Archive for October, 2010
Programming C# 4.0 6th Ed
Why C#? Why .NET?
Programming languages exist to help developers be more productive. Many successful languages simplify or automate tedious tasks that previously had to be done by hand. Some offer new techniques that allow old problems to be tackled more effectively, or on a larger scale than before. How much difference C# can make to you will depend on your programming background, of course, so it’s worth considering what sorts of people the language designers had in mind when they created C#. Continue Reading »
Programming C# 4.0 6th Edition
Pro Business Application with Silverlight 4
Silverlight is a web-based platform from Microsoft that can be used to build rich Internet applications
(RIAs). Of the many new possibilities it enables, one receiving a lot of attention is its huge potential as a
platform for building business applications. Despite its relative youth (having just reached its third
birthday), it has achieved remarkable maturity, with its development progressing at a rapid rate—now at
version 4. With just nine months separating versions 2 and 3, and a further nine months separating
versions 3 and 4, its tremendous growth in that short time demonstrates the enormous amount of effort
and commitment that Microsoft is pouring into Silverlight to bring it to the forefront as one of its core
development platforms. Community support for the technology has been overwhelmingly positive,
gaining more and more momentum as companies increasingly choose it over more mature platforms.
This ensures its future as a viable platform for delivering applications that you can be sure will only grow
and become ever more popular. Continue Reading »
Pro Business Application with Silverlight 4
iPhone and iPad in Action
There is no doubt that Apple has completely altered the mobile computing paradigm with its introduction of the iPhone and iPad. A sleek touchscreen interface almost completely devoid of actual buttons physically changed how we interact with our mobile devices. Fluid and dynamic, this screen can represent almost any twodimensional interface imaginable.
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iPhone and iPad in Action
How to do Everyhting - MOSS 2010
When I started brainstorming ideas for books about SharePoint Server 2010, the concept of an end-user book was very appealing to me for two primary reasons. First of all, there are some exciting changes to the end-user experience in SharePoint 2010. For example, the fluent “ribbon” user interface has been added. And secondly—unlike many applications—SharePoint provides end users with both deep and broad options for customization, personalization, and functionality.
Blackberry Curve - Made Simple
In your hands is one of the most capable and powerful smartphones available—the BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series. While you may have an 8520 or 8530 model, they are all Curve 8500 Series BlackBerry Smartphones.
Key Features on the BlackBerry Curve Your BlackBerry Curve has many shared features with the BlackBerry family including a few unique features as well. Continue Reading »
Blackberry Curve – Made Simple
Silverlight 4 - User Interface Cookbook
This book offers a number of tutorial-based recipes with each recipe depicting one of the commonly used user interface patterns built with Silverlight (and in some cases with WPF just to showcase the possibilities). Each recipe takes a step-by-step approach, first giving you the idea what is the recipe about, followed by the steps needed to be executed. The chapter then explains about the recipe, context for its usage and, last but not the least, the professional user interface and user experience guidelines. Continue Reading »
Silverlight 4 – User Interface Cookbook
Silverlight 4 in Action
The overall goal of this book is to inform and educate you about the exciting and powerful Silverlight 4 platform. Think of it as a guided tour through the Silverlight 4 plugin, runtime libraries, and SDK. After you’ve read this book, you should be able to confidently design, develop, and deliver your first rich interactive applications using Silverlight. Continue Reading »
Silverlight 4 in Action
WPF Programmer's Reference - with CSharp 2010 and NET 4
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is Microsoft’s next evolutionary step in user interface (UI) development. While WPF lets you drop controls on forms just as developers have been doing for years, WPF provides a quantum leap beyond what is possible using Windows Forms. WPF lets you use a consistent development model to build applications that run in more environments, on more hardware, using more graphical tools, and providing a more engaging visual experience than is normally possible with Windows Forms.
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WPF Programmer’s Reference – with CSharp 2010 and NET 4
