HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers 
by Walt Ritscher
Graphic Shaders are used throughout the game and movie industry to improve onscreen graphics. They are versatile, doing important tasks like making computer rendered aliens look realistic, providing the ripples on a background lake or growing fur on the latest Pixar monster. In the PC world, programmers are often delighted to find that shaders are nothing more than a miniature program that is optimized to r...
Price: $12.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
C# 5.0 in a Nutshell, 5th Edition
by Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari
When you have a question about C# 5.0 or the .NET CLR, this bestselling guide has precisely the answers you need. Uniquely organized around concepts and use cases, this updated fifth edition features a reorganized section on concurrency, threading, and parallel programming - including in-depth coverage of C# 5.0's new asynchronous functions.Shaped by more than 20 expert reviewers, including Microsoft&#...
Price: $4.49 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
Programming F# 3.0, 2nd Edition
by Chris Smith
Why learn F#? This multiparadigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, it also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. With Programming F#, you'll quickly discover the many advantages of Microsoft's new language, which includes access to all the great tools and libraries of the .NET p...
Price: $5.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
Windows PowerShell Cookbook, 3rd Edition
by Lee Holmes
How do you use Windows PowerShell to navigate the filesystem, manage files and folders, or retrieve a web page? This introduction to the PowerShell language and scripting environment provides more than 400 task-oriented recipes to help you solve all kinds of problems. Intermediate to advanced system administrators will find more than 100 tried-and-tested scripts they can copy and use immediately....
Price: $41.49 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
by Preston Gralla
Windows 8 is quite different than previous Microsoft operating systems, but it's still eminently hackable. With this book, you'll learn how to make a variety of modifications, from speeding up boot time and disabling the Lock screen to hacking native apps and running Windows 8 on a Mac. And that's just the beginning. You'll find more than 100 standalone hacks on performance, multimedia, ...
Price: $24.00 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
by Mike Halsey
Get a real feel for Windows 8 with a wealth of tips in this step-by-step guide. After using Windows 7 or XP, learning Microsoft's latest operating system takes some adjustment. Never fear. Windows expert Mike Halsey starts with the basics and then takes you through the trickier parts of Microsoft's latest operating system. You'll quickly learn how to make the most of Windows 8 for work and en...
Price: $3.98 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer
by Simon Monk
Learn how to quickly build cool electronic gadgets with .NET Gadgeteer. With the easy-to-follow instructions in this guide, you'll tackle five fascinating projects, using Microsoft's rapid prototyping Gadgeteer platform. There's no soldering involved - you simply plug in modules that make gadget-building quick and easy.Ideal for beginners, this book shows you how to work with modules and othe...
Price: $12.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g
by David Hecksel, Bernard Wheeler, Peter C. Boyd-Bowman, Julien Testut
Discover the comprehensive and sophisticated orchestration of data integration tasks made possible with ODI, including monitoring and error-management. Get to grips with the product architecture and building data integration processes with technologies including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and XML files. A comprehensive tutorial packed with tips, images and best practices....
Price: $35.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Business Application Blueprints
by Mike Oryszak
Instant SharePoint - Build nine exciting SharePoint business solutions. Expand your knowledge of the SharePoint platform so that you can tailor the sample solutions to your requirements. Learn how the different development techniques can be used in various situations to support both client side and server side development to solve different problems in different environments....
Price: $5.02 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Microsoft Windows Server AppFabric Cookbook
by Hammad Rajjoub, Rick G. Garibay
Gain a solid understanding of the capabilities provided by Windows Server AppFabric with a pragmatic, hands-on, results-oriented approach with this book. Learn how to apply the WCF and WF skills you already have to make the most of what Windows Server AppFabric has to offer. Includes step-by-step recipes for developing highly scalable composite services that utilize the capabilities provided by Windows Serv...
Price: $35.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012