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By?Lee Holmes
May 2008
$12.99 USD
This portable reference to Windows PowerShell summarizes both the command shell and scripting language, and provides a concise reference to the major tasks that make PowerShell so successful. Written by… Read more.

By?Tim Patrick
May 2008
$49.99 USD
Written in a lively and engaging style by a developer who's grown up with Visual Basic, this hands-on guide addresses the core topics of the new VB, from basic to… Read more.

By?Christian Wenz
April 2008
$34.99 USD
Design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web using Silverlight 2, the latest version of Microsoft's hot new runtime application -- without waiting for the official release. With this unique… Read more.

By?Bill Hamilton
March 2008
$54.99 USD
The new edition of this Cookbook gives you more than 200 coding solutions and best practices for real problems you're likely to face with this technology using Visual Studio 2008… Read more.

By?Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari
February 2008
$14.99 USD
Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it… Read more.

By?Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari
February 2008
$14.99 USD
For busy programmers who want a succinct and yet readable guide to C# 3.0 and LINQ, C# 3.0 Pocket Reference tells you exactly what you need to know, without long… Read more.

By?Omar Al Zabir
December 2007
$44.99 USD
If you think you're well versed in ASP.NET, think again. This exceptional guide gives you a master class in site building with this framework. You learn how to develop rock-solid… Read more.

By?Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teilhet
December 2007
$54.99 USD
Completely updated for C# 3.0 and the .NET 3.5 platform, the new edition of this bestseller offers more than 250 code recipes to common and not-so-common problems that C# programmers… Read more.

By?Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene
November 2007
$49.99 USD
Head First C# is a complete learning experience for object-oriented programming, C#, and the Visual Studio IDE. Built for your brain, this book covers Visual C# 2008, Visual Studio 2008,… Read more.

By?Preston Gralla
October 2007
$34.99 USD
Bigger, better and broader in scope, the Big Book of Windows Hacks gives you everything you need to get the most out of your Windows Vista or XP system, including… Read more.

By?Todd Anglin
October 2007
$9.99 USD
In this Short Cut, we'll take a close look at Silverlight 1.1 and bring clarity to this bleeding-edge technology. First we'll take a broad look at the new concept of Rich Internet Applications and… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz, Brian MacDonald
September 2007
$44.99 USD
This book teaches web developers how to quickly build engaging and interactive web sites and applications of professional quality using Microsoft's latest web development tools. You'll not only learn to… Read more.

By?Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari
September 2007
$49.99 USD
A concise yet thorough reference to C# 3.0 programming as implemented in Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008, C# 3.0 in a Nutshell gets right to the point, covering the essentials of… Read more.

By?Andy Flesner
September 2007
$7.99 USD
AutoIt is becoming increasingly popular in the system administration field as a tool for automating administrative tasks. Although this is one of its more popular uses, you can use AutoIt to automate anything in a… Read more.

By?Christian Wenz
September 2007
$39.99 USD
Delivering rich, Web 2.0-style experiences has never been easier. This book gives you a complete hands-on introduction to Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0, the new framework that offers many of the… Read more.

By?Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths
August 2007
$49.99 USD
If you want to build applications that take full advantage of the new rich user interface capabilities of the .NET 3.0 Framework, you need to learn Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation.… Read more.

By?Michele Leroux Bustamante
May 2007
$44.99 USD
This easy-to-use introduction to Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is ideal for developers who want to learn to build services on a company network or as part of an enterprise… Read more.

By?Curt Hibbs, Brian Hogan
May 2007
$9.99 USD
It's no secret that the entire Ruby on Rails core team uses OS X as their preferred development environment. Because of this, it is very easy to find authoritative information on the web about using… Read more.

By?Shawn Wildermuth
April 2007
$9.99 USD
Silverlight is Microsoft's new cross-browser plug-in for delivering richer web experiences to end-users, including video and animations. Silverlight is generating buzz not only inside the traditional Microsoft developer community, but… Read more.

By?William R. Stanek
February 2007
$49.99 USD
Whether you're a beginner, power user, or seasoned professional, this complete guide has everything you need to customize the operating system, master your digital media, manage your data, and maintain… Read more.

By?Juval Löwy
February 2007
$44.99 USD
Written by Microsoft software legend Juval Lowy, Programming WCF Services is the authoritative introduction to Microsoft's new, and some say revolutionary, unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows.… Read more.

By?Alex Horovitz, Jesse Liberty
Rough Cuts Release: February 2007
Print Book Release: July 2008
$49.99 USD
Bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.5 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns… Read more.

