by Stefano Mostarda, Marco De Sanctis, Daniele Bochicchio
Entity Framework 4 in Action is an example-rich tutorial that helps .NET developers learn and master the subject. It begins by explaining object / relational mapping and then shows how you can easily transition to EF from ADO.NET. Through numerous focused examples and two larger case studies, the book unfolds the EF story in a clear, easy-to-follow style. Infrastructure and inner workings of EF are discusse...
Price: $14.96 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Timothy Perrett
Lift in Action is a step-by-step exploration of the Lift framework. It moves through the subject quickly using carefully crafted, well-explained examples that make you comfortable from the start. You'll follow an entertaining Travel Auction application that covers the core concepts and shows up architectural and development strategies. Handy appendixes offer a Scala crash course and guidance for settin...
Price: $37.48 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Shon Harris, Allen Harper, Jonathan Ness, Terron Williams, Gideon Lenkey
This one-of-a-kind guide offers a comprehensive overview of the hacking landscape and is organized in a progressive manner, first giving an update on the latest developments in hacking-related law, useful to everyone in the security field. Next, the book describes the security testing process and covers useful tools and exploit frameworks. The second section is expanded by explaining social engineering, phy...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | Release: 2011
Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt, 2/E 
by Alan Ezust, Paul Ezust
This book fills a void between the many syntax-oriented programming texts that teach readers how to program in C++ with standard I/O (e.g., Deitel) and the relatively few books that assume a knowledge of OOP/C++ and emphasize GUI programming using higher-level frameworks (e.g., Blanchette). There are plenty of books on C++ programming but, with few exceptions, the user interface is constrained to either pri...
Price: $13.20 | Publisher: Prentice Hall | Release: 2011
CMMI for Development, 3rd Edition
by Mary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad, Sandra Shrum
CMMI for Development describes best practices for the development and maintenance of products and services across their lifecycle. By integrating essential bodies of knowledge, CMMI-DEV provides a single, comprehensive framework for organizations to assess their development and maintenance processes and improve performance. Already widely adopted throughout the world for disciplined, high-quality engineerin...
Price: $34.98 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2011
by Rod Strougo, Ray Wenderlich
Cocos2D is the powerhouse framework behind some of the most popular games in the App Store. If you've played Tiny Wings, Angry Birds, Mega Jump, Trainyard, or even Super Turbo Action Pig, then you've played a game that uses Cocos2D or Box2D physics. The beauty of Cocos2D is its simplicity. It's easy to become overwhelmed when you start developing an iOS game, especially if you look at things ...
Price: $3.74 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2011
Professional ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 Edition
by Bill Evjen, Scott Hanselman, Devin Rader
ASP.NET 3.5 brings the power of Visual Studio 2008 along with the multitude of language improvements in C# 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 as well as powerful new technology called LINQ, together with the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework you already know and love. Packed with valuable coverage of ASP.NET 3.5 SP1, this essential resource offers both C# and VB examples throughout the book, and shares new and updated content ...
Price: $8.76 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2011
by Marc Pouly, Juerg Kohlas
This book provides a rigorous algebraic study of the most popular inference formalisms with a special focus on their wide application area, showing that all these tasks can be performed by a single generic inference algorithm. Written by the leading international authority on the topic, it includes an algebraic perspective (study of the valuation algebra framework), an algorithmic perspective (study of the ...
Price: $104.99 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2011
Professional WordPress Plugin Development
by Justin Tadlock, Brad Williams, Ozh Richard
As one of the most popular open source content management systems available today, WordPress boasts a framework that allows you to easily customize and extend it through plugins. This comprehensive book shows you how plugins work, reviews the tools and APIs in WordPress, and demonstrates how to extend the functionality of WordPress with plugins. The trio of authors provides a practical, solutions-based appr...
Price: $4.50 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2011
System Center Service Manager 2010 Unleashed
by Kerrie Meyler, Alexandre Verkinderen, Anders Bengtsson, Patrik Sundqvist, David Pultorak
System Center Service Manager 2010 offers enterprises a complete, integrated platform for adopting and automating service management best practices, such as those found in ITIL and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF). Now, there's a comprehensive, independent reference and technical guide to this powerful product.This book is an indispensable resource for every IT professional planning, installing, de...
Price: $29.88 | Publisher: SAMS Publishing | Release: 2011