Anand Narayanaswamy

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 ... (more)

Socializing Your Life in Style

WordPress You can now create blogs for free using WordPress hosted platform. This means that you need not have to buy a domain to host your blog. Instead, you will be provided with a unique sub domain URL like http://.wordpress.com. You just need to register at www.wordpress.com and start your blogging life in style with predefined themes. However, if you would like to customize your site then you can buy a hosting plan from a reliable provider and host your WordPress site by uploading the required files. You have to follow certain steps to install the blog and a... (more)

The Art of Concurrency

If you’re looking to take full advantage of multi-core processors with concurrent programming, The Art of Concurrency (O’Reilly, US $44.99), by Clay Breshears, provides the knowledge and hands-on experience you need. The book is one of the few resources that focuses on implementing algorithms in the shared-memory model of multicore processors, rather than just theoretical models or distributed-memory architectures. The book provides detailed explanations and usable samples to help you transform algorithms from serial to parallel code, along with advice and analysis for avoiding m... (more)

Socializing your life in style

Imagine that you have completed a degree course and waiting for a job. Spending alone at home. Don’t waste your time. You can spend your spare moments by visiting various websites which will ultimately expose you to the outside world. Linkedin It is a popular site to record your professional achievements, awards and projects. You will get an unique link (like www.linkedin.com/in/anandnswamy) which you can provide to potential employers. WordPress You can now create blogs for free using WordPress hosted platform. This means that you need not have to buy a domain to host your blo... (more)

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 e... (more)