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61. |  Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition By: Bruce Payette Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 18-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 24-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition Windows PowerShell transformed the way administrators and
developers interact with Windows, allowing them to script
administrative tasks and control Windows from the command line.
It's now a daily timesaver for anyone working with Windows Server,
Exchange Server, SQL Server, and other mission-critical
tools.
Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition shows how to
build scripts and utilities to automate system tasks or create
powerful system management tools to handle the day-to-day tasks
that drive a Windows administrator's life. This updated edition
covers PowerShell V2 in detail, with...
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62. |  Specification by Example: How successful teams deliver the right software By: Gojko Adzic Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 24-SEP-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Specification by Example: How successful teams deliver the right software
Specification by Example is a must read for anyone
serious about delivering software that matters. In it, author Gojko
Adzic shares the secrets of how teams all over the world specify,
develop, test, and deliver the right software, without defects, in
very short iterative delivery cycles. Based on dozens of interviews
with successful teams worldwide, this brilliantly rich and
informative book will change the way software developers
work.
The theme tying the 50+ case studies together is 'specification by
example', an emerging practice in which teams illustrate
requirements with...
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63. |  iOS 4 in Action: Examples and Solutions for iPHONE & iPAD By: Jocelyn Harrington; Brandon Trebitowski; Christopher Allen; Shannon Appelcline Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 22-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iOS 4 in Action: Examples and Solutions for iPHONE & iPAD
iOS 4, Apple's advanced mobile operating system, has introduced
new and improved features to the iPhone/iPad SDK, including
multitasking, the accelerometer, mapkit, push notifications, in-app
purchasing and iAd. Originally developed for the iPhone, the system
has since been shipped on the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV.
iOS 4 in Action, a completely updated edition of
iPhone and iPad in Action, goes beyond the basics of iPhone
OS development, to provide readers with everything they need to
create fully-functional, store-ready apps. Completely illustrated
and easy to pick up, this book...
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64. |  By: Stefano Mostarda; Marco De Sanctis; Daniele Bochicchio Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 21-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 16-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Entity Framework 4 in Action
Entity Framework 4 in Action is an introduction to the
Entity Framework for developers working in .NET who possess a
working knowledge of ADO.NET. Beginning with a review of the core
ideas behind the objectrelational management (ORM) model, it
outlines how Entity Framework offers a smooth transition from a
traditional ADO.NET approach. Featuring numerous examples and
in-depth case studies, the book explores the Entity Framework story
in clear, easy-to-follow detail. The infrastructure and inner
workings are highlighted as needed and where they relate to
particular features.
This book...
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65. |  SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action By: Wictor Wilen Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-APR-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Action
If you look at a SharePoint application you’ll find that
most of its active components are Web Parts. SharePoint 2010
includes dozens of prebuilt Web Parts that you can use. It also
provides an API that lets you build custom Web Parts using C# or
VB.NET.
SharePoint 2010 Web Parts in Actionis a comprehensive
guide to deploying, customizing, and creating Web Parts. Countless
examples walk you through everything from design, to development,
deployment, troubleshooting, and upgrading. Because Web Parts are
ASP.NET controls, you’ll learn to use...
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66. |  SQL Server DMVs in Action: Better Queries with Dynamic Management Views By: Ian W. Stirk Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SQL Server DMVs in Action: Better Queries with Dynamic Management Views
Every action in SQL Server - queries, updates, whatever - leaves
a set of tiny footprints; SQL Server records all that valuable data
and makes it visible through Dynamic Management Views, or DMVs. A
DBA or developer can use this incredibly detailed information to
significantly improve the performance of queries and better
understand what's really going on inside a SQL Server system
SQL Server DMVs in Action is a practical guide that shows
how to obtain, interpret, and act on the information captured by
DMVs to keep SQL Server in top shape. The 100+ samples provided in
this book will help...
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67. |  By: Michael Fogus; Chris Houser Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 04-APR-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Joy of Clojure
Clojure is a dynamic programming language that targets the Java
Virtual Machine. The Joy of Clojure goes beyond the syntax,
and shows how to write fluent, idiomatic Clojure code. Readers will
learn to approach programming challenges from a Functional
perspective and master the Lisp techniques that make Clojure so
elegant and efficient.