By?James Avery, Jim Holmes
December 2006
$59.99 USD
This book offers an encyclopedic guide to more than 170 free and open source programming tools for those of you who want to extend your development environment, write higher quality… Read more.

By?Brian Culp
December 2006
$7.99 USD
Get ready for a quick blast through this significant change to Windows! This guide will give you a quick look at many of the most significant new features in Vista,… Read more.

By?William R. Stanek, Pawan K. Bhardwaj
November 2006
$29.99 USD
For Windows administrators preparing for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) core exams 70-270, 70-290, and 70-291, this document not only provides the resources you need to succeed on the exams,… Read more.

By?Cristian Darie, Zak Ruvalcaba
October 2006
$44.95 USD
Learn how to build impressive ASP.NET 2.0 web sites in both C# and VB from scratch. Using a practical step-by-step approach, the authors introduce the ASP.NET framework, teach you about… Read more.

By?Joe Hummel
October 2006
$9.99 USD
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is Microsoft's new technology for powerful, general purpose data access. In this Short Cut you'll learn about LINQ and the proposed C# 3.0 extensions that support… Read more.

By?Belmaks Solutions Content Team, Dreamtech Software Development Team
October 2006
$49.99 USD
The ASP.Net 2.0 Black Book will help readers greatly harness the power of Microsoft's powerful and flexible ASP .Net 2.0 to develop and maintain Web-Based applications and solutions. The book… Read more.

By?Lee Holmes
September 2006
$12.99 USD
For years, support for scripting and command-line administration on the Windows platform has paled in comparison to the support offered by the Unix platform. Unix administrators enjoyed the immense power… Read more.

By?Christian Wenz
September 2006
$34.99 USD
Programming Atlas is not just another "drag and drop" ASP.NET book, but one that teaches you the fundamental Ajax technologies that make Atlas work. You'll begin with a tour of… Read more.

By?Tim Patrick, John Clark Craig
September 2006
$49.99 USD
This book will help you solve more than 300 of the most common and not-so-common tasks that working Visual Basic 2005 programmers face every day. If you're a seasoned .NET… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty, Alex Horovitz
September 2006
$9.99 USD
Learn how to create more dynamic user experiences and build secure web services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), two of the foundational pillars of .NET… Read more.

By?Steve Holzner
June 2006
$49.99 USD
Visual Basic 2005 Black Book is one of the first comprehensive books that cover the new version of Visual Basic and the development features of Microsoft's .NET platform in depth.… Read more.

By?Matthew MacDonald
April 2006
$39.95 USD
Book of Visual Basic 2005 is a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft's newest programming language, Visual Basic 2005, the next iteration of Visual Basic. A complete revision to the highly acclaimed… Read more.

By?Jeff Webb, Steve Saunders
April 2006
$54.99 USD
Programming Excel isn't about adding new features as much as it's about combining existing features to solve particular problems. With Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you can transform Excel into… Read more.

By?Lori A. MacVittie
March 2006
$29.99 USD
The Windows Vista operating system will support applications that employ graphics now used by computer games--clear, stunning, and active. The cornerstone for building these user interfaces is XAML, the XML-based… Read more.

By?Wei-Meng Lee
March 2006
$7.99 USD
ClickOnce, a new technology in Visual Studio 2005, lets you quickly and easily deploy your Windows apps via web servers, file servers, or even CDs. This step-by-step guide to using… Read more.

By?Tim Patrick, Steven Roman, Ph.D., Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
January 2006
$49.99 USD
Newly updated, this classic detailed reference to the Visual Basic programming language has been reorganized to cover all the ins and outs of Visual Basic 2005, including new features like… Read more.

By?Robbie Allen, Joe Richards, Alistair G. Lowe-Norris
January 2006
$49.99 USD
Fully updated to cover Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2, this third edition is full of important updates and corrections. Discover how to design, manage, and maintain… Read more.

By?Michael A. Kittel, Geoffrey T. LeBlond
December 2005
$54.95 USD
Completely revised for ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition of the best-selling ASP.NET Cookbook has everything you need to go from beginning to advanced Windows-based web site development using Microsoft's popular… Read more.

By?Chandu Thota
December 2005
$49.95 USD
This comprehensive guide shows you how to use MapPoint's interactive mapping abilities to improve your company's bottom line. Learn how to build custom applications for the desktop, web, and mobile… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz
October 2005
$49.95 USD
This updated bestseller has been completely refreshed to give you the inside story on ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005. It features a comprehensive tutorial on Web Forms and detailed… Read more.

