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Core Java (9th Edition) , Volume I and Volume II Book Reviews

This review covers both Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals (9th Edition) and Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features (9th Edition).

C# 5.0 Unleashed Book Review

I highly recommend this book. It is good for both the beginner and the advanced developers.

April 2013

Secure Coding in C and C++ (2nd Edition) Book Review

This is must read for C++ and C developers, but I would also recommend it for any programmer or architect of any language.

Test-Driven Database Development: Unlocking Agility Book Review

I highly recommend this book to developers, database administrators, enterprise architects, and software architects.

Implementing Domain-Driven Design Book Review

I highly recommend this book to every software architect and developer. Even if you don't go all out DDD there is a ton of great advice and wisdom found in this book that will help you improve your skills.

February 2013

December 2012

Windows 8 Apps with XAML and C# Unleashed Book Review

As with Nathan's book WPF 4 Unleashed this book is a pure pleasure to read. It is in full color, the content is laid out in an easy to read style, the author's writing style makes it easy to read, and the content is all valuable.

November 2012

Building Windows 8 Apps with C# and XAML Book Review

This book is the perfect size and the perfect depth for getting up to speed quickly with building Windows 8 Store Applications.

October 2012

SOA Patterns Book Review

This is an excellent compilation of rock solid architectural advice. Having it delivered in the format of patterns is icing on the cake.

September 2012

An Enterprise and Software Architect's Tools of the Trade

It is not easy keeping up the latest technologies, processes, architectural techniques, and enterprise architecture framework improvements. Now more than ever an architect needs a lot of assets to keep up.

August 2012

Test-Driven iOS Development Book Review

This is a great book for both someone who wants to learn Test Driven Development (TDD), anyone that wants to learn how to do unit testing in Xcode, and anyone who wants to improve their designs using TDD.

The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for iOS Programmers Book Review

This book is much more than just a cookbook with a bunch of recipes in it. I have used plenty of cookbooks and they are never readable from cover to cover.

Cocoa Design Patterns Book Review

If you want to get to know Cocoa from the inside out, this is the book to pickup.

July 2012

C# 5.0 Pocket Reference: Instant Help for C# 5.0 Programmers Book Review

This little book is great when you don't feel like toting around the full version of C# 5.0 in a Nutshell. It is chapters 2,3, and 4 of C# 5.0 in a Nutshell.

C# 5.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference Book Review

This book is great. It's no nonsense approach to covering the C# 5.0 language is like a breath of fresh air. It is clean, to the point, and thorough. It makes finding a topic, and learning it, or getting a refresher, a very fast process.

Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner's Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise Book Review

All in all I found the book to be an excellent resource for the agilist looking to move beyond small develop teams. It is an absolute must read for enterprise architects and other senior management working in the IT shop.

Windows Phone 7.5 Unleashed Book Review

Everything about this book rocks!!! It is in color which makes for a great read. Being able to see the code and screenshots in color doubles the value of a book like this.

June 2012

Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise Book Review

This book is a smorgasbord of mobile information. I purchased and printed the Rough Cuts version as soon as it came out. This book saved me tons of time getting up to speed with the latest information on the mobile world.

May 2012

Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Creating and Implementing Real-World Projects Book Review

This book is unique in the library of SharePoint 2010 books I own. It is a recipe book for entire solutions. The recipes take you from compiling the requirements to the implementation and the management of the final solution.

How Google Tests Software Book Review

Over all I found this book very educational and very entertaining!!!

Elemental Design Patterns Book Review

This book is a book I wish I had 15 years ago to help me put the basics of programming into their proper context. Learning how to make use of patterns over the years would have been much simpler had I read this book first.

April 2012

Designing Silverlight Business Applications: Best Practices for Using Silverlight Effectively in the Enterprise Book Review

Read this book. The author does a great job of showing us what we should be doing today with LOB application architecture and development.