https://www.developerfusion.com/t/visual-studio/books/view/recommended/ 2011-02-01T14:13:00.00Z http://www.developerfusion.com/book/94208/inside-the-microsoft-build-engine-using-msbuild-and-team-foundation-build/ 2011-02-01T12:49:00.00Z

As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important. This essential reference—fully updated for Visual Studio 2010—drills inside MSBuild and shows you 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.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/94251/silverlight-4-unleashed/ 2011-02-01T14:13:00.00Z

Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio and Expression Blend!Using Silverlight 4, you can build richer and more powerful applications than ever before, and deploy them seamlessly in browsers, on desktop computers, and even on Windows Phone 7. In Silverlight 4 Unleashed, Microsoft Silverlight MVP Laurent Bugnion covers everything you need to do all this, and much more.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/43780/silverlight-3-in-action/ 2009-06-04T00:00:00.00Z

Silverlight 3 in Action is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial that guides the reader from creating "Hello World" to coding production-quality, data-driven rich internet applications with graphics, audio, and video content. Written for a developer who already knows how to code in C#, this fluff-free book covers the basics quickly and dives into the heart of Silverlight development using XAML (a language for creating user interface elements), Visual Studio 2008/2010, and the Expression design su

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/85385/pro-silverlight-4-in-c/ 2010-09-15T00:00:00.00Z

Silverlight 4 is the latest iteration of Microsoft’s cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor Silverlight 3, it rides atop the .NET Framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The new technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/93284/murachs-visual-basic-2010/ 2011-01-31T15:27:00.00Z

Whether you're new to Visual Basic or you're upgrading to VB 2010 from an earlier version, this new edition of Murach's core VB book shows you how to develop the kind of bullet-proof Windows Forms applications that businesses rely on. Along the way, you'll learn how to quickly build database applications by using RAD features like data sources and the DataGridView control.

James Crowley 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/85889/hello-android-introducing-googles-mobile-development-platform-pragmatic-programmers/ 2010-07-20T00:00:00.00Z

Android is a software toolkit for mobile phones, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It's inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices, making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices.Within minutes, Hello, Android will get you started creating your first working application: Android's version of "Hello, World." From there, you'll build up a more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/81535/inside-microsoft-sharepoint-2010/ 2010-07-15T00:00:00.00Z

Take a detailed look at SharePoint® 2010, and master the intricacies of developing intranets, extranets, and Web-based applications. An expert in collaboration technologies takes you deep inside SharePoint® architecture, delivering task-oriented guidance and extensive code samples to help you build robust enterprise content management solutions.Discover how to: *Use Visual Studio® 2010 SharePoint® Tools *Create Sandboxed Solutions *Handle Pages and Navigation

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/85412/introducing-silverlight-4-experts-voice-in-silverlight/ 2010-07-13T00:00:00.00Z

Introducing Silverlight 4 brings you up to speed with the latest version of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. The book builds off your understanding of the basics of .NET coding and WPF, allowing your journey to Silverlight 4 proficiency to be as quick and painless as possible. The text highlights where coding techniques are similar to other, more established areas of the .NET framework.

James Crowley http://www.developerfusion.com/book/85426/wpf-4-unleashed/ 2010-06-14T00:00:00.00Z

The #1 WPF Book--Now Updated for WPF 4!Full Color: Code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio!Thorough, authoritative coverage, practical examples, clear writing, and full-color presentation make this one of the most widely acclaimed programming books of the last decade.Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the recommended technology for creating Windows user interfaces, giving you the power to create richer and more compelling applications than you dreamed possible.

James Crowley