Book Description

Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) in .NET is a framework for designing and interacting with dynamic languages such as Python and Ruby. For the first time, the DLR places such languages on an equal footing in the .NET world with compiled languages such as C# and VB.NET. Chaur Wu’s book, Pro DLR in .NET 4, introduces you to this important new framework, helping you to take practical advantage of the DLR in your day-to-day work.

Pro DLR in .NET 4 begins with the fundamentals of the DLR, showing how they work to provide interoperability support for dynamic languages. You’ll learn to mix and match objects and functions from compiled and dynamic languages such as C# and Python, allowing you to take advantage of the right tool at the right time for the right task.

The DLR also brings new flexibility and possibility to your software application design. Pro DLR in .NET 4 shows you how to host dynamic languages in your application, enabling users to write scripts to automate tasks. You’ll understand the meta-object protocol and meta-programming capabilities. These reside at the core of DLR, bringing new possibilities to the design and architecture of .NET applications.

• Comprehensive coverage of an important new .NET technology
• Meets the needs of programmers wanting to apply dynamic languages such as Python and Ruby in their .NET solutions Download Now »

Book Description

This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide for using the Oracle Data Provider (ODP) version 11g on the .NET Framework. It also outlines the core GoF (Gang of Four) design patterns and coding techniques employed to build and deploy high-impact mission-critical applications using advanced Oracle database features through the ODP.NET provider.

The book details the features of the ODP.NET provider in two main sections: “Basic,” covering the basics and mechanisms for data access via ODP.NET; and “Advanced,’ covering advanced Oracle features such as globalization, savepoints, distributed transactions and how to call them via ODP.NET, advanced queueing (AQ), and promotable transactions. It takes you from the ground up through different implementation scenarios via a rich collection of both VB.NET and C# code samples.

It outlines database security and performance optimization tricks and techniques on ODP.NET that conform to best practices and adaptable design. Different GoF design patterns are highlighted for different types of ODP.NET usage scenarios with consideration of performance and security.

It provides a comprehensive guide to the synergistic integration of Oracle and Microsoft technologies such as the upcoming Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (11.1.0.7.10). It also details how programmers can make use of ODT to streamline the creation of robust ODP.NET applications from within the Visual Studio environment.
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