In 1995 I got a call from Keith Weiskamp, who wanted me to turn a bunch of notes I was putting out on the Internet into a book about game development. That book became the Ultimate Game Developer’s Sourcebook, and it was a chance for me to really document an industry I love. It will forever hold a special place in my life.
This book is an annotated version of the C# Language Standard, created by adding around 400
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Ask anybody who's heard a bit about Visual Basic .NET what the biggest change over
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This tutorial and reference will benefit you, the dedicated ASP.NET developer. If you understand the gains of object-oriented development, and want to apply those principles to ASP.NET and server control development, then this book will be your guide!
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This book was born out of a lunch that I had with two colleagues of mine. They both had an extensive background in mainframe development, but they were struggling to understand what OOP was and how they should apply it. During the conversation, I explained some of the basics of OOP and afterwards thought about better ways to teach...
If you’re in charge of database administration, developing database software, or looking for database solutions for your company, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies can help you get a handle on this extremely popular relational database management system. Here you’ll find what’s new in the...
SharePoint workfl ow comes in many shapes and fl avors, yet to the average SharePoint user it
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This hands-on guide is designed for developers who want to go far beyond the obvious features of Visual Studio--the most powerful, feature-rich Integrated Development Environment (IDE) on the market today. It takes the reader on a detailed tour through code editor hacks, all manners of customization, even external tools such as PowerToys. Full...
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