in C
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Tom Barnaby, Apress
With the release of .NET, Microsoft has once again altered the distributed programming landscape. Almost everything has changed, from data access, to remote object calls, to the deployment of software components. And of course, .NET introduces a new technology in XML Web services that may revolutionize Web development. Distributed .NET Programming in C# describes how to use these new .NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications.
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ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices for C# Programmers
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by William R. Vaughn, Peter Blackburn, Apress
For anyone who programs with databases in the new .NET in C#, ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices for C# Programmers shows you what works and what doesn't when it comes to Microsoft's latest APIs for working with databases. Filled with practical advice and recommended "best practices," this concise and useful book offers some valuable advice for anyone working with ADO.NET.While many C# titles cover Microsoft's
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Accelerated Silverlight 2
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jeff Scanlon, Apress
Accelerated Silverlight 2 will get you up to speed with the latest version of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. Author Jeff Scanlon assumes you’re already comfortable with the basics of .NET coding and with WPF, and they help you build on your existing knowledge to make your journey to Silverlight 2 proficiency as quick and painless as possible.
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Real World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System
Published 18 years ago includes sample chapter
by Stephen R.G. Fraser, Apress
Aimed at aspiring .NET developers who want to work with content management (CM) applications, Real-World ASP.NET: Building a Content Management System provides a fine overview of what's involved in managing Web site content and also delivers working code for a free, proprietary CMS using the latest in .NET technology and C
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Foundations of WPF: An Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
Published 14 years ago includes sample chapter
by Laurence Moroney, Apress
Windows Presentation Foundation is a cutting-edge presentation framework for creating high-fidelity applications for Windows Vista and Windows XP. WPF is a composite technology with a noteworthy graphics engine that gives you more control over your applications screen output than has ever been possible in Windows before. New control frameworks and a new XML-based markup language, XAML, complete the core WPF package.
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The Definitive Guide to the .NET Compact Framework
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Larry Roof, Dan Fergus, Apress
The .NET Compact Framework brings the world of managed code and XML Web services to smart devices, and it enables the execution of secure, downloadable applications on devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, and set-top boxes. The Definitive Guide to the .NET Compact Framework targets both first-time and experienced mobile developers, and is a comprehensive guide to building mobile applications using the
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Pro Silverlight 2 in VB 2008
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Matthew MacDonald, Apress
Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It’s a rules–changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it’s able to host true .NET applications in non–Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non–Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X