Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices is an anthology of high-end wisdom from a group of accomplished database administrators who are quietly but relentlessly pushing the performance and feature envelope of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into release...

A unique guide to practical mechanical design principles and their applications
In Making Things Move, you'll learn how to build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from art installations to toys to labor-saving devices. The projects include a drawing machine,...

HTML5 Game Development Insights is a from-the-trenches collection of tips, tricks, hacks, and advice straight from professional HTML5 game developers. The 24 chapters here include unique, cutting edge, and essential techniques for creating and optimizing modern HTML5 games. You will learn things such as using the Gamepad...

• Display database information in the Telerik WPF controls
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In fact, as Success in Programming: How to Gain Recognition, Power, and Influence Through Personal Branding demonstrates in...

Are you facing a challenging Salesforce.com problem--say, relating to automation, configuration, formulation, or reporting--that you can't quite crack? Or maybe you are hoping to infuse some creativity into your solution design strategy to solve problems faster or make solutions more efficient? Practical Salesforce.com Development...

• Extract information from unstructured data using NLTK to solve NLP problems
• Analyse linguistic structures in text and learn the concept of semantic analysis and parsing
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• Explore the Xamarin platform and understand the architecture behind Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android
• Learn how to build and run iOS and Android apps using Xamarin Studio and...

• Learn about the features of Beautiful Soup with Python
• Understand how to use a simple method to extract information from websites using Beautiful Soup and the Python urllib2 module
• Master searching,...

• Learn how mobile devices are monitored and the impact of cloud computing
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