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Pro ASP.NET 3.5 Server Controls and AJAX Components

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:33:30 PDT

Pro ASP.NET 3.5 Server Controls and AJAX Components is a reference for the serious ASP.NET developer who understands the benefits of object–oriented development and wants to apply those principles to ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX, and server control development. This book also covers SharePoint and targets the latest version of Visual Studio (2008) and the .NET Framework (3.5). Highlights include the following:

* Covers the new features in ASP.NET 3.5 and ASP.NET AJAX technology
* Describes the ASP.NET server control architecture in Visual Studio 2008/ASP.NET 3.5 covering state management, events, rendering, cross-platform support, control life cycle, localization, and deployment.
* Demonstrates how to integrate client–side development technologies such as DHTML and JavaScript with server control technology to create powerful interactive controls

What you’ll learn

* Create a powerful suite of interactive controls using ASP.NET 3.5 and ASP.NET AJAX.
* Enrich the design–time experience when building custom server controls.
* Integrate client–side development technologies such as DHTML and JavaScript with server control technology.
* Develop SharePoint server controls.
* Learn the background on user controls as compared to server controls.
* Work with the new mobile controls in ASP.NET 3.5.

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Info: Amazon - APress
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ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:23:55 PDT

ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed is the most comprehensive book available on the Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5 Framework, covering all aspects of the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework--no matter how advanced.

This edition covers all the new features of ASP.NET 3.5. It explains Microsoft LINQ to SQL in detail. It includes a chapter on the two new data access controls introduced with the ASP.NET 3.5 Framework: ListView and DataPager. With its coverage of ASP.NET AJAX, this book shows you how to take advantage of Microsoft’s server-side AJAX framework to retrofit existing ASP.NET applications with AJAX functionality. It also demonstrates how to use Microsoft’s client-side AJAX framework to build the web applications of the future: pure client-side AJAX applications. All code samples are written in the C# programming language. (Visual Basic versions of all code samples are included on the CD-ROM that accompanies this book.)

* Take advantage of Microsoft’s new database query language, LINQ to SQL, to easily build database-driven web applications
* Learn how to use the new ListView and DataPager data access controls to build flexible user interfaces
* Take advantage of ASP.NET AJAX when building both server-side and client-side web applications
* Use the AJAX Control Toolkit to create auto-complete text fields, draggable panels, masked edit fields, and complex animations
* Design ASP.NET websites
* Secure your ASP.NET applications
* Create custom components
* Build highly interactive websites that can scale to handle thousands of simultaneous users
* Learn to build a complete ASP.NET 3.5 website from start to finish–the last chapter of the book includes a sample ASP.NET 3.5 web application written with LINQ to SQL and ASP.NET AJAX

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Info: Amazon - Amazon UK - Buy.Com - O'Reilly
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Head First Java, 2nd Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:00:37 PDT

Learning a complex new language is no easy task especially when it s an object-oriented computer programming language like Java. You might think the problem is your brain. It seems to have a mind of its own, a mind that doesn't always want to take in the dry, technical stuff you're forced to study.

The fact is your brain craves novelty. It's constantly searching, scanning, waiting for something unusual to happen. After all, that's the way it was built to help you stay alive. It takes all the routine, ordinary, dull stuff and filters it to the background so it won't interfere with your brain's real work--recording things that matter. How does your brain know what matters? It's like the creators of the Head First approach say, suppose you're out for a hike and a tiger jumps in front of you, what happens in your brain? Neurons fire. Emotions crank up. Chemicals surge.

That's how your brain knows.

And that's how your brain will learn Java. Head First Java combines puzzles, strong visuals, mysteries, and soul-searching interviews with famous Java objects to engage you in many different ways. It's fast, it's fun, and it's effective. And, despite its playful appearance, Head First Java is serious stuff: a complete introduction to object-oriented programming and Java. You'll learn everything from the fundamentals to advanced topics, including threads, network sockets, and distributed programming with RMI. And the new. second edition focuses on Java 5.0, the latest version of the Java language and development platform. Because Java 5.0 is a major update to the platform, with deep, code-level changes, even more careful study and implementation is required. So learning the Head First way is more important than ever.
If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. If you haven't, you're in for a treat. You'll see why people say it's unlike any other Java book you've ever read.

