A problem-solution based guide to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Recipes are grouped according to features of the platform and ways of interacting with the device. Solutions are given in C# and XAML, so you can apply your existing .NET skills and apply them to this new platform. If you already have a Windows Phone 7 apps to upgrade, Lori Lalonde and David R. Totzke even have a recipe for that.

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This practical guide shows what it takes to design usable REST APIs that evolve over time and and create powerful and secure applications, using the tools designed for the world’s most successful distributed computing system: the World Wide Web. You’ll explore the concepts behind REST, learn different strategies for creating hypermedia-based APIs, and put everything together with a step-by-step guide to designing a RESTful Web API.

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Optimize your database server to be fast, efficient, and highly secure. In this hands-on tutorial Gethyn Ellis explores the new features of SQL Server 2014 along with giving real world examples. Learn how to design your SQL Server 2014 infrastructure by combining on-premise and Windows Azure-based technology and implement the new InMemory OLTP database engine.

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You know what's even better than playing games? Creating your own. Even if you're an absolute beginner, Chris Strom will teach you how to make your own online games with interactive examples. You'll learn programming using nothing more than a browser, seeing 3D results as you type, and real-world programming skills in JavaScript, the language of the web.

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Teaches you everything from JavaScript language fundamentals to advanced topics, including objects, functions, and the browser’s document object model. You won’t just be reading—you’ll be playing games, solving puzzles, pondering mysteries, and interacting with JavaScript in ways you never imagined. And writing lots of real code for web applications.

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Until recently, ASP.NET MVC was regarded as an advanced technology only suitable for experienced developers with a strong knowledge of classic ASP.NET and C# coding behind them. Jose Rolando Guay Paz overturns that prejudice and shows that the beautiful simplicity of ASP.NET MVC is just as suitable for novice developers venturing into real-world application design.

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Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-486-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of developing ASP.NET MVC-based solutions. Designed for experienced developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Specialist level.

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In this hands-on book, Estelle Weyl shows how to develop web apps that not only work on iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, but also perform well and provide good user experience. With lots of code and markup examples, you’ll learn best practices for using HTML5 features, including new web forms, SVG, Canvas, localStorage, and related APIs.

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Build Scala-based web applications using the Play 2 framework. Peter Hilton, Erik Bakker and Francisco Canedo start by introducing Play through a comprehensive overview example. Then looks at each facet of a typical Play application both by exploring simple code snippets and by adding to a larger running example. Along the way deepen your knowledge of Scala as a programming language and work with tools like Akka.

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This book/CD package is intended to aid your preparation for the skills measured by CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

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Bruce Sutherland introduces general and Android game developers to Android's powerful Native Development Kit (NDK). The Android NDK platform allows you to build the most sophisticated, complex and best performing game apps that leverage C++.  In short, you learn to build professional looking and performing game apps like the book's case study, Droid Runner.

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A shortcut straight to  iOS7 power-user level with over 300 tips, tricks, hints, and hacks, most of which take only a minute to implement. to make your Apple device the one thing you can't live without. Keir Thomas reveals the secrets of FaceTime, Maps, Safari, and Mail and shows how to transform your Apple device into a go-to office tool, as well as tighten security to deter theft.

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