WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML 
by Nick Ramirez
Brings the reader up to speed on all of the major features of WiX, including the new bootstrapper engine, Burn. Provides a richer understanding of the underlying Windows Installer technology. Showcases the flexibility and versatility of WiX, with a few tips and tricks along the way....
Price: $29.99 | 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
Windows Azure programming patterns for Start-ups
by Riccardo Becker
Explore the different features of Windows Azure and its unique concepts. Get to know the Windows Azure platform by code snippets and samples by a single start-up scenario throughout the whole book. A clean example scenario demonstrates the different Windows Azure features....
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Look 
by Adam Driscoll
Explore and experience the new features found in PowerShell 3.0.Understand the changes to the language and the reasons why they were implemented.Discover new cmdlets and modules available in Windows 8 and Server 8.Quickly get up to date with the latest version of Powershell with concise descriptions and simple examples....
Price: $14.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
by Zheng Yang
Complete focus on the best Windows Phone 7 game development techniques using XNA 4.0. Easy to follow cookbook allowing you to dive in wherever you want. Convert ideas into action using practical recipes. Apply the tap, flick, hold and drag gestures on Windows Phone 7 touch screen for different situations. Understanding the XNA content pipeline for improved game asset processing and management. Hook up your ...
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Kinect for Windows SDK Programming Guide
by Abhijit Jana
Building application using Kinect for Windows SDK. Covers the Kinect for Windows SDK v1.6. A practical step-by-step tutorial to make learning easy for a beginner. A detailed discussion of all the APIs involved and the explanations of their usage in detail. Procedures for developing motion-sensing applications and also methods used to enable speech recognition....
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
Parallel Programming with Intel Parallel Studio XE
by Stephen Blair-Chappell, Andrew Stokes
Parallel programming is rapidly becoming a "must-know" skill for developers. Yet, where to start? This teach-yourself tutorial is an ideal starting point for developers who already know Windows C and C++ and are eager to add parallelism to their code. With a focus on applying tools, techniques, and language extensions to implement parallelism, this essential resource teaches you how to wri...
Price: $14.11 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2012
by Jeffrey Richter
Dig deep and master the intricacies of the common language runtime, C#, and .NET development. Led by programming expert Jeffrey Richter, a longtime consultant to the Microsoft .NET team - you'll gain pragmatic insights for building robust, reliable, and responsive apps and components.Fully updated for .NET Framework 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012; Delivers a thorough grounding in the .NET Framework archite...
Price: $28.80 | Publisher: Microsoft Press | Release: 2012
Microsoft Visual C# 2012 Step by Step
by John Sharp
Teach yourself how to build applications with Microsoft Visual C# 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 - one step at a time. Ideal for those with fundamental programming skills, this tutorial provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for mastering core C# language features and creating working applications and components for Windows....
Price: $5.50 | Publisher: Microsoft Press | Release: 2012
Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 2012
by Michael Halvorson
Learn the fundamentals of modern programming with Visual Basic 2012 - and begin building your first Windows 8 apps for the desktop. If you have absolutely no previous experience with Visual Basic, no problem - simply start here! This book introduces must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises....
Price: $8.34 | Publisher: Microsoft Press | Release: 2012