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This book takes an in-depth, practical look at the process of designing and building efficient relational databases. It is a book of two halves. The first covers the logical design of databases, and...

Pro SQL Server 2005 Special Edition is for every SQL Server user and programmer. No other single book more comprehensively yet concisely covers the many powerful new features of SQL Server 2005. The...

The book provides an in-depth tutorial on building and using assemblies. It will focus on building assemblies in C# code, but will provide the equivalent VB.NET code in the code download. Alongside...

This book teaches the SQL Server database professional effective strategies for designing proper databases, covering everything from how to gather business requirements, to logical data modeling, and...

Maintaining SQL Server 2005 high availability in a global information environment is the DBA's greatest practical challenge. This book comprehensively covers the technology, the people, the process,...

The book was written in parallel with a migration project, moving some 200 professional healthcare reports from various reporting architectures to SQL Server Reporting Services, and so is steeped in...

Rich with practical examples, this is the most complete and incisive book on this important new technology, an invaluable resource for all serious database and Web developers. Focused on best...

SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) is a powerful and widely adopted SQL Server technology. It allows information from a number of data sources to be rapidly integrated together to provide an...

Pro SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 is the third edition of Apress' top book on Microsoft's enterprise-level reporting tool. The previous edition has sold some 2100 units over a two-year period...

Pro SQL Server 2008 XML is one of a very few books to go deeply into SQL Server's increasingly extensive XML feature-set. XML is a critical technology in today's world, and SQL Server developers and...

Potential database disasters can arise from natural causes like floods and hurricanes, to user errors, to media or hardware failure. The process of disaster recovery involves mitigating the...

SQL Server Reporting Services is the long-awaited reporting technology for Microsoft, and provides the means to design, author, and deploy business reports via web or company intranet. This book...

T-SQL is the fundamental language for database programming in SQL Server 2005. All professional SQL Server users need to know it and, even more important, must understand how to use it well. To...

This is an ideal book if you're an experienced developer approaching Visual C++ from a background of C# programming on .NET 1.1 or 1.0. This book includes two distinct sections forming a simple...

Visual Studio 2005 Team System is a large and complex product and this book brings it to life. Visual Studio 2005 Team System is arguably the most sophisticated development environment that Microsoft...

This book reveals and demystifies the product to enable programmers to do their job more quickly and with fewer errors. All the Authors are well known in each field of .NET development and lever...

Creating clear and comprehensive reporting functionality is one of the most important, and most misunderstood, tasks developers are asked to do in professional life. The reports they generate will be...

Part of Microsoft's radical new WinFX API is the foundation code-named Indigo, now more formally known as Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). WCF is a technology which allows web service...

Mashups are hugely popular right now, a very important topic within the general area of Web 2.0, involving technologies such as CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, APIs, libraries, and server-side languages (such...

Windows Workflow Foundation is part of a bundle of new products that update .NET 2.0 into .NET 3.0. They are scheduled for release in January 2007. WF is particularly important as it natively...

The Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) marketplace is by far the least supported of all businesses with regards to Information Technology. These are not home users (for whom there is an extremely...

Pro WordPress is your ultimate guide to unlocking the full potential of the world's leading content management system. From novice bloggers to seasoned developers, this comprehensive resource offers...

The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface,...

The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation is a key part of .NET 3.5 and provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences in Windows Vista. It is likely to see...

The book provides a solid foundation in basic programming, so no previous coding experience is necessary, but enough advanced techniques and artistic theory are covered for it to appeal to...

Leverage the benefits of quantum computing by identifying business use cases and understanding how to design and develop quantum products and services. This book will guide you to effectively...

This book is not a treatment of the theory of design patterns. We show design patterns applied in real-world architectural scenarios so that you can see them in action and see the benefits that they...

PHP is an open source, server-side HTML-embedded web-scripting language for creating dynamic web pages. Outside of being browser-independent, it offers a simple and universal cross-platform solution...

Create video game elements using the Godot game engine, gaining practical experience in programming and video game development. The Godot game engine uses a simplified programming language called...

Program Lego? My Blocks to accurately perform navigation functions on competition mats, such as moving forward and backward quickly and precisely, turning, following walls, and following lines. This...