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A Concise and Practical Guide to Installation, Administration, and Customization




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Community Server is one of the hottest Web site packages available today and runs many popular sites, including Microsoft's Channel 9, Xbox.com, Xbox's Major Nelson, and The Hive This hands-on guide teaches readers how to extend their implementation with themes, modules and add-ons through the use of helpful examples Explains how to troubleshoot installation issues, understand Community Server ASP.NET config files, implement kinds, modify custom controls, and work with master pages Explores ways to manage the point system, extend the database, write custom modules, and modify Community Server code Foreword by Rob Howard, Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and CEO of Telligent Systems




Windows Developer Power Tools


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A wealth of open and free software is available today for Windows developers who want to extend the development environment, reduce development effort, and increase productivity. This encyclopedic guide explores more than 100 free and open source tools available to programmers who build applications for Windows desktops and servers.







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Mastering C# 8.0


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Step-by-step guide written in a lucid language for mastering C#Key features Packed with plentiful code examples A comprehensive guide to mastering C# Discusses the OOP principles Targets beginner to advanced readers of C# Provides insight into the latest features of C#, including C# 8.0 Covers Visual Studio 2019Description This book starts by introducing the concepts of .NET framework. It then discusses OOP and explores how one can work with OOP in C#. There are two chapters on OOP: the first one covers the basics of object-oriented programming (OOP); and the second one delineates advanced concepts related to OOP and how they can be implemented in C#.Next, the book discusses Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and how to work with it in C#, followed by multithreading, asynchronous and parallel programming concepts with relevant code examples to illustrate the concepts covered. Generics, collections, generic collections, delegates, lambda expressions are also covered in this section.In the last section of the book, serialization, file I/O and how to work with them in C# are discussed concisely. A separate chapter on C# 8.0 is added to highlight its new features. There is an appendix chapter as well that discusses how one can get started working with Visual Studio 2019.What will you learn By the end of reading this book, the reader will have mastered the concepts of C# programming language, and be able to build high performance, scalable and robust applications using C#.Who this book is for This book is intended for people who are aspiring a career in .NET as well as for professionals who would like to master the concepts of C# programming language. Since this book is for beginner to advanced readers of C#, a basic knowledge of C# will be helpful.Table of contents1. Microsoft .NET Internals2. Getting Started with C#3. Object-oriented Programming - Part 14. Object-oriented Programming - Part 25. Properties and Indexers6. Programming LINQ in C#7. Generic Collections in C#8. Delegates and Extension Methods9. Exception Handling in C#10. Asynchrony and Parallel programming11. Multithreading in C#12. File I/O and Serialization13. Advanced Concepts in C#14. New Features of C# 8.015. AppendixAbout the authorJoydip has been the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in ASP.NET, consecutively for six years (2007 to 2012). With more than two decades of industry experience and 16 years of experience in Microsoft .NET, he has authored eight books and reviewed more than a dozen books. Besides, he has written more than 500 articles in leading journals and websites, including MSDN, Code Magazine, InfoWorld, SSWUG, TechTarget Inc, etc.Your Blog links: https://www.infoworld.com/blog/microsoft-coder/ Your LinkedIn Profile: https://in.linkedin.com/in/joydipkanjilal




Esports Research and Its Integration in Education


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The world of esports in education is booming, and the field needs empirical studies to help ground much of what is going on in the field. Over the last couple years, there appears to be a large amount of anecdotal evidence surrounding esports and its role in education, but researchers, teachers, coaches, and organizations need peer-reviewed, research-based evidence so they can evolve the field at large. As the amount of esports teams and organizations continues to rise, so will the need for the field to provide empirical research about esports and education and the effect it has on students and those who partake in it. Esports Research and Its Integration in Education is an essential reference source for those interested in educational research related to esports topics as they are approached through multiple ages of schooling and infused throughout a variety of content areas and research methodologies. The book covers empirical studies that help practitioners to understand how esports is developing within and around learning institutions and what the impact may be on students and their contemporary educational experiences. Covering topics such as college and career readiness, literacy practices, and urban education, this text is essential for stakeholders involved in the rise of esports, administrators, teachers, coaches, researchers, students, and academicians.




Communities and Technologies 2005


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This book includes 23 papers dealing with the impact of modern information and communication technologies that support a wide variety of communities: local communities, virtual communities, and communities of practice, such as knowledge communities and scientific communities. The volume is the result of the second multidisciplinary "Communities and Technologies Conference", a major event in this emerging research field. The various chapters discuss how communities are affected by technologies, and how understanding of the way that communities function can be used in improving information systems design. This state of the art overview will be of interest to computer and information scientists, social scientists and practitioners alike.




Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in Java EE


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Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in JavaTM EE: Using GlassFishTM focuses on the open source GlassFish persistence engine. This book shows Java programmers how to develop applications utilizing relational database technologies with examples using Oracle and MySQL and the GlassFish application development framework and deployment platform all based on Java EE. The book explains in detail how you can organize your Java EE solution into a multilayer architecture, placing most emphasis on how to implement the persistence and database tiers of an application. Through many examples, this book shows how you can efficiently use the Java Persistence features available in the Java EE platform. Find out how you can greatly simplify the task of building the persistence layer of your Java EE application by moving some application logic into the underlying database, utilizing database views, stored programs, and triggers. The book also explains how to deploy Java EE applications to GlassFish, a free, open source Java EE 5–compliant application server.




IBM Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide


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The IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 Administration Guide uses a practical, no-nonsense approach to give you the essential information you need. Using realistic scenarios, you learn how to configure and maintain your environment to meet your needs and take advantage of the flexibility offered in Sametime 8.5.2. If you are responsible for installing and administering Sametime 8.5.2, then this book is for you. If you're completely new to Sametime administration, this book will serve as your roadmap. If you're making the jump from a prior version of Sametime, then you'll see how Sametime 8.5.2 differs and how you work with the new configuration. Even if you already have Sametime 8.5.2 up and running, this guide will answer those questions you may still have of why and how the various server components work.




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