CSS3 is the latest version of Cascading Style Sheets, the language that in the hands of a skilled designer turns
the ugly duckling of unadorned HTML into the gracious swan of a sophisticated web page. Some web designers
will tell you dismissively that CSS3 won’t be ready for years. In one sense, they’re right. Instead of...
Microsoft has introduced a large number of changes to the way that the .NET Framework operates. Familiar technologies have being altered, best practices replaced, and developer methodologies adjusted. Many developers find it hard to keep up with the pace of change across .NET's ever-widening array of technologies. The introduction of...
For me, this book has become all about change. In the time that I have been watching the mobile
computing marketplace and developing software solutions for it, there has never been a time when there
has been a more rapid series of shifts and changes. A good friend of mine tells me that this is because of
market consolidation. As of...
Beginning Windows 8 Application Development – XAML Edition introduces you to the Windows 8 modern app design paradigm and the new Windows 8 programming model developed around this paradigm. You'll learn to build rich, immersive applications designed to run on the many devices that will be powered by Windows 8.
Pro SQL Server 2012 Administration is a one-stop source for all the knowledge you'll need to professionally manage a database under Microsoft SQL Server 2012. SQL Server administration is a complex field requiring an unusually broad and well-rounded skill set. A good database administrator must be part system...
Cloud computing is often described as providing computing resources the way electric utilities provide energy. In theory, anyone with an adequate connection to the Internet should be able to tap into a cloud provider and get exactly the computing resources they want when they want it, just like plugging into the electricity grid and...
Want a great software development team? Look no further. How to Recruit and Hire Great Software Engineers: Building a Crack Development Team is a field guide and instruction manual for finding and hiring excellent engineers that fit your team, drive your success, and provide you with a competitive advantage. Focusing on proven...
Social media is one of the most remarkable developments of the Internet revolution. One need look no further than Egypt, the United Kingdom, the United States, Syria, or Libya to view the influence that online communities have had in the political sphere. Now, this power has come to the business world, specifically the marketplace for equity...
Objective-C is today's fastest growing programming language, at least in part due to the popularity of Apple's Mac, iPhone and iPad. Beginning Objective-C is for you if you have some programming experience, but you're new to the Objective-C programming language and you want a modern—and fast—way forwards...
Your boss has asked you to oversee the development of a new billing system,
and you’ve brought together a capable project manager and a group of handpicked
developers. They’ve chosen state-of-the-art technologies and tools to
build the system. The business analyst has talked at length with the accounting
manager,...
Over the last three years, Google’s Android operating system (OS) has gone from a virtually unknown
open source solution to the current mobile OS market leader among all mobile handsets, with over
one-half of the market share and still climbing. Android has even started to dominate the tablet OS
marketplace, and is also the...
Expert C# 5.0 is a book about getting the best from C#. It’s based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the ...
