"The authors excel in presenting all aspects of the .NET development cycle in a format accessible to the beginner, and as a primer and reference for the experienced developer. This book is not only educational and informative, but working through it is fun!"
—Dr. Oliver Downs, Chief Scientist, Analytical...

Step-by-step examples are you guide as you use the windowing interface to the SQL procedure. The SQL Query window supports the PROC...

If you have the imaginative power to design complex multimedia projects but can't adapt to programming languages, then Scratch 1.4: Beginner's Guide is the book for you. Imagine how good you'll feel when you drag-and-drop your way to interactive games, stories, graphic artwork, computer animations, and much more using Scratch even...

In the world of animation, the ability to create realistic water, wind, and fire effects is key. Autodesk Maya software includes powerful dynamics tools that have been used to design breathtaking effects for movies, games, commercials, and short...

Be sharp. Learn C#. Programming in Visual C# 2008 gives you a fresh and easily accessible approach to learning programming concepts using Visual C# for 2008, one of the most pervasive programming languages in the job market today. Best-selling authors Bradley and Millspaugh apply their proven pedagogy, incorporating basic concepts of...

Over a decade ago, a small team of designers met in a small conference room on the second floor of Building 41 at Microsoft to create a brand-new language, C#. The guiding principles of the language emphasized simplicity, familiarity, safety, and practicality. Of course, all those principles needed to balance against one another; none are...

The goal of Security Risk Management is to teach you practical techniques that will be used on a daily basis, while also explaining the fundamentals so you understand the rationale behind these practices. Security professionals often fall into the trap of telling the business that they need to fix something, but they can't explain...

Back in the early 1990s—1993, to be exact—Apple Computer launched a handheld computer product known as the Newton. Interestingly, the Newton was the first device to be called a personal digital assistant (PDA), a term that lives on today. Essentially, it was the first tablet computer. The one thing that most folks...

• Understand the basics of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing as well as the different types of testing
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