Book Abstract:
Oracle Database 10g Admin 1 Exam Cram (1Z0-042) ebook by Steve Cholerton. Topics covered: The Exam and Examination Procedure, Tips on Studying and Passing the Exam, How to Use Sample Tests, Setting up a Lab / Test Environment, Oracle 10g / Concepts, OMF (Oracle Managed Files), AWR (Automatic Workload Repository), ADDM (Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor),
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Book Chapters:
Chapter 1
An introduction to ASP.NET web programming

Chapter 1 gives you the background you need to start writing ASP.NET 2.0 web applications of your own. So you’ll find out how web applications work, what software you need to develop them, and how the HTML code for a web form is coordinated with the Visual Basic code that makes the web form work the way you want it to.
Chapter 2
How to develop a one-page web application
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Book Abstract:
.NET Coding Guidelines is a 100+ page ebook (PDF) on naming conventions, best coding practices and patterns written by the industry expert Steven Sartain and delivered to you for Free by SubMain.

Note: Our CodeIt.Right product provides fast, automated way to ensure that your source code adheres to predefined design and style guidelines. CodeIt.Right enables successful and painless implementation of coding guidelines within your team – read more

The document covers:

* Naming Guidelines
* Class Member Usage Guidelines
* Guidelines for Exposing Functionality to COM
* Error Raising & Handling Guidelines
* Array Usage Guidelines
* Operator Overloading Usage Guidelines
* Guidelines for Casting Types
* Common Design Patterns
* Callback Function Usage
* Time-Out Usage
* Security in Class Libraries
* Threading Design Guidelines
* Formatting Standards
* Commenting Code
* Code Reviews
* Additional Notes for VB .NET Developers

Book Abstract:

Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, these authors fully understand the adoption and code migration issues you’ll encounter.

They’ll step you through a quick primer on .NET Framework programming, offering guidance for a productive transition. If you already work with .NET, you’ll jump directly into what’s new, learning how to extend your existing skills.
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Book Abstract:

Just getting your feet wet with Visual Basic .NET? Then try this free QuickStart: Visual Basic .NET. Here you’ll find the basics to help you get started with this powerful Windows development tool. The PDF contains detailed instructions on building your very first “Hello, World” application as well as instructions for some common tasks, such as querying a database or reading in an XML file.

Book Link:

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