Author: Matthew MacDonald Publisher: Apress, 2008 Pages: 1040 ISBN: 978-1590599556 Aimed at: Experienced VB.NET developers moving to WPFRating: 4.5 Pros: Broad coverage of WPF; good depth in places Cons: Only minor niggles Reviewed by: Sue Gee
For the updated .NET 3.5 edition of his WPF tome MacDonald has produced two, essentially parallel, books - one on C#, the other on VB. There is one completely new chapter - Chapter 26:Multithreading and Add-Ins which covers the Dispatcher, the DispatcherObject and the BackgroundWorker and the Add-in pipeline.
Dave Wheeler reviewed the predecessor of this book as follows:
This is no lightweight, coming in at nearly 1000 densely packed pages. It has comprehensive coverage of WPF, ranging from XAML to 3D, and on the whole the book feels (in more sense than one) solid. All the major topic areas are covered, but like every other WPF book it has strengths and weaknesses, and occasionally the odd minor technical niggle, which means that this book alone is probably not going to be enough for the hardcore WPF developer. The book is logically arranged, with clear examples, and assumes from the get-go that you will be working with a combination of XAML and code. You can certainly read it from end to end, but it’s also excellent for dipping into from time to time. The code samples and links described in the book are all available online.
Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure
Author: Prashanth Jayaram et al Publisher: Independent Pages: 622 ISBN: 979-8706128029 Print: B08Y4LBTP4 Kindle: B08XZQJHMK Audience: Azure DBAs Rating: 2 or 4 (see review for details) Reviewer: Ian Stirk
This book aims to help you pass the Azure Relational Database exam DP-300, how does it fare?
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Microsoft Azure For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Author: Jack A. Hyman Publisher: For Dummies Pages: 416 ISBN: 978-1119898061 Print:1119898064 Kindle: B0BNWG1HYK Audience: Azure novices?! Rating: 1 or 4.5 (see review) Reviewer: Ian Stirk
This book aims to provide a gentle yet thorough introduction to Microsoft Azure, how does it fare?
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