By?Wei-Meng Lee
September 2005
$14.95 USD
Okay, VB6 developers--time's up. Microsoft no longer supports this version of Visual Basic, but VB 2005 offers several attractive reasons to upgrade. Our jumpstart guide lets you test-drive the beta… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty
September 2005
$39.95 USD
This information-packed guide helps you understand Visual Basic 2005, the next-generation release of the popular Visual Basic programming language. This book aims to make you immediately productive in creating Windows… Read more.

By?Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths
September 2005
$39.95 USD
Get up to speed on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). By page two, you'll have written your first WPF application, and by the end of Chapter 1, "Hello WPF," you'll have… Read more.

By?Juval Löwy
July 2005
$44.95 USD
Programming .NET Components, Second Edition is the consummate introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework--the technology of choice for building components on Windows platforms. From its many lessons, tips, and guidelines,… Read more.

By?Wei-Meng Lee
June 2005
$29.95 USD
To bring you up to speed with ASP.NET 2.0, this practical book offers nearly 50 hands-on projects. Each one explores a new feature of the language, with emphasis on changes… Read more.

By?Venkat Subramaniam
May 2005
$39.95 USD
The ultimate guide for pain-free coding, .NET Gotchas from O'Reilly contains 75 common .NET programming pitfalls--and advice on how to avoid them. Now you can steer away from application performance… Read more.

By?Matthew MacDonald
April 2005
$29.95 USD
To bring you up to speed with Visual Basic 2005, this practical book offers nearly 50 hands-on projects. Each one explores a new feature of the language, with emphasis on… Read more.

By?Bill Hamilton
August 2004
$9.95 USD
The open source NUnit framework is an excellent way to test .NET code as it is written, saving hundreds of QA hours and headaches. Unfortunately, some of those hours saved… Read more.

By?Jeff Webb
August 2004
$29.95 USD
Light on theory and long on practical application, this guide takes you directly to Excel 2003's new features using a series of hands-on projects. Learn to work with lists and… Read more.

By?Edd Dumbill, Niel M. Bornstein
July 2004
$24.95 USD
This no-fluff, lab-style guide jumps right into Mono 1.0 as you work through nearly fifty mini-projects that introduce you to the most important and compelling aspects of the 1.0 release.… Read more.

By?Denis Piliptchouk
June 2004
$5.95 USD
A practical guide for comparison and contrast of security features offered by Enterprise Java and .NET platforms. Read more.

By?Wei-Meng Lee
May 2004
$9.95 USD
Looking to create applications for Pocket PC and Windows based Smartphones? The new .NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide will teach you what you need to know. This handy reference provides… Read more.

By?Zak Ruvalcaba
April 2004
$44.95 USD
A tutorial style book for absolute beginners that draws on practical examples, straightforward explanations and ready-to-use code samples in both C# and VB.NET. This book will help you get a… Read more.

By?Niel M. Bornstein
November 2003
$39.95 USD
.NET & XML provides an in-depth, concentrated tutorial for intermediate to advanced-level developers. Additionally, it includes a complete reference to the XML-related namespaces within the .NET Framework. XML is an… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz
October 2003
$49.95 USD
With this tutorial, you will explore all aspects of using .NET Windows Forms class libraries and the associated programming tools in Visual Studio .NET, enabling you to build applications for… Read more.

By?G. Andrew Duthie, Matthew MacDonald
August 2003
$44.95 USD
Updated for Visual Studio .NET 2003, the 2nd edition of this book includes fresh information on application and web service development, custom controls, data access, security, deployment, and error handling,… Read more.

By?Thuan L. Thai, Hoang Lam
August 2003
$39.99 USD
Fully updated for version 1.1 of the .NET Framework, .NET Framework Essentials, 3rd Edition is an objective, concise, no-nonsense overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework for developing web applications and… Read more.

By?Adam Freeman, Allen Jones
June 2003
$44.95 USD
With the spread of web-enabled desktop clients and web-server based applications, developers can no longer afford to treat security as an afterthought. It's one topic, in fact, that .NET forces… Read more.

By?Bill Hamilton, Matthew MacDonald
April 2003
$44.95 USD
ADO.NET in a Nutshell is the most complete and concise source of ADO.NET information available. Besides being a valuable reference, this book covers a variety of issues that programmers face… Read more.