By exploiting how your brain works, Head First Java compresses the time it takes to learn and retain--complex information. Its unique approach not only shows you what you need to know about Java syntax, it teaches you to think like a Java programmer. If you want to be bored, buy some other book. But if you want to understand Java, this book's for you.

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Info: Amazon - O'Reilly - Head First
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Head First JavaScript - A Brain Friendly Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:51:07 PDT

So you're ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your web skills to the next level. And you're finally ready to add "programmer" to the resume. It sounds like you're ready to learn the Web's hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First JavaScript is your ticket to going beyond copying and pasting the code from someone else's web site, and writing your own interactive web pages.

With Head First JavaScript, you learn:
The basics of programming, from variables to types to looping
How the web browser runs your code, and how you can talk to the browser with your code
Why you'll never have to worry about casting, overloading, or polymorphism when you're writing JavaScript code
How to use the Document Object Model to change your web pages without making your users click buttons If you've ever read a Head First book, you know what to expect -- a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Head First JavaScript is no exception. It starts where HTML and CSS leave off, and takes you through your first program into more complex programming concepts -- like working directly with the web browser's object model and writing code that works on all modern browsers.

Don't be intimidated if you've never written a line of code before! In typical Head First style, Head First JavaScript doesn't skip steps, and we're not interested in having you cut and paste code. You'll learn JavaScript, understand it, and have a blast along the way. So get ready... dynamic and exciting web pages are just pages away.

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Info: Amazon - O'Reily - Head First
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Head First Software Development - A Brain Friendly Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:47:07 PDT

Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best practices of software development. Before you know it, those failed projects will be a thing of the past.

With its unique visually rich format, this book pulls together the hard lessons learned by expert software developers over the years. You'll gain essential information about each step of the software development lifecycle -- requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing, and maintenance -- and understand why and how different development processes work.

This book is for you if you are:

* Tired of your customers assuming you're psychic. You'll learn not only how to get good requirements, but how to make sure you're always building the software that customers want (even when they're not sure themselves)
* Wondering when the other 15 programmers you need to get your project done on time are going to show up. You'll learn how some very simple scheduling and prioritizing will revolutionize your success rate in developing software.
* Confused about being rational, agile, or a tester. You'll learn not only about the various development methodologies out there, but how to choose a solution that's right for your project.
* Confused because the way you ran your last project worked so well, but failed miserably this time around. You'll learn how to tackle each project individually, combine lessons you've learned on previous projects with cutting-edge development techniques, and end up with great software on every project.

Head First Software Development is here to help you learn in a way that your brain likes... and you'll have a blast along the way. Why pick up hundreds of boring books on the philosophy of this approach or the formal techniques required for that one? Stick with Head First Software Development, and your projects will succeed like never before. Go on, get started... you'll learn and have fun. We promise.

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Info: Amazon - O'Reilly - Head First
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PMP Exam Prep - Fifth Edition - Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:47:00 PDT

Tens of thousands of people understand why PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy, PMP, is a worldwide best-seller. Is it Rita’s years of PMP exam preparation experience? The endless hours of ongoing research? The interviews with project managers who failed the exam, to identify gaps in their knowledge? Or is it the razor-sharp focus on making sure project managers don’t waste a single minute of their time studying any more than they absolutely have to? Actually, it’s all of the above.

PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition by Rita Mulcahy contains hundreds of updates and improvements from previous editions–including new exercises and sample questions never before in print. Offering hundreds of sample questions, critical time-saving tips plus games and activities available nowhere else, this book will help you pass the PMP exam on your FIRST try.

