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Just published: Murach’s JavaScript and DOM Scripting


Mike Murach & Associates has just published a new book entitled Murach’s JavaScript and DOM Scripting. This book is written for developers who want to know how to use JavaScript and DOM scripting to create websites that deliver the fast response times, dynamic user interfaces, and special effects that today’s users expect. Here are some highlights:

#1: Two books in one, it covers both JavaScript and DOM scripting
Most books cover either JavaScript or DOM scripting. But to create user-responsive sites, you need to know both.

So the first half of this book is a course in JavaScript essentials. Then, the second half is a course in applied JavaScript, showing how to use DOM scripting to build applications that run slide shows, use drop-down menus, rotate headlines, sort tables, and provide animation.

As a result, web developers can gain basic to expert skills using a single book.

#2: It provides a fast start
Section 1 is a crash course in JavaScript. In fact, by the end of chapter 3, developers will know how to code, test, and debug applications that include elementary DOM scripting. Then, the rest of the book builds on those skills to cover all the JavaScript and DOM scripting essentials.

#3: It shows how to create and use
event-handling libraries for browser compatibility
One of the headaches of web programming is ensuring that the JavaScript code will work with all the popular browsers.

So this book shows web developers how to create their own event-handling libraries of browser-compatible code. That training also enables them to appreciate…and profit from…the extensive libraries of tested code that are included in the downloadable applications for the book.

#4: It shows 20 complete applications that can be used as models for new apps
The key to mastering client-side web development is to have plenty of applications that show how the features interact and what problems might occur in building a website. So this book shows complete code for 20 professional applications, ranging from forms validation to revolving slide shows.

These can be downloaded for free from the Murach website, so developers can experiment with them on their own.

#5: The paired-pages format lets developers set their own pace
Murach books have a distinctive format. Each two-page spread presents a single topic: the lefthand page explains the topic, while the righthand page shows the critical details, using syntax, code, screen shots, and how-to notes. Both beginning and experienced developers find that this format makes it easy to focus on the information they need, whether they’re using the book for training or reference.

Murach’s JavaScript and DOM Scripting is available directly from the publisher at www.murach.com and from all major retail outlets.

Murach’s JavaScript and DOM Scripting
Author: Ray Harris
Pages: 764       
ISBN: 978-1-890774-55-4       
Price: $54.50



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Posted by Anand Narayanaswamy - August 29, 2009 at 5:51 am

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Telligent Analytics 3.0

Telligent is pleased to announce the availability of Telligent Analytics 3.0 (previously called Harvest Reporting Server). The latest version of Telligent’s analytics software represents the company’s ongoing commitment to innovation and enterprise collaboration.

Telligent Analytics 3.0 is the first comprehensive analytics program that allows organizations to understand user engagement both inside and outside of the organization through comprehensive social, Web and listening tools, providing an integrated 360-degree view of connections and user activities.

With extensive reporting capabilities, Telligent Analytics 3.0 helps companies understand the data created from collaboration tools, providing incredible insight into how your customers perceive your products and services. Telligent Analytics 3.0 enables you, for the first time, to clearly see what your customers are doing, asking for, and talking about in your collaboration environment. This information is essential for maximizing your investment in community and collaboration technologies.

We’ve enhanced features of Telligent Analytics 3.0 to better help you:

  1. Measure Engagement – Web analytics (traffic analysis) layered over social analytics (engagement, influence, sentiment, etc.)
  2. Listen to Feedback – Ability to quickly identify changes or anomalies in conversations, monitor topic relevance, and measure "brand buzz"
  3. Identify User Types – User identification analysis to foster an accurate understanding of individuals in the community, as well as the make-up of the community
  4. Telligent Analytics 3.0 works in harmony with Telligent Community 5.0 and Telligent Enterprise 2.0. To upgrade, please contact support or call 1-877-492-9484.  To learn more about Telligent Analytics 3.0, visit to www.telligent.com.

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Posted by Anand Narayanaswamy - August 20, 2009 at 12:30 am

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Beyond Relational Interview: Pinal Dave speaks on SQL Server 2008 Beyond Relational

Recently, Jacob Sebastian, SQL Server MVP (http://beyondrelational.com) had a chance to interview Pinalkumar Dave, SQL Server MVP (http://blog.sqlauthority.com) and a prominent authority on SQL servers. In a hour long friendly conversation with Jacob, Pinal brings forward a lot of interesting thoughts on the Beyond Relational features of SQL Server. From my point of view, this is a must read for avid SQL Server developers.

Read the full transcript of the interview

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Posted by Anand Narayanaswamy - August 13, 2009 at 5:55 am

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Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with C# 2008

Mike Murach & Associates has just published a new, C# edition of their popular ADO.NET book. Entitled Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with C# 2008, it covers what today’s C# developer needs to know to create database applications the way the best professionals do. Here are some highlights:

#1: For rapid application development and prototyping…
This book shows how to use the ADO.NET tools, like data sources and the DataGridView control, that enable developers to create working database applications in a minimum of time, with a minimum of coding.

#2: For serious production applications…
This book shows how to go beyond the RAD tools, using heavy-duty ADO.NET coding and object data sources to build 3-layer applications that consist of presentation, business, and database classes.

#3: For incorporating LINQ into Windows and web applications…
This book has a 6-chapter section that’s a short course in LINQ, the .NET 3.5 feature that provides a consistent way to query different types of data. This section covers LINQ to Objects, LINQ to DataSet, LINQ to SQL, LINQ data source controls for web applications, and LINQ to XML.

#4: For database programming with the Entity Framework…
This book gets developers going with the Entity Framework, the .NET 3.5 feature that may change the way you do database programming. Entity Framework (EF) provides a flexible model for mapping the business objects in an application to database objects, and it generates a lot of the code that has to be written from scratch otherwise. A 4-chapter section shows how to create an Entity Data Model and work with it using LINQ to Entities, Entity SQL, and Entity data source controls for web applications.

#5: For training and reference: The "paired-pages" format…
This book uses Murach’s standard format to present the content in 2-page spreads, pairing a page of explanation with an illustrative page of syntax, screen shots, coding examples, and bulleted guidelines. Developers report that this lets them read less to get information faster, whether they use the book for training or reference.

Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with C# 2008 is available directly from the publisher at www.murach.com and from all major retail outlets.

Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with C# 2008
Author: Anne Boehm
Pages: 699   
ISBN: 978-1-890774-53-0
Price: $52.50

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Posted by Anand Narayanaswamy - August 1, 2009 at 1:22 am

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