Presents instructions for creating game frameworks for a variety of different game genres, including arcade games, casual games, and "retro-evolved" games, covering such topics as bitmap rendering, pi
Today’s Web 2.0 applications (think Facebook and Twitter) go far beyond the confines of the desktop and are widely used on mobile devices. The mobile Web has become incredibly popular given the succes
Provides information on creating animations using JavaFX, covering such topics as scene transitions, particle effects, animated lighting, and audio visualizers.
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
Persistence is an important set of techniques and technologies for accessing and transacting data, and ensuring that data is mobile regardless of specific applications and contexts. In Java developmen
Provides information on building applications for the iPhone and the iPad, covering such topics as code, multiple graphics, table views, arrays, MapKit.
You want to start using Entity Framework 4.0, but you're a little overwhelmed by all the new terms and concepts. Want to get started right away? You've come to the right place.Entity Framework is Mic
A book that looks at programming concepts and extensibility interfaces shows how to embrace SharePoint as a toolkit full of features for web developers. Original.
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Provides professional techniques for using music, action and graphics for building attractive user interfaces, scalable vector graphics, basic game actions, peer-to-peer games, role-playing games and
Provides information on creating workflow applications, covering such topics as local services, event-driven activities, workflow persistence, dynamic updates, ASP.NET, and Web services.
Teaches the tools one needs to create effective and highly tailored user interfaces and experiences in SharePoint 2010; master the core functions of sites, lists, content types and fields; build a sit
This book takes a practical problem-solution approach to common business challenges. You’ll not only encounter interesting code samples, but also see how to combine these examples with the Microsoft c
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
Each book aims to teach an important technology or programming language and is designed to take a person from being a novice to a professional by including the most essential information and explainin
In a series of books written by experts, each installment aims to help the IT professional hone his or her skill set in a particular programming language.
