ASP Books

Front-end Development with ASP.NET Core, Angular, and Bootstrap

Front-End Development with ASP.NET Core, Angular, and Bootstrap is the professional's guide to fast, responsive web development. Utilizing the most popular combination of web technologies for Microsoft developers, this guide provides the latest best practices and ASP.NET MVP guidance to get you up to speed quickly. The newest ASP.NET - no...

Pro Entity Framework Core 2 for ASP.NET Core MVC

Model, map, and access data effectively with Entity Framework Core 2, the latest evolution of Microsoft's object-relational mapping framework that allows developers to access data using .NET objects, and the most common data access layer used in ASP.NET Core MVC 2 projects.Best-selling author Adam Freeman explains how to get the most from...

Modern API Design with ASP.NET Core 2

Use ASP.NET Core 2 to create durable and cross-platform web APIs through a series of applied, practical scenarios. Examples in this book help you build APIs that are fast and scalable. You'll progress from the basics of the framework through to solving the complex problems encountered in implementing secure RESTful services. The book is p...

Programming ASP.NET Core

Programming ASP.NET Core is the definitive guide to practical web-based application development with Microsoft's new ASP.NET Core framework. Microsoft MVP Dino Esposito introduces proven techniques and well-crafted example code for solving real problems with ASP.NET Core. Step by step, he guides you through using all key ASP.NET Core tech...

ASP.NET Core in Action

The dev world has permanently embraced open platforms with flexible tooling, and ASP.NET Core has changed with it. This free, open source web framework delivers choice without compromise. You can enjoy the benefits of a mature, well-supported stack and the freedom to develop and deploy from and onto any cloud or on-prem platform.ASP.NET C...

SQL Queries for Mere Mortals, 4th Edition

SQL Queries for Mere Mortals has earned worldwide praise as the clearest, simplest tutorial on writing effective queries with the latest SQL standards and database applications. Now, author John L. Viescas has updated this hands-on classic with even more advanced and valuable techniques.Step by step, Viescas guides you through creating re...

Beginning C# 7 Programming with Visual Studio 2017

Beginning C# 7 Programming with Visual Studio 2017 is the beginner's ultimate guide to the world's most popular programming language. Whether you're new to programming entirely, or just new to C#, there has never been a better time to get started. The new C# 7 and Visual Studio 2017 updates feature a number of new tools and features that ...

Web Applications on Azure

Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally.Author Rob Reagan takes you through key Azure technologies targeted t...

Next-Generation Big Data

Utilize this practical and easy-to-follow guide to modernize traditional enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence environments with next-generation big data technologies.Next-Generation Big Data takes a holistic approach, covering the most important aspects of modern enterprise big data. The book covers not only the main techno...

wxPython Recipes

Quickly discover solutions to common problems, learn best practices, and understand everything wxPython has to offer. This book is for anyone wanting to learn more about how to use the wxPython desktop GUI toolkit. It assumes some prior knowledge of Python and a general understanding of wxPython or GUI development, and contains more than ...

Illustrated C# 7

Get to work quickly with C# with a uniquely succinct and visual format used to present the C# 7.0 language. Whether you're getting to grips with C# for the first time or working to deepen your understanding, you'll find this book to be a clear and refreshing take on each aspect of the language.Figures are of prime importance in this book....

Product Management Essentials

Gain all of the techniques, teachings, tools, and methodologies required to be an effective first-time product manager. The overarching goal of this book is to help you understand the product manager role, give you concrete examples of what a product manager does, and build the foundational skill-set that will gear you towards a career in...

Practical Android

Choose the best approach for your app and implement your solution quickly by leveraging complete projects. This book is a collection of practical projects that use advanced Android techniques and approaches, written by Android instructor Mark Wickham. Mark has taught a series of popular classes at Android development conferences since 201...

Oracle SQL Revealed

Write queries using little-known, but powerful, SQL features implemented in Oracle's database engine. You will be able to take advantage of Oracle's power in implementing business logic, thereby maximizing return from your company's investment in Oracle Database products.Important features and aspects of SQL covered in this book include t...

Beginning Entity Framework Core 2.0

Use the valuable Entity Framework Core 2.0 tool in ASP.NET and the .NET Framework to eliminate the tedium around accessing databases and the data they contain.Entity Framework Core 2.0 greatly simplifies access to relational databases such as SQL Server that are commonly deployed in corporate settings. By eliminating tedious data access c...

Developing Conversational Interfaces for iOS

Learn how to incorporate your own conversational interfaces into iOS applications. This book will help you work comfortably multiple frameworks, including Apple's Speech and SiriKit frameworks; Google's API.AI conversational interfaces platform; and Facebook's Wit.ai. You'll explore the basics of natural language processing on iOS and see...

Practical App Development with Aurelia

Explore all the aspects of the Aurelia framework, including routing, templating, data binding, custom elements, event aggregation, HTTP services, features, plugins, etc. You'll see how to tie all the pieces together and walk away with an understanding of how to build applications, end to end.Practical App Development with Aurelia teaches ...

Practical Python AI Projects

Discover the art and science of solving artificial intelligence problems with Python using optimization modeling. This book covers the practical creation and analysis of mathematical algebraic models such as linear continuous models, non-obviously linear continuous models, and pure linear integer models. Rather than focus on theory, Pract...

Beginning Blockchain

Understand the nuts and bolts of Blockchain, its different flavors with simple use cases, and cryptographic fundamentals. You will also learn some design considerations that can help you build custom solutions.Beginning Blockchain is a beginner's guide to understanding the core concepts of Blockchain from a technical perspective. By learn...

Advanced Data Analytics Using Python

Gain a broad foundation of advanced data analytics concepts and discover the recent revolution in databases such as Neo4j, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB. This book discusses how to implement ETL techniques including topical crawling, which is applied in domains such as high-frequency algorithmic trading and goal-oriented dialog systems. You'...