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Info: Amazon
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Passing the PMP Exam - How to Take It and Pass It

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:12:03 PDT

Don't just take the PMP exam: Pass it, the first time!

Less than 50% of PMP exam candidates actually pass the exam on their first attempt. But one group passes at an amazing 80+% rate: the students of Dr. Rudd McGary, PMP. McGary has spent years teaching the PMP certification exam and helping professional project managers prepare for it. Now, he's integrated all of these techniques and knowledge to assist you in one book: Passing the PMP Exam.

Dr. McGary shows you exactly what the Project Management Institute expects from you and exactly how to be prepared for the certification examination. Whatever your experience, he'll help you rapidly achieve deep mastery of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®). Other books cover PMBOK, but this book is relentlessly focused on helping you ace your exam the first time.

* Learn proven strategies, methods, and tips for passing your PMP exam
* Master all five project phases: initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing
* Use the book to become a project management professional in project integration, scoping, scheduling, costs, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement
* Understand critical project management details, from Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to change control systems
* Review the professional conduct and ethics standards you will be tested on
* Continue to use the book as a valuable resource of practical information after you are certified

The accompanying CD-ROM presents Rudd McGary's unique approach to passing the PMP exam. You'll find more valuable content than on any other PMP study guide CD-ROM—including more than 400 sample exam questions and answers!

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Info: Amazon
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PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide - Second Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:54:36 PDT

Get the book that shows you not only what—but how—to study

* 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for the PMP exam
* Exam Readiness checklist at the front of the book—you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
* Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
* Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all PMP exam topics, including:
* Project Initiation
* Establishing a Framework
* Resource Management
* Project Planning and Execution
* Scope Management
* Quality Assurance
* Measuring Performance
* Risk Management and Response
* Project Closing
* Professional Responsibility

The best fully integrated study system available. CD-ROM includes:
* Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring:
* One full practice exam with 200 questions
* Detailed answers with explanations
* Score Report performance assessment tool
* ezFlashcards quick study program for your PC or Pocket PC
* Electronic book for studying on-the-go
* with free online registration: Bonus downloadable MasterExam practice test with 200 more questions

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Info: Amazon - Barnes & Nobles - Powell's
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PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:47:11 PDT

Get the full coverage you need for the PMP Exam!

Get the preparation you need for the challenging Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam in this comprehensive study guide. In addition to coverage of all exam objectives, you'll find practical advice including "How This Applies to Your Current Project" and "Real World Scenario" sidebars, as well as coverage for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam, and much more.

* Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam
* Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills
* Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles
* Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day
* Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam
* A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

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Info: Amazon - Sybex
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PgMP Program Management Professional Exam Study Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Gunaseelan) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:41:07 PDT

In this book, best selling author, Paul Sanghera, offers cohesive, concise, yet comprehensive coverage of all the topics included in the PgMP exam. With a laser sharp focus on the exam objectives, the Study Guide goes beyond just being an "exam cram." The material is presented in a logical learning sequence: a section builds upon previous sections and a chapter on previous chapters. All concepts, simple and complex, are defined and explained when they appear the first time. There is no hopping from topic to topic and no technical jargon without explanation. Because no prior knowledge of program management is assumed, this book will be useful for both: those new to program management, as well as individuals with years of experience. Although the primary purpose of the book is to help you pass the PgMP exam, it will also serve as a great reference for the program managers before and after the exam.

Special Features:

* Hundreds of review questions with fully explained answers
* A complete practice exam with fully explained answers
* The real world scenarios to help you deal with the program management issues in the real world and also to answer the scenario based questions in the exam
* Notes and tips to highlight the crucial points
* Exam’s Eye View section at the end of each chapter to emphasize the important points from the exam’s perspective
* Key Terms section at the end of each chapter that lists the important terms and concepts introduced in the chapter along with their definitions
* The exam objectives fully explained before their coverage in each chapter

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Info: Amazon - Wiley
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