Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed (WCF) (Unleashed)14 reviews Craig McMurty, Marc Mercuri, ... Sams, 2007 In-depth, comprehensive and complete + Overall a winner! I haven't finished the entire thing (about 200 pages to go), but so far it has covered up to the most obscure detail you might need to know. I must admit, however, WPF has an incredibly steep learning curve and some of its features are terribly counter-intuitve, but it is an amazing technology. The ...             Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF) (Unleashed)63 reviews Adam Nathan Sams, 2006 Windows presentation leaves a great impression + Absolute Must For Programming in WPF + A must-have for the .NET developer. + Great book! But I liked Pro WPF in C# 2008 better!! + Good coverage but somtimes a bit too much detail             Windows PowerShell in Action20 reviews Bruce Payette Manning Publications, 2007 The Powershell Bible + Excellent information, great presentation + A master piece, great read and excellent content This is the only Powershell book you will ever need - until 2.0 comes out anyhow. Even then, this book builds the groundwork for using Powershell to automate all types of tasks and will be usable far into the future. I've used it to write a couple of Powershell applications so far and it's been ...             Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days68 reviews Jessica Livingston Apress, 2007 Y Combinator Interview in Paperback Edition + Essential reading for someone thinking about starting a software company + Simply Amazing + I liked it and I lived through that period             Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition105 reviews David Hansson, Leon Breedt, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006 Great Book - But Wait to Buy + This is how technical books should be, a reall page turner + seriously, this is the best technical textbook I've ever read + Great book, wish it was Rails 2.0 + I recommend it             Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with Nunit (Pragmatic Programmers)10 reviews Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas The Pragmatic Programmers, 2004 A Book Full of Practical Advice on Unit Testing + Great introduction to writing unit test in C# + The time is NOW The book is packed with practical advice on unit testing. Why should you do unit testing, what do you need to know to write good tests, how do you know if you're writing good tests, how can unit tests not only improve your code, but also your design, can unit tests doom a project (if not done ...             The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition96 reviews Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press, 2001 Life Changing and Beautiful + Very nice book + Masterpiece of graphic design proves timeless and universal + Easy and fun to read             Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries (Microsoft .NET ...29 reviews Krzysztof Cwalina, Brad Abrams Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005 Passionate About Quality? + Good ideas for a Framework designer + One of the best on the subject + Simply the best + A must have for any C# Developer or Architect             Essential Windows Workflow Foundation (Microsoft .NET Development Series)21 reviews Dharma Shukla, Bob Schmidt Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Simply the best insider book + Good description of fundamentals + Indeed the MOST ESSENTIAL book on WF This is one of the best books I have read. It shows the real internal workings of WF and does so vividly. This is not a work-by-example book but a book everyone must own to learn the fundamentals. I didn't want to get spoiled by the Visual Designer in DevStudio simply because I wanted to know ...             Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition58 reviews Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2004 Excellent Book - Must Have for any Ruby Developer + Good Stuff + This book gets me home late! First and foremost, this book isn't a beginners guide to ruby, it doesn't hold your hand from "Hello, world", and it expects you to already know the basics of programming. Also, this book isn't a tutorial, it's a reference book first and foremost, and while it *does* guide you through some of ...             CLR via C#, Second Edition (Pro Developer)42 reviews Jeffrey Richter Microsoft Press, 2006 Are you a .NET developer? What? You haven't read this book? + Essential reading for ALL .NET Developers + A great book + CLR + C# = MSIL On Steroids.             A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity6 reviews John Clippinger PublicAffairs, 2007 Great book about Social Behavior + A Revolutionary Book, period + Hello Us + College-level libraries strong in social issues will find this a fine discussion             Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications4 reviews John Robbins Microsoft Press, 2006 An Excellent Source of Tips, Tricks, and How-To's + If you work in .Net 2.0 or higher - use this book! + Very good book + Filled with information             Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with Nunit (Pragmatic Programmers)10 reviews Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas The Pragmatic Programmers, 2004 A Book Full of Practical Advice on Unit Testing + Great introduction to writing unit test in C# + The time is NOW The book is packed with practical advice on unit testing. Why should you do unit testing, what do you need to know to write good tests, how do you know if you're writing good tests, how can unit tests not only improve your code, but also your design, can unit tests doom a project (if not done ...             Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications4 reviews John Robbins Microsoft Press, 2006 An Excellent Source of Tips, Tricks, and How-To's + If you work in .Net 2.0 or higher - use this book! + Very good book + Filled with information             Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF) (Unleashed)63 reviews Adam Nathan Sams, 2006 Windows presentation leaves a great impression + Absolute Must For Programming in WPF + A must-have for the .NET developer. + Great book! But I liked Pro WPF in C# 2008 better!! + Good coverage but somtimes a bit too much detail             Essential Windows Workflow Foundation (Microsoft .NET Development Series)21 reviews Dharma Shukla, Bob Schmidt Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006 Simply the best insider book + Good description of fundamentals + Indeed the MOST ESSENTIAL book on WF This is one of the best books I have read. It shows the real internal workings of WF and does so vividly. This is not a work-by-example book but a book everyone must own to learn the fundamentals. I didn't want to get spoiled by the Visual Designer in DevStudio simply because I wanted to know ...             CLR via C#, Second Edition (Pro Developer)42 reviews Jeffrey Richter Microsoft Press, 2006 Are you a .NET developer? What? You haven't read this book? + Essential reading for ALL .NET Developers + A great book + CLR + C# = MSIL On Steroids.             Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition58 reviews Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, ... Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2004 Excellent Book - Must Have for any Ruby Developer + Good Stuff + This book gets me home late! First and foremost, this book isn't a beginners guide to ruby, it doesn't hold your hand from "Hello, world", and it expects you to already know the basics of programming. Also, this book isn't a tutorial, it's a reference book first and foremost, and while it *does* guide you through some of ...             Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days68 reviews Jessica Livingston Apress, 2007 Y Combinator Interview in Paperback Edition + Essential reading for someone thinking about starting a software company + Simply Amazing + I liked it and I lived through that period