by Dave Fancher
F# brings the power of functional - first programming to the .NET Framework, a platform for developing software in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem. If you're a traditional .NET developer used to C# and Visual Basic, discovering F# will be a revelation that will change how you code, and how you think about coding.In The Book of F#, Microsoft MVP Dave Fancher shares his expertise and teaches you how to w...
Price: $21.89 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2014
by Ola Ellnestam, Daniel Brolund
The Mikado Method presents a pragmatic process to plan and perform nontrivial technical improvements on an existing software system. The book helps you practice a step-by-step system for identifying the scope and nature of your technical debt, mapping the key dependencies, and determining a safe way to approach the "Mikado" - your goal. A natural by-product of this process is the Mikado Gr...
Price: $27.76 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2014
by Benjamin Muschko
Gradle in Action is a comprehensive guide to end-to-end project automation with Gradle. Starting with the basics, this practical, easy-to-read book discusses how to establish an effective build process for a full-fledged, real-world project. Along the way, it covers advanced topics like testing, continuous integration, and monitoring code quality. You'll also explore tasks like setting up your target e...
Price: $17.39 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2014
by John Ferguson Smart
BDD in Action teaches you BDD principles and practices and shows you how to integrate them into your existing development process, no matter what language you use. First, you'll apply BDD to requirements analysis so you can focus your development efforts on underlying business goals. Then, you'll discover how to automate acceptance criteria and use tests to guide and report on the development proc...
Price: $30.29 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2014
by Marcelo Leal
Samba is a drop-in replacement for the heart of the thousands and thousands of networks that run on Microsoft Windows domain controllers. Now with a compatible Active Directory implementation, it will definitely put its name inside every datacenter that wants a cost reduction for the Open Source solutions, without losing the security, stability, and flexibility of any resilient solution.Implementing Samba 4...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
FREE EBOOK - Linux Mint Essentials 
by Jay LaCroix
Linux Mint is one of the most popular and proven distributions for beginners and advanced users alike. Out of the box hardware and multimedia support makes Mint your go-to choice for general computing. Its ease of use has transformed it into a celebrated Linux distribution.This is an all-inclusive guide to Linux Mint, and will teach you everything you need to know in order to use a Linux Mint system. The bo...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
vSphere Virtual Machine Management
by Rebecca Fitzhugh
A virtual machine (VM) is a software implementation of a machine (a computer) that executes programs like a physical machine. vSphere has clusters of virtual machines that are all interconnected. Virtualization changes everything. Virtual machines have far more functionality than physical servers and are capable of incredible things. Virtual machines should not be treated and administered exactly like physi...
Price: $35.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
by Marius Sandbu
With a larger demand for responsive websites and availability of services, the IT domain is faced with an ever-rising need for services that are optimized for speed. NetScaler VPX is a software-based virtual appliance providing users with the comprehensive NetScaler feature set. Implementing apps and cloud-based services is much easier with its increased service performance, and integrated security.Starting...
Price: $16.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 
by Vangel Krstevski
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is a powerful system management product that helps IT administrators perform better asset and organization management by grouping them into logical containers. These logical containers allow you to perform application deployments and software and security updates in no time.Mastering System Center Configuration Manager explains the Configuration Manager architec...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
Rake Task Management Essentials
by Andrey Koleshko
Rake is a build automation tool written in Ruby. It allows you to specify tasks and describe dependencies as well as group tasks in a namespace. Rake uses Ruby's anonymous function blocks to define various tasks, allowing the use of the Ruby syntax. Rake's goal is to automate build processes quickly and expressively.Rake Task Management Essentials is a practical guide that covers the latest techni...
Price: $13.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014