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PUBLIC MARKS from tadanderson with tag microsoft

July 2011

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Activate Your Web Pages Book Review

All in all I think this a great book. It will be on my desk for the next few years until I need to replace it with the 8th or 9th version.

Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework Book Review

This is the perfect book for the beginner and the advanced MVC developer. It is a one stop shop for learning the ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework.

June 2011

May 2011

Practical Code Generation in .NET: Covering Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 Book Review

One of the things I like the most about the book is that the author really shows you how to take advantage of existing tools and libraries that are intended to be used for code generation.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed Book Review

Another Unleashed behemoth!!! It is a whopping 1550 of printed pages and 2451 pages when you include the additional chapters available on the companion CD.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed Book Review

If you are in anyway involved with Windows Server 2008 R2, you owe it to yourself to get this book. It will not leave my side!!!!

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed Book Review

This book has moved Blend from a tool I use once in a while to one that I feel confident enough about to use for any UI development.

April 2011

Visual Studio ALM Rangers Architecture Tooling Guidance 2.1 (ABE) is available

The Visual Studio ALM Rangers have released a new ALM guidance package for Visual Studio 2010.

101 Windows Phone 7 Apps, Volume I: Developing Apps 1-50 Book Review

If you are interested in Windows Phone development at all, this book is a must have!!!! It will definitely become a classic. This is one of the best programming books I own, and I own a lot of them.

March 2011

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed Book Review

This book covers a ton of topics. Actually more like 10 tons of topics.

February 2011

Silverlight 4 Unleashed Book Review

This book is packed with great advice on how to build Silverlight applications correctly. It is an easy to read book, and will also make a great reference.

2nd Upgrade to Tool for Reverse engineering SharePoint 2007/2010 to HTML, Text, and DGML Sitemaps

The tool is now versioned at 1.4. New features in this version include generating DGML diagrams which allow Root Sites to be put into groups, reports now include information on Services running on the Server and the Farm, user and group account information, and application pool information.

Pro BAM in BizTalk Server 2009 Book Review

This book covers everything you could possibly need to know about implementing a BAM solution. It is THE BOOK on BAM.

Good Bye .Net Reflector

It was nice while it lasted. I received the email below this afternoon announcing a $35 charge will soon be in place.

January 2011

Applied Architecture Patterns on the Microsoft Platform Book Review

This is a book that would be good for anyone that wants to get a snapshot of the current Microsoft technology stack.