WinRT Revealed

Platform Embedded Security Technology Revealed 

by Xiaoyu Ruan

Platform Embedded Security Technology Revealed is an in-depth introduction to Intel's platform embedded solution: the security and management engine. The engine is shipped inside most Intel platforms for servers, personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. The engine realizes advanced security and management functionalities and pro...

Price:  $39.99  |  Free ebook  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2014

Metro Revealed: Building Windows 8 apps with HTML5 and JavaScript 

by Adam Freeman

This 88-page primer unveils the key features of Microsoft's eagerly anticipated Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8 contains Microsoft's revolutionary new application framework for building dynamic and responsive touch-enabled applications that target both desktops and mobile devices....

Price:  $3.98  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2012

TypeScript Revealed 

by Dan Maharry

TypeScript Revealed is a quick 100-page guide to Anders Hejlsberg's new take on JavaScript. With this brief, fast-paced introduction to TypeScript, .NET, Web and Windows 8 application developers who are already familiar with JavaScript will easily get up to speed with TypeScript and decide whether or not to start incorporating it int...

Price:  $29.10  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2013

Programming Windows Store Apps with C# 

by Matthew Baxter-Reynolds, Iris Classon

If you're a .NET developer looking to build tablet apps, this practical book takes you step-by-step through the process of developing apps for the Windows Store. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's Modern UI design language with Windows 8.1 and WinRT 8.1.1 by building a line-of-business mobile app with C# through the course...

Price:  $6.00  |  Publisher:  O'Reilly Media  |  Release:  2014

Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Revealed 

by Ravikanth Chaganti

Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful new configuration management platform that makes it easier than ever to perform cross-platform configuration management of your infrastructure, whether on-premise or in the cloud. DSC provides the management platform and Application Programming Interface (API) that can be used with any progr...

Price:  $57.59  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2014

Windows 10 Revealed 

by Kinnary Jangla

Windows 10 Revealed is your essential step-by-step guide to using a desktop, laptop, Surface or Windows Phone running Microsoft Windows 10, providing a complete resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast. Techniques are illustrated step-by-step using photography and screen shots throughout, together with concise, easy to follow tex...

Price:  $18.24  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2015

Oracle Database Transactions and Locking Revealed 

by Thomas Kyte, Darl Kuhn

Oracle Database Transactions and Locking Revealed provides much-needed information for building scalable, high-concurrency applications and deploy them against the Oracle Database. Read this short, 150-page book that is adapted from Expert Oracle Database Architecture to gain a solid and accurate understanding of how locking and concurren...

Price:  $37.98  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2014

Rails 5 Revealed 

by Alan Bradburne

This short early adopter book details both how you'll upgrade existing web and other applications from Rails 4.2 to 5 and how to create new applications in Rails 5. The headline features, Rails API and ActionCable, are each looked at in detail, building small example projects to demonstrate how to build a JSON API, add real-time noti...

Price:  $19.99  |  Publisher:  Apress  |  Release:  2016