DBA Survivor is a book to help new database administrators understand more about the world of database administration. More and more people are moving into the DBA profession, and many are looking for
A compendium of best practices and implementation wisdom, Pro BizTalk 2009 is a revision of the highly-successful and best-selling Pro BizTalk 2006. The book has been fully updated to cover developmen
Pro SQL Server 2008 Replication is for Microsoft database developers and administrators who want to learn about the different types of replication and those best suited to SQL Server 2008. This book w
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A guide to creating computer games covers such topics as graphics, sound effects, and music and takes users step by step through the process of building different types of games, covering game mechani
Learn how to render lists of items without repeating your code structure and how to work with conditional rendering items and event handling. Containing all you need to know to get started with Vue.js
Build a core level of competency in SQL so you can recognize the parts of queries and write simple SQL statements. SQL knowledge is essential for anyone involved in programming, data science, and data
Learn to build single page web apps using Angular 5 and TypeScript by working through 70+ mini-projects. With hundreds of code examples you gain a thorough understanding of the Angular 5 ecosystem and
Use ASP.NET Core 2 to create durable and cross-platform web APIs through a series of applied, practical scenarios. Examples in this book help you build APIs that are fast and scalable. You’ll progress
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Get started and learn a step-by-step approach to application development using Microsoft Azure. Select the right services to solve the problem at hand in a cost-effective manner and explore the potent
Updated to the new Android N 7.0 software development kit (SDK) release, this book takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical exa
Learn the basics of ethical hacking and gain insights into the logic, algorithms, and syntax of Python. This book will set you up with a foundation that will help you understand the advanced concepts
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This book is a complete guide to setting up and maintaining maintenance plans for SQL Server Database Administrators. Maintenance plans too often consist of a backup task and that’s it, but there is s
This brief book is an introduction to SQLite for both iOS and Android developers. The book includes an optional introduction to SQL, a discussion of when to use SQLite, and chapters devote
Introducing Silverlight 4 brings you up to speed with version 4 of Silverlight quickly and efficiently. The book builds off your understanding of the basics of .NET coding and WPF, allowing y
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Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. The book is a revision of the classicMastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus b
Aimed at web developers and designers who need to build e-commerce websites in the C# programming language, this manual provides detailed explanations of how ASP.NET and SQL servers can be used to cre
This hobby guide explains how to recreate five of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions from Lego's NXT robot kits and software, RobotC, NXC, pbLua, and leJOS NXJ. The German author provides step-by-step ins
A beginner's guide to SQL Server 2005 offers a detailed overview of the new features of the relational database program and describes the core jobs and roles involved in developing an SQL Server datab
Swift Game Programming for Absolute Beginners teaches Apple’s Swift language in the context of four, fun and colorful games. Learn the Swift 2.0 language, and learn to create game apps for iOS at the
Get a jump start on using Azure HDInsight and Hadoop Ecosystem components. As most Hadoop and Big Data projects are written in either Java, Scala, or Python, this book minimizes the effort to learn an
This book will show you the difference between making a robot move and making a robot THINK. Using Mindstorms EV3 and LeJOS, an open source project for Java Mindstorms projects, you’ll learn how to cr
Learn how to build a game using Platino Studio. Follow step-by-step basics to create an app, and then add different functionalities and game logic.With Beginning Platino Game Engine you will be able t
Nobody likes to throw old electronics away. They might be good for something. With an Arduino and this book, they are. You can use that old junk for hours of entertainment, and learn computer technolo
Learn the basics of Microsoft Azure and understand how SQL Server on Azure VMs (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) and Azure SQL Databases (Platform-as-a-Service) work. This book shows you how to deploy, op
This book is a brief tutorial and reference taking you from the basics of Emacs text editing to creating macros using shell commands. The book offers references to commands and syntax so that yo
This short early adopter book details both how you'll upgrade existing web and other applications from Rails 4.2 to 5 and how to create new applications in Rails 5. The headline features, Rails A
This is Linux for those of us who don’t mind typing. All Linux users and administrators tend to like the flexibility and speed of Linux administration from the command line in byte–sized chunks, inste
This is the first book that shows how to take advantage of both your photos and Flickr's enormous cache, to create new and compelling extensions to the Flickr platform. You’ll discover how to take adv
An introduction to the iPhone explains how to get the most out of the device, with a hands-on approach to learning the iPhone functions and applications, a review of its features and applications, cus
Beginning Java 7 guides you through version 7 of the Java language and a wide assortment of platform APIs. New Java 7 language features that are discussed include switch-on-string and try-with-resourc
Focuses on Blend IDE and its potential for application developers, including a through overview of Blend basics and a second section for readers who want to go more in depth with information on such t
An introduction to the iPhone explains how to get the most out of the device, with a hands-on approach to learning the iPhone functions and applications, a review of its features and applications, cus
The BlackBerry is cool, and the BlackBerry is fun, but the BlackBerry also means serious business. For those of you who bought your BlackBerry to help get your life organized and free yourself from th
Explaining how to work with the latest version of Microsoft's .NET framework, an updated manual offers thorough coverage of the new features and functions of ASP.NET 3.5 and how to work with the new C
