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Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the natural choice for developing sophisticated, small-footprint devices for both consumers and the enterprise. For this latest version, a number of significant enhancements have been made, most notably the ability to run multi-core processors and address more than the 512 MB of memory constraint in previous versions. Using familiar developer tools, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7will take you on a deep-dive into device driver development. You’ll learn how to set up your working environment, the tools that you’ll need and how to think about developing for small devices before quickly putting theory into practice and developing your own first driver from the ground up. As you delve deeper into the details of driver development, you’ll learn how to master hardware details, deal with I/O and interrupts, work with networks, and test and debug your drivers ready for deployment-all in the company of an author who’s been working with Windows CE for more than a decade. Packed with code samples, Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7 contains everything you’ll need to start developing for small footprint devices with confidence. What you’ll learn Understand the internals of Windows Embedded Know how the Windows Embedded Compact device driver model works Plan and design your device driver from scratch Develop stream interface device drivers Learn how to develop NDIS network device drivers Debug and test device drivers for quality and performance Who this book is for This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to develop device drivers. While primarily focused on driver development, it also provides useful insights for both application developers and BSP developers. Table of Contents Part I: Getting Started Introduction to Device Driver Development for Embedded OSs Development Environments-The Tools of the Trade Part II: Fundamentals Design your Device Driver First! Mastering the Hardware Details

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*Includes 15 controls (programs) covering a wide range of situations; provides both a working coded solution to their problem as well as the thinking behind it

*Controls can be ‘cut and pasted’ or used as templates for readers to build their own controls

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The Elixir language blends the battle-tested power and stability of the Erlang virtual machine with an approachable and expressive syntax.

Elixir in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to use the Elixir programming language to solve the practical problems of scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability. This new edition is fully updated to cover Elixir 1.7 with new and improved code examples.

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* Three sets of standards bundled in one book: Code standards, Design standards and patterns. Great value for the money!

* Pro .NET Code & Design Standards in C# is based on industry best practices; it is intuitive and will be updated for every major edition of .NET.

* It showcases the C# language. However, it is created in a universal style to make it suitable for all .NET development projects whatever flavor of language.

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There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

Visual C# 2005 Demystified explains the language and its libraries and applications as well as how to use the integrated development environment. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

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This book is a practical guide that takes you through a number of techniques. Each chapter builds upon knowledge from the previous chapter. Step-by-step instructions with examples and illustrative screenshots ensure that you gain a firm grasp of the topic being explained.This book is written for advanced PHP developers with a good working knowledge of Object Oriented Programming techniques who are comfortable with developing applications and wish to use CodeIgniter to make their development easier, quicker, and more fun. Basic knowledge of CodeIgniter will be helpful. This book will suit developers who fall into three categories:Professional Developers – employees of a software house or organization with in-house software development, Freelance Developers – solo developers working in the industry on their own, Just-for-fun Developers – people working with PHP building web applications is their spare time for fun.

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.NET Core in Action shows .NET developers how to build professional software applications with .NET Core. Learn how to convert existing .NET code to work on multiple platforms or how to start new projects with knowledge of the tools and capabilities of .NET Core.

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Easily get started programming using the ultra-versatile C# 7 and Visual Studio 2017

Beginning C# 7 Programming with Visual Studio 2017 is the beginner’s ultimate guide to the world’s most popular programming language. Whether you’re new to programming entirely, or just new to C#, there has never been a better time to get started. The new C# 7 and Visual Studio 2017 updates feature a number of new tools and features that streamline the workflow, simplify the code, and make it easier than ever to build high-quality apps. This book walks you through everything you need to know, starting from the very basics, to have you programming in no time. You’ll learn about variables, flow control, and object oriented programming, then move into Web and Windows programming as well as databases and XML. The companion website provides downloadable code examples, and practical Try It Out sections provide explicit, step-by-step instructions for writing your own useful, customizable code.

C# 7 can be used to build Windows applications, program Windows 10, and write Web apps when used alongside ASP.NET. With programming skills becoming de rigueur in fields far beyond the tech world, C# 7 is a great place to start building versatile, helpful skills. This book gets you started quickly and easily with instruction from a master-team of C# programmers.

• Learn how to program using the world’s leading programming language
• Build smarter, faster apps using the latest features in C# 7 and Visual Studio 2017
• Find and fix bugs sooner, saving headaches down the line
• Integrate with all .NET Core, Azure applications, cloud services, Docker containers, and more

The world of programming can seem intimidating to a beginner, and the prospect of learning a whole new “language” can seem daunting. Beginning C# 7 Programming with Visual Studio 2017 demystifies the process and shows you how to bring your ideas to life.

