Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours

While we specifically targeted Android SDK Version 2.1 in this book, many of the examples were tested on handsets running a variety of Android SDK versions. The Android SDK is updated very frequently (every few months). We kept this in mind when choosing which features of the SDK to highlight to ensure maximum forward and backward compatibility.

Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours
When necessary, we point out areas where the Android SDK version affects
the features and functionality available to the developer. This book is written in a beginner’s tutorial style. If you’re looking for an exhaustive reference on Android development, with cookbook-style code examples and a more thorough examination of all the features of the Android platform, we recommend our other, more
advanced Android book, Android Wireless Application Development, which is part of the Addison-Wesley Developer’s Library series.

Hacking -The Next Generation

Attack vectors that seemed fantastical in the past are now a reality. The reasons for this are twofold. First, the need for mobility and agility in technology has made the traditional perimeter-based defense model invalid and ineffective. The consumption of services in the cloud, the use of wireless access points and mobile devices, and the access granted to contingent workers have made the concept of the perimeter irrelevant and meaningless. This issue is further amplified by the increased complexity of and trust placed on web browsers, which when successfully exploited can turn the perimeter inside out. Second, the emergence of Generation Y culture in the workforce is facilitating the use of social media and communication platforms to the point where citizens are sharing critical data about themselves that has been nearly impossible to capture
remotely in the past.

Hacking -The Next Generation
The new generation of attackers is aware of risks in emerging technologies and knows how to exploit the latest platforms to the fullest extent. This book will expose the skill set and mindset that today’s sophisticated attackers employ to abuse technology and people so that you can learn how to protect yourself from them.

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC

Technically speaking, ASP.NET MVC is far superior to Web Forms. This is because it’s newer and was designed around an alternate and more modern set of principles and patterns. Is this sufficient reason for you to switch to it? In my opinion, it isn’t. ASP.NET MVC is an excellent choice from the perspective of developers, but that fact alone doesn’t automatically translate into a tangible benefit for the customer and the project. Moreover, ASP.NET MVC is much less forgiving than Web Forms and requires training, or at least self-training.
In 10 years of using Web Forms, I’ve seen many professionals with limited programming skills produce effective Web front ends using data-bound controls and a bit of Microsoft Visual Basic. This will not happen with ASP.NET MVC. Worse yet, if you start writing ASP.NET MVC code taking the learn-as-you-go approach that worked for many with Web Forms, you will surely cook up great examples of much hated spaghetti code.
So learning ASP.NET MVC makes you a better developer, but it has a cost. Who’s supposed to pay for that? Your customer? Your company? You, yourself? How would you justify to a project manager the extra training costs for just using ASP.NET MVC? You can try, but the natural objection is this: “OK, but where’s my return? Can’t we take this project home by simply using Web Forms, which we already know through and through?”

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC

Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

Simply put, AS P.NE T 4 is an amazing technology to use to build your Web solutions! When ASP.NET 1.0 was introduced in 2000, many considered it a revolutionary leap forward in the area of Web application development. ASP.NET 2.0 was just as exciting and revolutionary, and ASP.NET 4 is continuing a forward march in providing the best framework today in building applications for the Web. ASP.NET 4 continues to build on the foundation laid by the release of ASP.NET 1.0/2.0/3.5 by focusing on the area of developer productivity.

Professional ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

Professional ASP.NET MVC 2

Why does the world need yet another web framework?
This is the question that is most likely on your mind-or perhaps it’s what you were thinking when you
saw this book sitting on the shelf. We each asked ourselves this many times over the last few years.
Indeed there are many frameworks out there today flavored with every buzzword the industry can think
of. In short: it’s easy to be skeptical. Yet as we, the authors, delve deeper into the latest and greatest web
framework, we’re each starting to realize just how far the industry has come in the last 10 years.
Rob began programming for the web with Classic ASP in 1997 and was giddy with excitement.
When .NET came out he remembers running around his office, stopping everyone from working
and explaining that the world just tilted on its axis.
We all feel the same way about ASP.NET MVC 2. Not because it’s “something different,” but
because it offers developers the ultimate chance to “do it their way.” You don’t like the way the
platform renders the View? Change it! Just about every part of the ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework is
“swappable” — if the shoes pinch, get different shoes. Don’t like ties? Why not a bow-tie? You’re
totally in control.
ASP.NET MVC 2 is a web framework that comes with a bunch of conventions to make your life
easier when you follow them, but if you don’t want them, the Framework is quick to step out of your
way so you can get your work done in the way you like it done.

Pro WPF in VB 2010

When .NET first appeared, it introduced a small avalanche of new technologies. There was a whole new
way to write web applications (ASP.NET), a whole new way to connect to databases (ADO.NET), new
typesafe languages (C# and VB .NET), and a managed runtime (the CLR). Not least among these new
technologies was Windows Forms, a library of classes for building Windows applications.
Although Windows Forms is a mature and full-featured toolkit, it’s hardwired to essential bits of
Windows plumbing that haven’t changed much in the past ten years. Most significantly, Windows Forms
relies on the Windows API to create the visual appearance of standard user interface elements such as
buttons, text boxes, check boxes, and so on. As a result, these ingredients are essentially uncustomizable.
For example, if you want to create a stylish glow button you need to create a custom control and
paint every aspect of the button (in all its different states) using a lower-level drawing model. Even
worse, ordinary windows are carved up into distinct regions, with each control getting its own piece of
real estate. As a result, there’s no good way for the painting in one control (for example, the glow effect
behind a button) to spread into the area owned by another control. And don’t even think about
introducing animated effects such as spinning text, shimmering buttons, shrinking windows, or live
previews because you’ll have to paint every detail by hand.

