https://www.developerfusion.com/t/vb.net/books/view/recommended/ 2010-08-09T00:00:00.00Z http://www.developerfusion.com/book/85411/professional-silverlight-4-wrox-programmer-to-programmer/ 2010-08-09T00:00:00.00Z

Everything .NET developers need to take advantage of Silverlight 4Silverlight 4 is a major new release of Microsoft's flagship product for building rich, interactive applications that combine animation, graphics, audio, and video. This book, by seasoned Wrox authors and Silverlight experts, gives professional Web developers all the tools necessary to build RIAs using the new Silverlight capabilities.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/65091/introducing-net-40-with-visual-studio-2010/ 2010-02-01T00:00:00.00Z

Microsoft is introducing a large number of changes to the way that the .NET Framework operates. Many familiar technologies are being altered, best practices replaced, and developer methodologies adjusted. Many developers find it hard to keep up with the pace of change across .NET's ever-widening array of technologies. You may know what's happening in C#, but what about the Azure cloud? How is that going to affect your work? What are the limitations of the new pLINQ syntax?

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/75301/murachs-javascript-and-dom-scripting-murach-training-reference/ 2009-08-17T00:00:00.00Z

This book teaches web developers how to use JavaScript and DOM scripting to create websites that deliver the fast response times, dynamic user interfaces, and special effects that web users expect.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/17112/regular-expressions-cookbook/ 2009-06-04T00:00:00.00Z

This cookbook provides more than 100 recipes to help you crunch data and manipulate text with regular expressions. Every programmer can find uses for regular expressions, but their power doesn't come worry-free. Even seasoned users often suffer from poor performance, false positives, false negatives, or perplexing bugs.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/44927/professional-excel-development-the-definitive-guide-to-developing-applications-using-microsoft-excel-vba-and/ 2009-05-16T00:00:00.00Z

“As Excel applications become more complex and the Windows development platform more powerful, Excel developers need books like this to help them evolve their solutions to the next level of sophistication. Professional Excel Development is a book for developers who want to build powerful, state-of-the-art Excel applications using the latest Microsoft technologies.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/43759/programming-entity-framework/ 2009-02-12T00:00:00.00Z

Programming Entity Framework is a thorough introduction to Microsoft's new core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. This book not only gives experienced developers a hands-on tour of the Entity Framework and explains its use in a variety of applications, it also provides a deep understanding of its architecture and APIs. From the Entity Data Model (EDM) and Object Services to EntityClient and the Metadata Workspace, Programming Entity Framework covers it all.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/80339/the-objectoriented-thought-process-3rd-edition/ 2008-09-04T00:00:00.00Z

The Object-Oriented Thought ProcessThird EditionMatt WeisfeldAn introduction to object-oriented concepts for developers looking to master modern application practices.Object-oriented programming (OOP) is the foundation of modern programming languages, including C++, Java, C#, and Visual Basic .NET.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/17105/beginning-aspnet-35-in-c-and-vb-programmer-to-programmer/ 2008-03-04T00:00:00.00Z

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to build rich and interactive web sites that run on the Microsoft platform. With the knowledge you gain from this book, you create a great foundation to build any type of web site, ranging from simple hobby-related web sites to sites you may be creating for commercial purposes. Anyone new to web programming should be able to follow along because no prior background in web development is assumed.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/43773/linq-in-action/ 2008-02-04T00:00:00.00Z

LLINQ, Language INtegrated Query, is a new extension to the Visual Basic and C# programming languages designed to simplify data queries and database interaction. It addreses O/R mapping issues by making query operations like SQL statements part of the programming language. It also offers built-in support for querying in-memory collections like arrays or lists, XML, DataSets, and relational databases. LINQ in Action is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial for professional developers.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/72894/microsoft-visual-basic-2008-step-by-step/ 2008-01-27T00:00:00.00Z

Teach yourself the fundamentals of working with Visual Basic 2008 one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you re a beginning programmer or new to this specific language, you ll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2008 and rapidly build robust, elegant applications.

James Crowley