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Manning’s bestselling and highly recommended Unity book has been fully revised! Unity in Action, Second Editionteaches you to write and deploy games with the Unity game development platform. You’ll master the Unity toolset from the ground up, adding the skills you need to go from application coder to game developer.

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Xamarin in Action teaches you to build cross-platform mobile apps using Xamarin and C#. You’ll explore all the layers of a Xamarin app, from design to deployment. By the end, you’ll be able to build a quality, production-ready Xamarin app on iOS and Android from scratch with a high level of code reuse.

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Get to work quickly with C# with a uniquely succinct and visual format used to present the C# 7.0 language. Whether you’re getting to grips with C# for the first time or working to deepen your understanding, you’ll find this book to be a clear and refreshing take on each aspect of the language.

Figures are of prime importance in this book. While teaching programming seminars, Daniel Solis found that he could almost watch the light bulbs going on over the students’ heads as he drew the figures on the whiteboard. In this text, he has distilled each important concept into simple but accurate illustrations. For this latest edition, Dan is joined by fellow experienced teacher and programmer, Cal Schrotenboer, to bring you the very latest C# language features, along with an understanding of the frameworks it most often lives in: .NET and the new .NET Core.

For something as intricate and precise as a programming language, there must be text as well as figures. But rather than long, wordy explanations, the authors use short, concise descriptions and bullet lists to make each important piece of information visually distinct and memorable.

What You’ll Learn

• Start with an overview of C# programming and how the language works under the hood
• Put things in context with a little useful history of C# and .NET
• Know how .NET Core fits into the picture
• Understand how C# handles types
• Benefit from clear, concise explanations of each language feature, from classes and inheritance to enumerators and iterators, and the new C# 7.0 tuples
• Quickly access material via this book’s visual introduction to asynchronous programming with C#

Who This Book Is For

Novice to intermediate C# programmers, and more experienced programmers moving to C# from other languages

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Now in its 7th edition, the best selling book on MVC is updated for ASP.NET Core MVC 2. It contains detailed explanations of the Core MVC functionality which enables developers to produce leaner, cloud optimized and mobile-ready applications for the .NET platform. This book puts ASP.NET Core MVC into context and dives deep into the tools and techniques required to build modern, cloud optimized extensible web applications. All the new MVC features are described in detail and the author explains how best to apply them to both new and existing projects.

The ASP.NET Core MVC Framework is the latest evolution of Microsoft’s ASP.NET web platform, built on a completely new foundation. It represents a fundamental change to how Microsoft constructs and deploys web frameworks and is free of the legacy of earlier technologies such as Web Forms. ASP.NET Core MVC provides a “host agnostic” framework and a high-productivity programming model that promotes cleaner code architecture, test-driven development, and powerful extensibility.

Best-selling author Adam Freeman has thoroughly revised this market-leading book and explains how to get the most from ASP.NET Core MVC. He starts with the nuts-and-bolts and shows you everything through to advanced features, going in-depth to give you the knowledge you need. The book includes a fully worked case study of a functioning web application that readers can use as a template for their own projects.

What’s New in This Edition

• Fully updated for Visual Studio 2017, C# 7 and .NET Core 2
• Coverage of new features such as view filters
• Wider platform and tooling coverage than ever before, with more on Visual Studio Code and working with .NET Core on non-Windows platforms
• Docker-based application deployment

What You Will Learn

• Gain a solid architectural understanding of ASP.NET Core MVC
• Explore the entire ASP.NET MVC Framework as a cohesive whole
• See how MVC and test-driven development work in action
• Learn what’s new in ASP.NET Core MVC 2 and how best to apply these new features to your own work
• See how to create RESTful web services and Single Page Applications
• Build on your existing knowledge of previous MVC releases to get up and running with the new programming model quickly and effectively

Who This Book Is For

This book is for web developers with a basic knowledge of ASP.NET and C# who want to incorporate the latest improvements and functionality in the ASP.NET Core MVC 2 Framework.

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When you need answers for programming with C# 7.0, this tightly focused reference tells you exactly what you need to know—without long introductions or bloated examples. Easy-to-browse and ideal as a quick reference, this guide will help experienced C#, Java, and C++ programmers get up to speed with the latest version of the C# language.