Pro WPF in VB 2010

When .NET first appeared, it introduced a small avalanche of new technologies. There was a whole newway to write web applications (ASP.NET), a whole new way to connect to databases (ADO.NET), newtypesafe languages (C# and VB .NET), and a managed runtime (the CLR). Not least among these newtechnologies was Windows Forms, a library of classes for building Windows applications.Although Windows Forms is a mature and full-featured toolkit, it’s hardwired to essential bits ofWindows plumbing that haven’t changed much in the past ten years. Most significantly, Windows Formsrelies on the Windows API to create the visual appearance of standard user interface elements such asbuttons, text boxes, check boxes, and so on. As a result, these ingredients are essentially uncustomizable.For example, if you want to create a stylish glow button you need to create a custom control andpaint every aspect of the button (in all its different states) using a lower-level drawing model. Evenworse, ordinary windows are carved up into distinct regions, with each control getting its own piece ofreal estate. As a result, there’s no good way for the painting in one control (for example, the glow effectbehind a button) to spread into the area owned by another control. And don’t even think aboutintroducing animated effects such as spinning text, shimmering buttons, shrinking windows, or livepreviews because you’ll have to paint every detail by hand.The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) changes all this by introducing a model with entirelydifferent plumbing. Although WPF includes the standard controls you’re familiar with, it draws everytext, border, and background fill itself. As a result, WPF can provide much more powerful features thatlet you alter the way any piece of screen content is rendered. Using these features, you can restylecommon controls such as buttons, often without writing any code. Similarly, you can use transformationobjects to rotate, stretch, scale, and skew anything in your user interface, and you can even use WPF’sbaked-in animation system to do it right before the user’s eyes. And because the WPF engine renders thecontent for a window as part of a single operation, it can handle unlimited layers of overlappingcontrols, even if these controls are irregularly shaped and partially transparent.
The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) changes all this by introducing a model with entirely
different plumbing. Although WPF includes the standard controls you’re familiar with, it draws every
text, border, and background fill itself. As a result, WPF can provide much more powerful features that
let you alter the way any piece of screen content is rendered. Using these features, you can restyle
common controls such as buttons, often without writing any code. Similarly, you can use transformation
objects to rotate, stretch, scale, and skew anything in your user interface, and you can even use WPF’s
baked-in animation system to do it right before the user’s eyes. And because the WPF engine renders the
content for a window as part of a single operation, it can handle unlimited layers of overlapping
controls, even if these controls are irregularly shaped and partially transparent.

Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

To build effective and attractive database-driven web sites, you need two things: a solid and fast framework to run your web pages on and a rich and extensive environment to create and program these web pages. With ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer 2010 you get both. Together they form the platform to create dynamic and interactive web sites. ASP.NET 4 builds on top of its popular predecessors ASP.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET 3.5. While maintaining backward compatibility with sites built using these older versions, ASP.NET 4 and Visual
Web Developer 2010 introduce new, exciting features and bring many smaller, but much needed changes to the framework and development tools.

Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# and VB

SharePoint 2010 User’s Guide

SharePoint 2010 is the next stage in the evolution of the SharePoint technology platform. SharePoint 2010 expands on the previously provided SharePoint platform by extending existing capabilities and
introducing new capabilities to make it easier and more cost effective to create business collaboration
solutions. We have seen many situations where SharePoint is introduced and individuals struggle to leverage these resources because they are not aware of all the capabilities available or how to leverage them to gain the most value possible. This book was an outcome of this need and can serve as a reference for people working within a SharePoint environment.
The goal of this book is to deliver a resource to all levels of SharePoint users. Beginners will be provided with the information they need to most effectively use the capabilities provided. Intermediate users will be given the information they need to manage their SharePoint resources.

SharePoint 2010 User’s Guide

Smashing WordPress

The whole point is really to prove that WordPress is so much more than a blog-publishing platform. You can build just about anything on it, and you should as well if you like fast deployments and great fl exibility. It is not always the perfect choice, but it should defi nitely be considered at all times. Th e ease with which you can both build and use this platform is a selling point, just as is the living community that can back you up when you run into problems, and the fact that this is open source at its finest

Pragmatic Security on Rails

Security is a major concern in all software development, and the creators of Ruby on Rails have built many security features into the framework. In order to build secure applications, we must use the built-in security features correctly. Additionally, most problem domains have their own set of security needs beyond the scope of any framework.
Large companies often utilize a software-development process that overlays security on each phase of a project. For example, at McAfee, we review code for security vulnerabilities before releasing it to the world.
Many development organizations require that architecture be reviewed by someone security-savvy. This process works well for projects that have long life cycles and massive budgets. But let’s face it, heavyweight processes don’t fit for the majority of Ruby on Rails developers. One of the strengths of Ruby on Rails is its agility—security should be applied with the same spirit.

Pragmatic Security on Rails