According to the authors, there's a "right way" to do things in
Clojure. This book will help readers think about problems the
"Clojure way," and recognize when they simply need to change the
way they program. Not just another book about programming
philosophy,...
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68. |  By: Regina Obe; Leo Hsu Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-APR-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PostGIS in Action
Whether you're canvassing a congressional district, managing a
sales region, mapping city bus schedules, or analyzing local cancer
rates, thinking spatially opens up limitless possibilities for
database users. PostGIS, a freely available open-source spatial
database extender, can help you answer questions that you could not
answer using a mere relational database. Its feature set equals or
surpasses proprietary alternatives, allowing you to create
location-aware queries and features with just a few lines of SQL
code.
PostGIS in Action is the first book devoted entirely to
PostGIS. It will...
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69. |  By: Bruce Snyder; Dejan Bosanac; Rob Davies Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-MAR-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ActiveMQ in Action
Applications in enterprises need to communicate, most commonly
done by messaging. Apache ActiveMQ is an open-source implementation
of the Java Message Service (JMS), which provides messaging in Java
applications. ActiveMQ in Action is a thorough, practical guide to
implementing message-oriented systems using ActiveMQ and Java.
Co-authored by one of the leading ActiveMQ developers, Bruce
Snyder, the book starts with the anatomy of a core Java message,
then moves quickly through fundamentals including data persistence,
authentication and authorization. Later chapters cover advanced
features...
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70. |  OSGi in Action: Creating Modular Applications in Java By: Richard Hall; Karl Pauls; Stuart McCulloch; David Savage Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-APR-2011 Insert Date: 10-JUN-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: OSGi in Action: Creating Modular Applications in Java
What is OSGi? Simply put, OSGi is a standardized technology that
allows developers to create the highly modular Java applications
that are required for enterprise development. OSGi lets you
install, start, stop, update, or uninstall components without
taking down your entire system. The interest in OSGibased
applications has exploded since major vendors like Sun, Spring,
Oracle, BEA, and IBM have gotten behind the standard.
OSGi in Action is a comprehensive guide to OSGi with two primary
goals. First, it provides a clear introduction to OSGi concepts
with examples that are relevant both for...
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71. |  Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches By: Don Jones Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 14-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 17-MAY-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches
In Windows, there's a control panel, dialog box, console, or
wizard to manage every component of a system. There are thousands
of them—so many that it can be nearly impossible to keep
track of all the locations and settings one needs to administer
Windows effectively. PowerShell provides administrators with a
single, unified command line from which they can control and
automate every aspect of Windows.
Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches is an
innovative tutorial designed for busy administrators. Author Don
Jones has taught thousands of administrators to use PowerShell,...
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72. |  By: Martin Logan; Eric Merritt; Richard Carlsson Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 24-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Erlang and OTP in Action
Concurrent programming has become a required discipline for all
programmers. Multi-core processors and the increasing demand for
maximum performance and scalability in mission-critical
applications have renewed interest in functional languages like
Erlang that are designed to handle concurrent programming. Erlang,
and the OTP platform, make it possible to deliver more robust
applications that satisfy rigorous uptime and performance
requirements.
Erlang and OTP in Action teaches you to apply Erlang's
message passing model for concurrent programming--a completely
different way of tackling the...
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73. |  SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Action By: Phil Wicklund Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 01-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Action
SharePoint 2010 is a huge technology with tens of thousands of
companies adopting it from all across the globe. Within the
SharePoint product stack, workflows are one of the most compelling
and ROI generating features for many business.
SharePoint 2010 Workflows in Action will take you through
the SharePoint workflow fundamentals, and all the way to very
advanced topics to help you meet your most complex workflow
requirements. This includes covering topics such as the out of box
workflows, and building custom workflows with SharePoint Designer
2010, Office Visio 2010, and Visual Studio...
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74. |  By: Claus Ibsen; Jonathan Anstey Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 01-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Camel in Action
Apache Camel is a Java framework that lets you implement the
standard enterprise integration patterns in a few lines of code.
