Yatta, we did it! We wrote a book about Entity Framework! It’s not our first book, but
it’s the first one written in English and distributed worldwide. It was a great challenge,
but having the opportunity to spread the word about Entity Framework made it worth
the effort. Entity Framework is a great tool that speeds up the...
Welcome to Android Application Development For Dummies, the first For
Dummies book that covers Android application development. When
I was contacted to write this book, I was ecstatic about the opportunity to
spread the wealth of knowledge that I’d picked up over the past year and a
half of Android development. I hope you enjoy...
Concepts like ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence that exploit increasingly
interconnected networks and mobility put new requirements on data
management. An important element in the connected world is that data will
be accessible anytime anywhere. This also has its downside in that it becomes
easier to get unauthorized data...
Writing large applications in C++ is a complex and tricky business. However, designing reusable C++
interfaces that are robust, stable, easy to use, and durable is even more difficult. The best way to succeed
in this endeavor is to adhere to the tenets of good Application Programming Interface (API)
design.
Ten years ago, ASP.NET provided software developers with a means to write complex web applications with their existing Windows Forms skillsets. Today, it continues to be a robust framework for writing scalable applications, from small e-Commerce to enterprise-level CRM. But ten years later, with many business critical applications existing...
In the first edition of this book, we focused on what we called the "High Availability Database Administrator." However, that term led G to the question of just what is meant by High Availability? As a term bandied about among database administrators, this can have different meanings depending on who is interpreting it, who has to...
I never got a chance to meet the inventors of Notes®, but these guys were true visionaries. Their
concepts and ideas of 20 years ago still feed today’s buzz. They invented a robust “NO SQL” data
store, provided a social platform with collaboration features, and made the deployment and replication
of applications...
The release of SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services is the beginning
of a new, more accessible era for master data management. Because of price
and complexity, most solutions on the market today are geared toward large
corporations and require dedicated consulting teams to implement. MDS, a feature of
SQL Server Enterprise Edition,...
Tags are used in HTML5 to place and organize content at a level
that is descriptive. This does not mean that the page will look
good. Presentation of content on the page is controlled using
Cascading Style Sheets Level 3, or CSS3, in HTML5.
Using CSS3 to describe how your page should look, however,
is not new. The...
The Bible series from Wiley Publishing, Inc. is designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced
users. This book covers all the essential components of Excel and provides clear and practical
examples that you can adapt to your own needs.
In this book, I’ve tried to maintain a good balance between the basics that every...
Computer Graphics-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application (CATIA) is
the world’s leading computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing
(CAM)/computer-aided engineering (CAE) package. Developed by Dassault Systèmes
and marketed worldwide by IBM, CATIA delivers one of the best Product Lifecycle
Management...
Microsoft Visio 2010 is a bold new release. If you’re new to Visio, your timing is excellent! This version of Visio is easier to use than ever before and yet the diagrams you create can have more impact and style, and can present more real-world data than in any previous version.
