The new .NET CF 3.5 framework provides enterprise application developers with a whole arsenal of possibilities at their disposal, but without proper guidance on developing performance-critical enterprise applications, it is easy to make the wrong design and technology decisions. This book guides you to build each part of a robust …

This book will teach you all about Windows Server AppFabric (code-named “Dublin”),a set of extensions to Windows Server that allow it to function as a lightweight, application server. The combination of Windows Server and AppFabric provides an easy-to-manage platform for developing, deploying, and reliably hosting middle-tier WCF/WF services. Windows Server …

Microsoft’s Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends the application user interface, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full power of your computer’s operating system. Its functionality extends to the support for Tablet PCs and …

This unique book examines up-to-the-minute uses of technology in financial markets and then explains how you can profit from that knowledge. To participate in mainstream .NET development, you must address the changes in financial markets by using the most sophisticated tools available, Microsoft .NET technology. Software developers and architects, IT …

Any company using .NET will eventually (if it hasn’t already) expose part of its functionality as a .NET Web service, and securing these features will become job number one. Completely up to date for the latest version of Visual Studio .NET, Expert Web Services Security in the .NET Platform is …

C++/CLI: The Visual C++ Language for .NET introduces Microsoft’s new extensions to the C++ syntax that allow you to target the common language runtime the key to the heart of the .NET 3.0 platform. In 12 no-fluff chapters, Microsoft insider Gordon Hogenson takes you into the core of the C++/CLI …

This book answers the question, Do you need to learn C# or VB .NET to develop in .NET? You’ll learn that the answer is in fact no, at least until you’re good and ready. With Managed C++, your hard-earned skills as an established C++ developer or beginner won’t be wasted. …

Teach yourself Visual Web Developer 2008 one step at a time. Ideal for beginning developers who want to design modern, dynamic Web sites, this practical tutorial delivers hands-on guidance for creating data-driven pages that integrate Web services and ASP.NET controls. Discover how to: Design a sample Web portal and configure …

ASP.NET 2.0 is the new version of Microsoft’s groundbreaking server-side scripting language. There is currently a huge demand to integrate dynamic content into Flash websites and applications and, as a solid competitor to technologies such as JSP, PHP, and ColdFusion, ASP.NET is one of the most popular choices to achieve …

Steven Sanderson has seen the ASP.NET MVC framework mature from the start, so his experience, combined with comprehensive coverage of all the new features, including those in the official MVC development toolkit, offers the clearest understanding of how this exciting new framework could improve your coding efficiency—and you’ll gain invaluable …