Programming Entity Framework, 2nd Edition 
by Julia Lerman
Get a thorough introduction to ADO.NET Entity Framework 4 - Microsoft's core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. The second edition of this acclaimed guide provides a hands-on tour of the framework latest version in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4. Not only will you learn how to use EF4 in a variety of applications, you'll also gain a deep understanding o...
Price: $6.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2010
Programming Microsoft ASP.NET MVC
by Dino Esposito
Delve into the features, principles, and pillars of the ASP.NET MVC framework-deftly guided by Web development luminary Dino Esposito. ASP.NET MVC forces developers to think in terms of distinct components-model, view, controller-that make it easier to manage application complexity. Plunge into the framework's internal mechanics and gain a practical, what-why-how perspective behind each ASP.NET MVC bui...
Price: $4.16 | Publisher: Microsoft Press | Release: 2010
Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works
by Mathew Patterson
Create Stunning HTML Email That Just Works is a step-by-step guide to creating beautiful HTML emails that consistently work. It begins with an introduction to email covering topics such as: how email design differs from web design; permission based marketing, and the anatomy of an email.The book shows the reader how to plan, design, and build gorgeous HTML email designs that look great in every email progra...
Price: $3.74 | Publisher: SitePoint | Release: 2010
PHP Objects, Patterns and Practice, 3rd Edition
by Matt Zandstra
This book takes you beyond the PHP basics to the enterprise development practices used by professional programmers. Updated for PHP 5.3 with new sections on closures, namespaces, and continuous integration, this edition will teach you about object features such as abstract classes, reflection, interfaces, and error handling. You'll also discover object tools to help you learn more about your classes, o...
Price: $34.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2010
by Ashish Ghoda
Introducing Silverlight 4 brings you up to speed with version 4 of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. The book builds off your understanding of the basics of .NET coding and WPF, allowing your journey to Silverlight 4 proficiency to be as quick and painless as possible. The text highlights where coding techniques are similar to other, more established areas of the .NET framework. Likewise, when your exist...
Price: $6.00 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2010
Expert SQL Server 2008 Development
by Adam Machanic, Alastair Aitchison
Expert SQL Server 2008 Development is aimed at SQL Server developers ready to move beyond Books Online. Author and experienced developer Alastair Aitchison shows you how to think about SQL Server development as if it were any other type of development. You'll learn to manage testing in SQL Server and to properly deal with errors and exceptions. The book also covers critical, database-centric topics suc...
Price: $13.70 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2010
by Michael Bolin
If you're ready to use Closure to build rich web applications with JavaScript, this hands-on guide has precisely what you need to learn this suite of tools in depth. Closure makes it easy for experienced JavaScript developers to write and maintain large and complex codebases - as Google has demonstrated by using Closure with Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Maps.Author and Closure contributor Michael Bol...
Price: $9.00 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2010
Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010
by Mickey Gousset, Brian Keller, Ajoy Krishnamoorthy, Martin Woodward
Written by Microsoft insiders, this nuts-and-bolts guide walks you through the tools, guidelines, and methodologies you'll need for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Visual Studio 2010. It focuses on practical implementation techniques and best practices, while providing you with detailed code samples and case studies. You'll dive into all the new Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools, a...
Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2010
FREE EBOOK - .NET Performance Testing and Optimization
by Paul Glavich, Chris Farrell
As we develop the applications to meet current and future needs, it is only natural to use current best practices and techniques for our designs and implementations. In the quest to improve how we develop, we can access a true wealth of information which is available on design patterns, object-oriented analysis, low-level code techniques and language features.The technology community is full of articles, bl...
Price: $5.00 | Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2010
by Pete Brown
Silverlight gives you entirely new ways to create rich internet applications, and now Silverlight 4 adds many powerful enhancements to the mix.Silverlight 4 in Action is a comprehensive guide to application building using C#. It goes into action immediately in a thorough introduction. It then follows up with numerous nifty examples to explore flexible layout, control extensibility, the communication and bin...
Price: $10.00 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2010