Programming

Overview and C++ AMP Approach

• Sep 15, 2012
• In this chapter from C++ AMP, you’ll learn the basic differences between a CPU and a GPU, two of the possible components of a heterogeneous computing solution, and what kinds of problems are suitable for acceleration using these parallel techniques. Then you’ll review the CPU and GPU parallel techniques in use today, followed by an introduction to the concepts behind C++ AMP, to lay the groundwork for the details in the subsequent chapters.

Overview of Microsoft SQL Server 2012

• Feb 15, 2013
• In this chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Step by Step, you will examine the components and features of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and determine how they fit into your installation.

Planning Your Report Design in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

• Apr 15, 2013
• The purpose of this chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services is to help you think about how to prepare for the report development process. Knowing who will view reports and how they want or need to interact with reports has an impact on how you should design those reports.

Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012: Effective Collaboration

• Oct 15, 2012
• In this chapter from Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Richard Hundhausen looks at some practices and tools that enable more effective collaboration.

Querying Full-Text Data in Microsoft SQL Server 2012

• Dec 15, 2012
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 enhances the full-text search support that was substantially available in previous editions. This chapter explains how to use full-text search and even semantic search inside a SQL Server database.

Querying Information in a Microsoft SQL Server Database

• Dec 19, 2007
• In this chapter from Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step, learn how to query information in a Microsoft SQL Server database using ADO.NET and DLINQ.

Single-Table Queries in Microsoft SQL Server 2012

• Jul 15, 2012
• This chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Fundamentals introduces you to the SELECT statement, logical query processing, and various other aspects of single-table queries.

Software Development in Windows

• May 15, 2012
• This chapter from Inside Windows Debugging introduces some common terminology as well as several important layers (Kernel, Executive, NTDLL, Win32, COM/.NET) in the Windows architecture and software development landscape.

SQL Windowing

• Apr 15, 2012
• This chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions provides the background of window functions, a glimpse of solutions using them, coverage of the elements involved in window specifications, an account of the query elements supporting window functions, and a description of the standard’s solution for reusing window definitions.

Table Expressions in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL

• Oct 22, 2008
• The focus of this chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals is SELECT queries against table expressions. This chapter also introduces the APPLY table operator used in conjunction with a table expression.

Team Foundation Build Quick Start

• Dec 24, 2010
• Learn the features and architecture of Team Build so you will be familiarized with its key components and how they relate to each other, in this chapter from Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build, 2nd Edition.

The Essential .NET Data Types

• Aug 15, 2011
• This chapter from Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Developer's Handbook covers .NET Data Types, including char, string, boolean, and date.

The Liskov Substitution Principle

• Oct 15, 2014
• The Liskov substitution principle (LSP) is a collection of guidelines for creating inheritance hierarchies in which a client can reliably use any class or subclass without compromising the expected behavior. This chapter from Adaptive Code via C#: Agile coding with design patterns and SOLID principles explains what the LSP is and how to avoid breaking its rules.

The Managed Heap and Garbage Collection in the CLR

• Nov 15, 2012
• Jeffrey Richter explains how the garbage collector in the common language runtime (CLR) works and various performance issues related to it in this chapter from CLR via C#, 4th Edition.

Understanding SSAS in SSMS and SQL Server Profiler

• Feb 4, 2009
• In this chapter from Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008, learn the ins and outs of some tools you’ll use when working with Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) objects. After reading this chapter, you’ll be an expert in not only SQL Server Profiler but also SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and other tools that will make your work in SSAS very productive.

Using Advanced Find in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• Sep 10, 2008
• In this chapter from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Step by Step, you will learn to harness the power of the Advanced Find tool by creating a query, saving it as a system view that can be shared with others, and updating multiple records in the results set.

Using PowerShell Remoting and Jobs

• Feb 15, 2013
• Remoting in Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0 is much improved. This chapter from Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step shows how to use Windows PowerShell remoting to connect to a remote system, run commands on a remote system, run commands in the background, receive the results of those and other background jobs, and keep the results from background jobs.

Using Windows PowerShell Remoting

• Jul 15, 2013
• With Windows PowerShell 3.0 running a command on a remote computer is as easy as running the command on your local computer; in some cases, it is even easier.

Using Windows PowerShell to Perform and Automate Farm Administrative Tasks in Microsoft SharePoint 2010

• Sep 3, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion explores the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell and how to use Windows PowerShell to accomplish some basic administrative tasks.

Windows Phone 8 Development Internals: Phone and Media Services

• Jun 15, 2013
• In this chapter from Windows Phone 8 Development Internals, learn the various levels of app support and your choices for integrating with, and extending, standard system features, including built-in phone apps, audio and video services, and search.