By?Ian Griffiths, Matthew Adams
March 2003
$44.95 USD
.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell offers an accelerated introduction to this next-generation of rich user interface development. The book provides an all-inclusive guide for experienced programmers along with a… Read more.

By?Ian Griffiths, Jon Flanders, Chris Sells
March 2003
$39.95 USD
Mastering Visual Studio .NET provides you, as an experienced programmer, with all the information needed to get the most out of the latest and greatest development tool from Microsoft®. Written… Read more.

By?David Stutz, Ted Neward, Geoff Shilling
March 2003
$34.95 USD
Shared Source CLI Essentials provides a road map for anyone wishing to navigate, understand, or alter the Microsoft® Shared Source CLI ("Rotor") code. Written by members of the core team… Read more.

By?Steve Holzner
February 2003
$29.99 USD
Visual Basic.NET Core Language Little Black Book is an indispensable quick reference guide written by the Visual Basic master, Steven Holzner. This book is written to show programmers how to… Read more.

By?Steven Roman, Ph.D., Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
December 2002
$9.95 USD
The VB.NET Language Pocket Reference offers the convenience of a quick reference in a convenient size. With VB.NET, you're working with a very different framework and language than VB6; you'll… Read more.

By?Jesse Liberty
October 2002
$34.95 USD
Learning Visual Basic .NET is a complete introduction to VB.NET and object-oriented programming. By using hundreds of examples, this book demonstrates how to develop various kinds of applications--including those that… Read more.

By?J.P. Hamilton
October 2002
$34.95 USD
Visual Basic .NET is a language that facilitates object-oriented programming, but does not guarantee good code. That's where Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET comes in. It will show you… Read more.

By?Alex Ferrara, Matthew MacDonald
September 2002
$39.95 USD
This comprehensive tutorial teaches programmers the skills they need to develop XML web services hosted on the Microsoft .NET platform. Programming .NET Web Services also shows you how to consume… Read more.

By?Robert B. Dunaway
September 2002
$49.95 USD
The Book of Visual Studio .NET surveys each .NET server and related technologies, with a focus on Visual Studio 7 (VS7). Hands-on examples cover building forms, data retrieval, moving to… Read more.

By?Budi Kurniawan, Ted Neward
June 2002
$44.95 USD
VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell, provides a concise and thorough reference to the types found in the core namespaces of the .NET Framework Class Library. A companion to VB.NET… Read more.

By?Jose Mojica
April 2002
$9.95 USD
The C# & VB.NET Conversion Pocket Reference helps you easily make the switch from C# to Visual Basic .NET and vice versa. Differences between the two languages occur in three… Read more.

By?Peter Aitken
November 2001
$49.99 USD
Features a logical and understandable approach aimed at beginner to intermediate level programmers. Numerous real-world programming examples are included and special coverage of topics such as object-oriented programming, error-handling, graphics,… Read more.

By?Juval Löwy
September 2001
$44.99 USD
COM and .NET Component Services provides both traditional COM programmers and new .NET component developers with the information they need to begin developing applications that take full advantage of COM+… Read more.

By?Jason T. Roff
June 2001
$44.95 USD
This book is a one-stop guide to ADO, the universal data access solution from Microsoft that allows easy access to data from multiple formats and platforms. It includes chapters on… Read more.

By?Stephen Teilhet
June 2001
$49.95 USD
Subclassing and the Windows hooking mechanism ("hooks") allow you to manipulate, modify, or even discard messages bound for other objects within the operating system, in the process changing the way… Read more.

By?Shelley Powers
March 2001
$49.95 USD
Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) continue to grow in popularity with web developers--especially as web applications replace web pages. However, the techniques and pitfalls of developing ASP components are not… Read more.

By?Paul Lomax, Matt Childs, Ron Petrusha
February 2001
$9.95 USD
Based on the bestselling VBScript in a Nutshell, this small book details every VBScript language element--every statement, function, and object--both in VBScript itself and in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library.… Read more.

By?Scott Mitchell
September 2000
$29.95 USD
Designing Active Server Pages is written for those who have already mastered the basics of ASP application development and are ready to move to the next level--such as creating reusable… Read more.

By?A. Keyton Weissinger
July 2000
$29.95 USD
ASP in a Nutshell provides the high-quality reference documentation that web application developers really need to create effective Active Server Pages. It focuses on how features are used in a… Read more.

By?Steven Roman, Ph.D.
November 1999
$39.95 USD
This book provides the missing documentation for VB programmers who want to harness the power of accessing the Win32 API within Visual Basic. It shows how to create powerful and… Read more.
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