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Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours

Book Description
DVD includes 2010 Express and .NET 4

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build complete, professional-quality web solutions with ASP.NET 4 and Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from site design through data collection, user management through debugging and deployment. Scott Mitchell, editor of top ASP.NET resource site 4GuysFromRolla.com, shows how to use the newest ASP.NET 4 enhancements and make the most of free tools like ASP.NET Ajax and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common ASP.NET 4 development tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each help you test your knowledge.
By the Way, Did You Know?, and Watch Out! boxes point out shortcuts and solutions.

Learn how to… [Read more...]

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Designing with Progressive Enhancement: Building the Web that Works for Everyone

Designing with Progressive Enhancement- Building the Web that Works for Everyone


Progressive enhancement is an approach to web development that aims to deliver the best possible experience to the widest possible audience, and simplifies coding and testing as well. Whether users are viewing your sites on an iPhone, the latest and greatest high-end system, or even hearing them on a screen-reader, their experience should be easy to understand and use, and as fully-featured and functional as possible.

Designing with Progressive Enhancement will show you how. It’s both a practical guide to understanding the principles and benefits of progressive enhancement, and a detailed exploration of examples that will teach you—whether you’re a designer or a developer—how, where, and when to implement the specific coding and scripting approaches that embody progressive enhancement.

In this book, you’ll learn:

  • Why common coding approaches leave users behind, and how progressive enhancement is a more inclusive and accessible alternative
  • How to analyze complex interface designs, see the underlying semantic HTML experience that will work everywhere, and layer on enhancements safely
  • A unique browser capabilities testing suite that helps deliver enhancements only to devices that can handle them
  • Real-world best practices for coding HTML, CSS, and to work with progressive enhancement, and cases where forward-looking HTML5 and techniques can be applied effectively today
  • How to factor in accessibility features like WAI-ARIA and keyboard support to ensure universal access
  • Detailed techniques to transform semantic HTML into interactive components like sliders, tabs, tree controls, and charts, along with downloadable jQuery-based widgets to apply directly in your projects [Read more...]

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Beginning iPad Application Development

Beginning iPad Application Development

Book Description
A hands-on approach to iPad application development. Beginning iPad Application Development is written to help jumpstart beginning iPad developers. It covers the various topics in such a manner that you will progressively learn without being overwhelmed by the details. It adopts the philosophy that the best way to learn is by doing, hence the numerous Try It Out sections in all the chapters, which first show you how to build something and then explain how things work.

Although iPad programming is a huge topic, the aim for this book is to get you started with the fundamentals, and help you understand the underlying of the SDK, and appreciate why things are done certain ways. After reading this book (and doing the exercises), you will be well equipped to tackle your next iPad programming challenge.

This book is for the beginning iPad developer who wants to start developing iPad applications using the . To truly benefit from this book, you should have some background in programming and at least be familiar with object-oriented programming concepts. If you are totally new to the language, you might want to jump straight to Appendix D, which provides an overview of the language. Alternatively, you can use Appendix D as a quick reference while you tackle the various chapters, checking out the syntax as you try the exercises. Depending on your learning pattern, one of those approaches may work best for you. [Read more...]

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Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step By Step

Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step By Step (Iclucde Practice Files)

Product Description

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning Basic® 2010.

the essential tools and techniques for Visual Basic® 2010-one step at a time. No matter what your skill level, you’ll find the practical guidance and examples you need to start building professional applications for Windows® and the Web.

Discover how to:

  • Work in the ® Visual Studio® 2010 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
  • Master essential techniques-from managing data and variables to using inheritance and dialog boxes
  • Create professional-looking UIs; add visual effects and print support
  • Build compelling Web features with the tool
  • Use Microsoft® ADO.NET and advanced data presentation controls
  • Debug your programs and handle run-time errors
  • Use new features, such as Query Builder, and Microsoft® Framework

About the Author

Michael Halvorson has written more than 30 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step, Microsoft XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step. A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University. [Read more...]

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Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2010

Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2010

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The new edition of the ultimate comprehensive guide to Visual BasicWhere most VB books start with beginner level topics, 2010 vaults you right into intermediate and coverage. From the core of the language and user interface to developing data-driven applications, this detailed book brings you thoroughly up to speed and features numerous example programs you can use to start building your own apps right away.

  • Covers Visual Basic 2010, part of Microsoft’s Visual Studio integrated environment (IDE), which includes C#, C++, Visual Developer, and .NET, along with Visual Basic
  • Explains topics in the thorough, step-by-step style of all books in the Mastering series, providing you ample instruction, tips, and techniques
  • Helps you build your own applications by supplying sample code you can use to start development
  • Includes review exercises in each chapter to reinforce concepts as you learn

All the books in the Sybex Mastering series feature comprehensive and expert coverage of topics you can put to immediate use. [Read more...]