Kategoria BISAC: Computers >> Programming - Microsoft

As a developer you are likely painfully aware that not all features of an application can be anticipated when the software ships. In order to cope with these eventualities and save yourself time (and perhaps money), it makes sense to write your applications in such a way that end users can be made as independent of the developers as possible. Giving your users the power to make changes to the way the application operates once it has shipped gives them more control over the way the application works, while reducing the frequency with which you need to redistribute application files,...

Entity Framework 4.0 Recipes provides an exhaustive collection of ready-to-use code solutions for Entity Framework, Microsoft's vision for the future of data access. Entity Framework is a model-centric data access platform with an ocean of new concepts and patterns for developers to learn. With this book, you will learn the core concepts of Entity Framework through a broad range of clear and concise solutions to everyday data access tasks. Armed with this experience, you will be ready to dive deep into Entity Framework, experiment with new approaches, and develop ways to solve...

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 of its architecture and APIs.

Written by Julia Lerman, the leading independent authority on the framework, Programming Entity Framework covers it all -- from the Entity Data Model and...

Beginning Microsoft Excel 2010 is a practical, step-by-step guide to getting started with the world's most widely-used spreadsheet application. The book offers a hands-on approach to learning how to create and edit spreadsheets, use various calculation formulas, employ charts/graphs, and get work done efficiently.

Microsoft rolled out several new features with Excel 2010--perhaps the most notable was the ability to use Excel 2010 online and collaborate on a project in real time. Beginning Microsoft Office 2010 keeps you up-to-date with all of these features and...

For developers new to the Windows Phone 7 platform, whether .NET,...

With Windows Phone 7, Microsofthas created a completely new smartphone operating systemthat focuses on allowing users to be productive with their smartphonein new ways, whileoffering seamless integration and use of Microsoft Office Mobileas well asother productivity apps available in the Microsoft App Store.

Without guidance and examples, interacting with underlying SharePoint components can be challenging, and working with the different SharePoint APIs is complicated. This book will introduce you to a variety of techniques to master the art of developing ASP.NET applications that are built upon a SharePoint...

Pro Silverlight 4 in VB is an invaluable reference for professional...

The Windows Azure Platform has rapidly established itself as one of the most sophisticated cloud computing platforms available. With Microsoft working to continually update their product and keep it at the cutting edge, the future looks bright--if you have the skills to harness it. In particular, new features such as remote desktop access, dynamic content caching and secure content delivery using SSL make the latest version of Azure a more powerful solution than ever before.

It's widely agreed that cloud computing has produced a paradigm shift in traditional architectural concepts by...