Learn the fundamentals of modern programming with Visual C# 2010 and begin building your first apps for the desktop and web. If you have absolutely no previous experience, no problem simply start here! This book introduces must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises.

Lots has been added to the updated edition of this book, which has gone from 223 to 295 pages, including the new IndexedDB storage API and Server Sent Events. Its a practical book, showing you how to use the language, but some areas of the spec are discussed theoretically as they’re not yet implemented anywhere.  See our review of the 2010 edition.

With all the software needed supplied on its DVD, this book shows you how to take advantage of Lucid Lynx, teaching Ubuntu and introducing new features.Learn how to control the Ubuntu system as you are guided through tasks such as configuring the system's GUI, producing documents, using VoIP and chat, and  general system maintenance.

Embedded systems require a disciplined approach to programming. This guide helps you cultivate a host of good development practices, based on classic software design patterns and new patterns unique to embedded programming. Learn how to build system architecture for processors, not operating systems, and discover specific techniques for dealing with hardware difficulties and manufacturing requirements.

Subtitled :Building and Administering a Successful Drupal-Powered Web Site, this guide shows how to use Drupal 7's newest improvements to build more modern, manageable sites for any business or organization. Covers covers both Drupal and Web design tasks, showing how they fit together and includes topics other Drupal books ignore, including search engine optimization and accessibility.

Subtitled From Concept to Continuous Feedback looks at the application of agile development with Scrum and modern software engineering practices using Visual Studio 2010. Helps you overcome every major impediment that leads to stakeholder dissatisfaction–from mismatched schedules to poor quality, blocked builds to irreproducible bugs, and technology "silos" to geographic "silos."

Subtitled,Learning How to Build, Write, and Run a Successful Blog this book shows you how to build a great blog from the ground up. This isn't a book about technology - it's a book about engaging millions of readers. Starting your blog is easy, but building and maintaining a popular one is hard.

Offers a systematic approach to creating a worldwide social media strategy that delivers maximum business valuefrom social media on every continent, in any marketplace. By IBM's Sandy Cater. Check out our review of her previous book, The New Language of Business.

Now that Microsoft has made SharePoint Designer a free download, thousands of organizations are adopting it to design state-of-the-art SharePoint sites and solutions. Using realistic examples, this informative brick of a book covers Designer 2010's capabilities and best practices.

Teaches C++ "The Qt Way," emphasizing design patterns and efficient reuse. This edition introduces the new Qt Creator IDE; presents new multimedia APIs; has extended coverage of Qt Designer and C++ Integration and revised coverage of QObjects, Reflection, Widgets, Main Windows, Models and Views and more.

Out this month, a fully updated 2nd edition of Tim O'Reilly and Sarah Milstein's guide to Twiiter with all-new real-world examples, solid advice, and clear explanations guaranteed to turn you into a power user, whether you're using Twitter to keep in touch with friends or build your brand. See our review of the previous (2009) edition.