Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition


Book Description

In this lively, eye-opening, hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to program with Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. Featuring a full edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete programming project–a desktop weather-reporting application–from start to finish. You’ll get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studio® development environment and learn how to put the lightweight, easy-to-use tools in Visual C# Express Edition to work right away–creating, compiling, testing, and delivering your first ready-to-use program. You’ll get expert tips, coaching, and visual examples at each step of the way, along with pointers to additional learning resources.










Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008


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Tackle the toughest set-based querying and query tuning problems--guided by an author team with in-depth, inside knowledge of T-SQL. Deepen your understanding of architecture and internals--and gain practical approaches and advanced techniques to optimize your code's performance. Discover how to: Move from procedural programming to the language of sets and logic Optimize query tuning with a top-down methodology Assess algorithmic complexity to predict performance Compare data-aggregation techniques, including new grouping sets Manage data modification--insert, delete, update, merge--for performance Write more efficient queries against partitioned tables Work with graphs, trees, hierarchies, and recursive queries Plus--Use pure-logic puzzles to sharpen your problem-solving skills




Visual C# 2008


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Created by world-renowned programming instructors Paul and Harvey Deitel, “Visual C# 2008 How to Program, Third Edition” introduces all facets of the C# 2008 language through the Deitels' signature "Live Code" Approach", that features hundreds of working programs.This book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the major innovations Microsoft has incorporated in Visual C# 2008 and .NET 3.5; The many new platform features covered include: LINQ (Language Integrated Query), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ASP.NET Ajax and the Microsoft Ajax Library, Silverlight-based rich Internet application development, and creating Web services with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). New language features introduced in this edition: automatic properties, object initializers, partial classes and methods, anonymous methods, Lambda expressions, extension methods, anonymous types, and collection initializers. Extensively updated coverage of delegates.and more sophisticated techniques, including searching, sorting, data structures, generics, and collections. Appendices provide essential programming reference material on topics ranging from number systems to the Visual Studio Debugger, UML 2 to Unicode and ASCII.Appropriate for all basic-to-intermediate level Visual C# 2008 programmers.




Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step


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Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning Visual Basic 2010. Teach yourself the essential tools and techniques for Visual Basic 2010-one step at a time. No matter what your skill level, you'll find the practical guidance and examples you need to start building professional applications for Windows and the Web. Discover how to: Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Master essential techniques-from managing data and variables to using inheritance and dialog boxes Create professional-looking Uis; add visual effects and print support Build compelling Web features with the Visual Web Developer tool Use Microsoft ADO.NET and advanced data presentation controls Debug your programs and handle run-time errors Use new features, such as Query Builder, and Microsoft .NET Framework For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.




Stephens' C# Programming with Visual Studio 2010 24-Hour Trainer


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A unique book-and-DVD package from preeminent programminginstructor Rod Stephens Visual C# has become a leading programming language, resultingin greater career opportunities for Visual C# programmers. ThisWrox guide literally shows novice programmers how to program in C#with Microsoft Visual Studio, using both written and visualinstruction. Easy-to-follow lessons reinforced with step-by-stepinstructions, screencasts, and supplemental exercises make it easyto master Visual C# programming regardless of your learning style.Each lesson begins with a discussion of a concept or technique andproceeds through step-by-step directions for using the techniqueVisual C# has surpassed Visual Basic as the most popularprogramming language Coverage Includes: Getting Started with the Visual Studio IDE Creating Controls Making Controls Arrange Themselves Handling Events Making Menus Making Tool Strips and Status Strips Using RichTextBoxes Using Standard Dialogs Creating and Displaying New Forms Building Custom Dialogs Using Variables and Performing Calculations Debugging Code Understanding Scope Working with Strings Working with Dates and Times Using Arrays and Collections Using Enumerations and Structures Making Choices Repeating Program Steps Handling Errors Preventing Bugs Defining Classes Initializing Objects Fine-Tuning Classes Overloading Operators Using Interfaces Making Generic Classes Reading and Writing Files Using File System Classes Printing Using the Clipboard Providing Drag and Drop Localizing Programs Programming Databases LINQ to Objects LINQ to SQL Drawing with GDI+ Making WPF Applications Printing with WPF Note: As part of the print version of this title, videolessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons canbe accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior ofthe e-book.




Microsoft Visual C++/CLI Step by Step


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Your hands-on guide to Visual C++/CLI fundamentals Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of the Microsoft Visual C++/CLI language. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Visual C++, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques. Discover how to: Write and debug object-oriented C++ programs in Visual Studio 2012 Utilize the various features of the C++/CLI language Make use of the Microsoft .NET Framework Class Library Create a simple Windows Store app Use .NET features such as properties, delegates and events Access data from disparate sources using ADO.NET Create and consume web services using Windows Communication Foundation Work effectively with legacy code and COM




Microsoft Azure Essentials Azure Machine Learning


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Microsoft Azure Essentials from Microsoft Press is a series of free ebooks designed to help you advance your technical skills with Microsoft Azure. This third ebook in the series introduces Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, a service that a developer can use to build predictive analytics models (using training datasets from a variety of data sources) and then easily deploy those models for consumption as cloud web services. The ebook presents an overview of modern data science theory and principles, the associated workflow, and then covers some of the more common machine learning algorithms in use today. It builds a variety of predictive analytics models using real world data, evaluates several different machine learning algorithms and modeling strategies, and then deploys the finished models as machine learning web services on Azure within a matter of minutes. The ebook also expands on a working Azure Machine Learning predictive model example to explore the types of client and server applications you can create to consume Azure Machine Learning web services. Watch Microsoft Press’s blog and Twitter (@MicrosoftPress) to learn about other free ebooks in the Microsoft Azure Essentials series.




Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Field Experience


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Part of a series of specialized guides on System Center - this book shares real-world expertise for using Configuration Manager capabilities to deliver more effective IT services. Series editor Mitch Tulloch and a team of System Center experts provide concise technical guidance as they step you through key deployment and management scenarios.