All programs and code snippets in this book are available as interactive samples in LINQPad. You can edit these samples and instantly see the results without needing to set up projects in Visual Studio. Written by the authors of C# 7.0 in a Nutshell, this pocket reference covers C# 7.0 without skimping on detail, including:

• All of C#’s fundamentals
• Features new to C# 7.0, including tuples, pattern matching, and deconstructors
• Advanced topics: operator overloading, type constraints, iterators, nullable types, operator lifting, lambda expressions, and closures
• LINQ: sequences, lazy execution, standard query operators, and query expressions
• Unsafe code and pointers, custom attributes, preprocessor directives, and XML documentation

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Unity is a cross-platform game engine that is used to develop 2D and 3D video games. Unity 5 is the latest version, released in March 2015, and adds a real-time global illumination to the games, and its powerful new features help to improve a game’s efficiency.

This book will get you started with programming behaviors in C# so you can create 2D games in Unity. You will begin by installing Unity and learning about its features, followed by creating a C# script. We will then deal with topics such as unity scripting for you to understand how codes work so you can create and use C# variables and methods. Moving forward, you will find out how to create, store, and retrieve data from collection of objects.

You will also develop an understanding of loops and their use, and you’ll perform object-oriented programming. This will help you to turn your idea into a ready-to-code project and set up a Unity project for production. Finally, you will discover how to create the GameManager class to manage the game play loop, generate game levels, and develop a simple UI for the game.

By the end of this book, you will have mastered the art of applying C# in Unity.

Who This Book Is For

The book is targeted at beginner level Unity developers with no programming experience. If you are a Unity developer and you wish to learn how to write C# scripts and code by creating games, then this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

• Understand the fundamentals of variables, methods, and code syntax in C#
• Get to know about techniques to turn your game idea into working project
• Use loops and collections efficiently in Unity to reduce the amount of code
• Develop a game using the object-oriented programming principles
• Generate infinite levels for your game
• Create and code a good-looking functional UI system for your game
• Publish and share your game with users

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In recent years, electronics have gone from something that only electronic engineers can understand, to a common hobby that is accessible to all. Netduino has grown to be a part of this revolution, providing a development board that is both easy to use, and allows existing .NET developers to build on knowledge they already have.

Most developers have wild ideas about all the gadgets they would develop to make the world a better (or easier) place, but have no idea how to get beyond blinking an LED. The topics contained go beyond what most books cover, taking an in-depth look at how to use Netduino for practical projects.

This book starts off by showing you how to do the “hello world” of electronics – fade an LED in and out. It will take you right through all the fundamentals, including how to control a wide range of electronic sensors.

You will learn how easy it is to automate various parts of your home. You will learn how to open your gate with your smartphone, automatically water your plants, get emailed when someone invades your territory, connect up a keypad to unlock your door, make your own breathalyzer, control your home theatre, and much more!

What you will learn from this book

• Write some simple code for a Netduino
• Use a microphone to determine the noise level of the room
• Power the sensors and components with external power supplies
• Control existing technology and appliances around your house with transistors and relays
• Link your smartphone to your Netduino with Bluetooth as a controller
• Determine alcohol on your breath
• Use servos to control physical objects
• Use a matrix keypad to secure your house and much more

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Hands-on guidance to creating great test-driven development practice

Test-driven development (TDD) practice helps developers recognize a well-designed application, and encourages writing a test before writing the functionality that needs to be implemented. This hands-on guide provides invaluable insight for creating successful test-driven development processes. With source code and examples featured in both C# and .NET, the book walks you through the TDD methodology and shows how it is applied to a real-world application. You’ll witness the application built from scratch and details each step that is involved in the development, as well as any problems that were encountered and the solutions that were applied.

• Clarifies the motivation behind test-driven development (TDD), what it is, and how it works
• Reviews the various steps involved in developing an application and the testing that is involved prior to implementing the functionality
• Discusses unit testing and refactoring

Professional Test-Driven Development with C# shows you how to create great TDD processes right away.

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Providing you with the programmer?s approach to understanding Windows PowerShell, this book introduces the concepts, components, and development techniques for building software packages that leverage the power of PowerShell. The author team of PowerShell experts shows you how PowerShell makes writing code easy by providing a runtime engine with its own parser, plus you?ll discover that with PowerShell, all of the .NET Framework objects become accessible via scripting, making PowerShell a very powerful addition to your toolbox and a popular choice for future development.