Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Six-in-One [Paperback]

Istv?n Nov?k (Author), Andras Velvart (Author), Adam Granicz (Author), Gy?rgy Bal?ssy (Author), Attila Hajdrik (Author), Mitchel Sellers (Author), Gast?n Hillar (Author), gnes Moln?r (Author), Joydip Kanjilal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0470499486 | ISBN-13: 978-0470499481 | Edition: 1

Complete coverage of all key .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 languages and technologies

.NET 4 is Microsoft's latest version of their core programming platform, and Visual Studio 2010 is the toolset that helps write .NET 4 applications. This comprehensive resource offers one-stop shopping for all you need to know to get productive with .NET 4. Experienced author and .NET guru Mitchel Sellers reviews all the important new features of .NET 4, including .NET charting and ASP.NET charting, ASP.NET dynamic data and jQuery, and the addition of F# as a supported package language.

The expansive coverage is divided into six distinctive parts for easy navigation, and addresses: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F# language. A practical approach and complete examples round out this much-needed reference.

• Focuses on the new and important features of the latest version Microsoft's core programming platform-.NET 4-as well as Visual Studio 2010, which allows you to write .NET 4 applications
• Provides comprehensive coverage divided into six parts: Visual Studio 2010, .NET 4, ASP.NET, the C# language, the VB.NET language, and the new F# language
• Discusses Visual Studio snippets and templates, .NET charting components, the .NET framework and WPF, LINQ, and the Entity framework
• Explores various aspects of Visual Basic 2010, such as multi-line lambdas, auto-implemented properties, nullable optional parameters, and more

This investigative look at .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 will help you identify and isolate key elements that can benefit you immediately.

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From the Back Cover

Get up to date with the new Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4

The .NET Framework has undergone extensive updates and improvements. To help you get up to speed with these changes, a team of .NET experts offers you this hands-on guide covering the changes to the latest versions of Visual Studio and .NET. Written with the experienced .NET developer in mind, this reference is broken into six parts so that you can quickly locate the content you need regarding the following topics: Visual Studio, .NET 4, ASP.NET 4, VB. NET, C#, and finally, F# and other .NET languages. Detailed examples and summary chapters help you identify new features so that you can quickly acquire an understanding of the functionality they provide.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 Six-in-One:

• Serves as a comprehensive overview of Visual Studio and .NET

• Discusses the Visual Studio 2010 IDE and its newest features

• Addresses the functionality provided by version 4 of the .NET Framework and Silverlight 4

• Provides a foundation concerning ASP.NET 4 and VB.NET

• Explores the changes to the Visual Basic, C#, and F# languages

• Delves into other .NET languages, such as IronRuby and IronPython

Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think. Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

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About the Author

István Novák is a Microsoft MVP in Visual C# and an associate of Grepton, a Hungarian IT services company.
András Velvárt is a Silverlight MVP, regular speaker at conferences, and the owner of Response Ltd., a consulting and WPF/Silverlight development company in Hungary.
Adam Granicz is the CEO of IntelliFactory, a leading provider of F# training, development, and consulting services. He is the coauthor of two F# books and a regular speaker at conferences.
György Balássy is a Microsoft Regional Director and ASP.NET MVP, lecturer on the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and founding member of the local MSDN Competence Centre.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1272 pages
• Publisher: Wrox; 1 edition (October 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470499486
• ISBN-13: 978-0470499481
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 2.5 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended November 9, 2011

By Ricardo Martinez

Format:Paperback

This book was written with the experienced .NET developer in mind. Many of the chapters talk specifically about the enhancements of changes that have been introduced with the new versions of the .NET Framework. However, when those readers who are not fluent in .NET development should be able to take a lot out of the detailed examples provided in this book. For the experienced reader, a few "history" chapters have been added to help identify when various functionality has been added so that you can quickly identify the needed toolset to be able to adopt a specific feature. This book focuses on enhancements that have been added to .NET and Visual Studio 2010 over previous versions. In certain chapters and sections, a more historical view is presented to help provide context. For example, in the chapters discussing WCF, an examination of WCF basics and features added in .NET 3.5 are needed to help provide a full understanding of the functionality provided in the 4.0 release.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The bar has been raised! January 4, 2011

By Andre M. Van Meulebrouck

Format:Paperback

This book is an awesome survey that does Wrox and the entire .Net community proud. The quality and professionalism are exemplary. The low price is an amazing value!

Since technology is changing so quickly, survey books have much to offer in the way of imparting a great high level view of the entire .Net landscape while requiring the least amount of time on the part of the reader. Survey books also serve as a solid foundation on which to build deeper study.

This book leverages the wisdom of "many hands make light the work" by recruiting top notch domain experts for each topic. I hope more industry related technology books will follow this lead because utilizing lots of authors prevents the reader from picking up the limitations and biases that can (potentially) come from a smaller set of authors, and it also imposes less stress on a group of authors by not forcing overreach.

The book walks readers through the evolution of .Net technologies, which provides beneficial context. This information is also useful to those using legacy versions of .Net technologies.

My favorite part is the F# section, which is delightfully concise and accessible, yet doesn't skirt advanced topics like computation expressions, asynchronous workflows, and CPS (continuation passing style). The F# presentation is extremely important to all .Net programmers because many of the latest trends in C# and .Net are coming directly out of F# and functional programming (i.e. generics, LINQ, lambda functions, etc.). It is very pedagogical to see these concepts in a natively functional language like F#; they can then be leveraged from other technologies.

2.0 out of 5 stars You've got it... December 18, 2012

By ROGER VAN MAER

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This book is easily dispensible. Most everything in it is covered in VS2010, just hit the F1 key for help.