With a concise but sophisticated DSL you snap integration logic
into your app, Lego-style, using Java, XML, or Scala. Camel
supports over 80 common transports such as HTTP, REST, JMS, and Web
Services.
Camel in Action is a Camel tutorial full of small
examples showing how to work with the integration patterns. It
starts with core concepts like sending, receiving, routing, and
transforming data. It then shows you the entire lifecycle and goes
in depth on how to test,...
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75. |  By: Simon Laws; Mark Combellack; Raymond Feng; Haleh Mahbod; Simon Nash Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 15-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Tuscany SCA in Action
Apache Tuscany is a free, open source project that helps users
develop Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions. It provides
a lightweight infrastructure that implements Service Component
Architecture (SCA) and provides seamless integration with other
technologies.
Tuscany in Action is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for
developing enterprise applications using Apache Tuscany's
lightweight SCA infrastructure. The book uses practical examples to
demonstrate how to develop applications with the open source
Tuscany SCA. Readers will learn how to model, compose, and manage
applications....
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76. |  Continuous Integration in .NET By: Marcin Kawalerowicz; Craig Berntson Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 11-MAR-2011 Insert Date: 11-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Continuous Integration in .NET
Continuous integration is a software engineering process
designed to minimize "integration hell." It's a coordinated
development approach that blends the best practices in software
delivery. For .NET developers, especially, adopting these new
approaches and the tools that support them can require rethinking
the development process altogether.
Continuous Integration in .NET is a tutorial for
developers and team leads that teaches readers how to re-imagine
their development strategy by creating a consistent continuous
integration process. This book shows how to build on the tools they
already...
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77. |  Android in Action, Second Edition By: W. Frank Ableson; Robi Sen; Chris King Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-JAN-2011 Insert Date: 03-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Android in Action, Second Edition
Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform
developed by Google. Unlocking Android, Second Edition
prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in
easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation with
reusable Java code examples. It's ideal for corporate developers
and hobbyists who have an interest, or a mandate, to deliver mobile
software.
Unlocking Android, Second Edition familiarizes the reader
with the Android approach to mobile applications. The Android
application framework is thoroughly explained and discussed within
the current competitive...
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78. |  By: Debasish Ghosh Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 28-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 26-FEB-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: DSLs in Action
Your success—and sanity—are closer at hand when you
work at a higher level of abstraction, allowing your attention to
be on the business problem rather than the details of the
programming platform. Domain Specific Languages -- “little
languages” implemented on top of conventional programming
languages -- give you a way to do this because they model the
domain of your business problem.
DSLs in Action introduces the concepts and definitions a
developer needs to build high-quality domain specific languages. It
provides a solid foundation to the usage as well as implementation
aspects of a DSL,...
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79. |  By: Chuck Lam Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 15-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 26-FEB-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hadoop in Action
Hadoop in Action teaches readers how to use Hadoop and
write MapReduce programs. The intended readers are programmers,
architects, and project managers who have to process large amounts
of data offline. Hadoop in Action will lead the reader from
obtaining a copy of Hadoop to setting it up in a cluster and
writing data analytic programs.
The book begins by making the basic idea of Hadoop and MapReduce
easier to grasp by applying the default Hadoop installation to a
few easy-to-follow tasks, such as analyzing changes in word
frequency across a body of documents. The book continues...
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80. |  By: Jesus Garcia Publisher: Manning Publications Publication Date: 05-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 05-FEB-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Ext JS in Action
Ext JS, a cross-browser JavaScript library for building Rich
Internet Applications (RIA), has emerged from the mix of JavaScript
frameworks, libraries and object-oriented development techniques as
a one of the clear leaders. Ext JS combines an extensive library of
super-high-quality widgets, an intuitive, extensible component
model, and an easy-to-use API to create a full, rock-solid platform
for JavaScript-based web apps. Ext JS has been adopted by such
household names as Adobe, Aetna, Amazon.com, Best Buy Hallmark,
Panasonic, Pixar Animation Studios, Siemens, Sony, and Visa.
Ext JS...
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