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WebMatrix is the latest addition to the hugely popular Microsoft ASP.NET web platform. This exciting new technology aims to simplify the process of developing websites by combining the new and powerful Razor syntax with a fully extensible set of data and HTML helpers for performing common web tasks.

The WebMatrix installation includes all the tools the developer requires to quickly create fully-functional, data-driven, dynamic sites using ASP.NET web pages. The lightweight custom development tool works alongside SQL Server Compact Edition and Internet Information Services (IIS) Express to provide a seamless and easy-to-use environment which enables the web developer to concentrate on the rapid development of feature-rich websites, without the need to learn the complex concepts and highly structured programming models which many other frameworks require.

What you’ll learn

• How to combine HTML and server-side C# Razor code with the powerful .NET framework to easily develop websites using Microsoft WebMatrix
• How to create layouts which can be applied across multiple pages
• How to interact with SQL Server and other databases, using proven techniques and best practices
• How to add social networking features to your web site using WebMatrix Helpers
• How to create your own custom functions and helpers to provide reusable code and content
• How to secure your website using a role-based membership model
• How to deploy your website to a hosting provider Download Now »

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Pro .NET Best Practices is a practical reference to the best practices that you can apply to your .NET projects today. You will learn standards, techniques, and conventions that are sharply focused, realistic and helpful for achieving results, steering clear of unproven, idealistic, and impractical recommendations.

Pro .NET Best Practices covers a broad range of practices and principles that development experts agree are the right ways to develop software, which includes continuous integration, automated testing, automated deployment, and code analysis. Whether the solution is from a free and open source or a commercial offering, you will learn how to get a continuous integration server running and executing builds every time code changes. You will write clearer and more maintainable automated testing code that focuses on prevention and helping your .NET project succeed. By learning and following the .NET best practices in this book, you will avoid making the same mistakes once.

With this book at your side, you’ll get:

• Real-world, no-nonsense approaches to continuous integration, automated testing, automated deployment, and code analysis
• Tips and tricks you’ll need to clear hurdles that keep others from putting these common sense ideas into common practice
• Guidance from the minimal, essential approach all the way to what’s necessary to deliver at the highest levels of quality and effectiveness Download Now »

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If you want to learn the fundamentals of programming, don’t get bogged down with pages of technical jargon that most books on the market offer! No previous Visual Studio experience required for Clearly Visual Basic: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, 2nd Edition by the best-selling author, Diane Zak. This innovative text is designed for a first course in programming teaching the basics through visualization and application. Using the most recent version of the software, Visual Basic 2010, beginners will learn solid programming principles and knowledge that is easily transferable to other languages.

• Mini-quizzes encourage readers to master fundamental topics before progressing into more advanced topics, and the answers are provided to give immediate feedback and more opportunity for learning.
• Each chapter contains a wide variety of exercises, offering several different types of exercises at various levels of difficulty, so every kind of learner has an opportunity to practice his or her skills.
• Each chapter has one or more videos that demonstrate and explain the concepts covered in the chapter. The videos, which include self-review quizzes, are available online under Student Downloads.
• Each chapter is accompanied by Want More Info? files that contain additional examples and further explanations of a concept. The files are in PDF format.
• SAM Test bank available. Download Now »

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Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, 5th Edition by the best-selling author, Diane Zak, is designed for a first course in programming. Using the most recent version of the software, Visual Basic 2010, this book teaches individuals how to use Visual Basic applications as they would in a real world setting. Students with no previous programming experience learn how to plan and create their own interactive Windows applications. GUI design skills and object-oriented programming concepts are emphasized throughout the book.

• Exercises identified as Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Discovery, and Swat The Bugs.
• Includes coverage of breakpoints and stepping through code.
• Designed for the different learning styles: videos for visual and auditory learners, and tutorial sections and YOU DO IT boxes for kinesthetic learners.
• May be purchased with Visual Basic 2010. Contact your sales representative for more information.
• SAM Test bank available.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010
Chapter 2. Designing Applications
Chapter 3. Using Variables and Constants
Chapter 4. The Selection Structure
Chapter 5. More on the Selection Structure
Chapter 6. The Repetition Structure Download Now »

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In the Fifth Edition, Advanced Visual Basic 2010 helps those who are familiar with the fundamentals of Visual Basic 2010 programming harness its power for more advanced uses. Coverage of sophisticated tools and techniques used in the industry today include various database, ASP.NET, LINQ, WPF and Web Services topics. After studying the book and completing the programming exercises, students should be able to create small- to medium-sized Windows and Web applications that use databases. They will also gain essential concepts in object-oriented programming, event-driven programming, and test-driven development. Each subject is presented in an understandable style that makes this book a leader in the field.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Classes
Chapter 2. Input Validation and User Interfaces
Chapter 3. Collections
Chapter 4. Using SQL Server Databases
Chapter 5. ADO.NET Database Objects
Chapter 6. Advanced Classes
Chapter 7. LINQ to SQL
Chapter 8. Creating Web Applications
Chapter 9. Programming Web Forms Download Now »

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Professional-level prep for the professional-level exam.

Prepare for MCPD Exam 70-518—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Windows application design and development with .NET Framework 4. Designed for experienced, MCTS-certified professionals ready to advance their status—Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCPD level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Designing the Layers of a Solution
• Designing the Presentation Layer
• Designing the Data Access Layer
• Planning a Solution Deployment
• Designing for Stability and Maintenance

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Designing the Layers of a Solution
Chapter 2. Designing the Presentation Layer
Chapter 3. Designing the Data Access Layer
Chapter 4. Planning a Solution Deployment
Chapter 5. Designing for Stability and Maintenance

Appendix. About the Authors Download Now »