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07 July 2008
Book review: Professional Engine Optimization with ASP.NET: a Developer's Guide to SEO
[Disclaimer: I've received a free copy of this book for reviewing] Ok, so this is the second book I've got from Wrox for reviewing (and yes, I did enjoy it much more than the first ). SEO is one of those things that most developers end up forgetting when building ASP.NET pages Unfortunately,... Read More...
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03 July 2008
Book review: Professional Community Server
[Disclaimer: I've received a free copy of this book] In the last week I've finished reading the Professional Community Server book. Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy it. Even though the book had several details, they were about older versions 2.X of CS and I got the impression that the... Read More...
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16 June 2008
Book review: The Pragmatic Programmer
Yesterday I’ve finished reading The Pragamatic Programmer: from Journeyman to Master for the second time. I’ve bought this book 7 years ago (that is, in late 2001) and it was one of my first Amazon’s buys. It’s funny, but when I’ve started reading it again last week, I imediatelly recalled the experience... Read More...
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11 June 2008
Book review: ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook
[Disclaimer: I’ve received a free copy of this book for review] After several days, I’ve finally finished reading this book . This is really a very complete book wit lots and lots (and lots!) of examples. It’s fair to say that it covers most (if not all) ADO.NET related scenarios (I’m an SQL Server user... Read More...
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18 May 2008
Book review: The Mythical Man-Month
This book is a classic! It's one of those books that simply doesn't get outdated! I'm not sure if this is such a good thing. After all, the book has more than 20 years now and if we still keep doing the same mistakes, then something is really wrong with us :) Anyway, the book is great, has... Read More...
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10 May 2008
Book review: Release it!
After seeing several positive reviews about Release it !, I've finally decided to buy it and read it. Wow! what a great book! Even though most of the stories happen in the "Java World", the main ideas presented by the book are applicable if you're in software developer and you do want... Read More...
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06 May 2008
Book review: Write Great Code II
I've just finished up reading the second book of the Write Great Code sequel. Even though I don't use C or C++ regularly in my day-to-day work (yeah baby, it's always C#), I can tell you that I've enjoyed reading this book. It's really well written (at least, the first 100 pages,... Read More...
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13 March 2008
It's official: the latest version of my ASP.NET PT book is out
The most interesting thing about the release (besides the new chapter and updates I've made to the content) is that my friends Paulo and Israel managed to blog about it before me :) Read More...
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21 February 2008
Book review: Hunting Security Bugs
I've just finished reading my copy of Hunting Security Bugs .I must say that I was really pleased with the quality and coverage of the book. The authors present several examples that show how things can start going bad really easy. The book will give you several clues and show how you can trace security... Read More...
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17 December 2007
Book review: About Face
I've just finished reading my copy of About Face 3: The essentials of Interaction Design written by the famous Alan Cooper . Even though the book has some cool stuff on it, there is something about the writing style that made some chapters really boring. There's also something about the quality... Read More...
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10 October 2007
Book review: ASP.NET AJAX in Action
[Disclaimer: I've received a free copy of the book and I'm a friend of one of the authors. However, I can assure you that none of these things influenced my avaliation of this book] I've just finished reading my copy of ASP.NET AJAX in Action . What can I say? If you're after a book that... Read More...
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27 September 2007
Book review: Windows Developer Power Tools
[ Disclaimer : I've received a free copy of this book for review, but I can assure you that this did not affect my review in any way] I've just finished reading this huge book that presents several tools that will definitely make your life as a developer a lot easier. It's really a huge book... Read More...
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05 September 2007
Book review: CLR via C#
I'm assuming we're all busy people, so I'll start with the note: 9/10. This book is almost perfect. I believe i have 2 observations about it: CLR hosting coverage is not as good as the rest of the book. anyway, we're talking about a huge topic and there's already a cool book about... Read More...
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22 July 2007
Book review: Don't make me think
This is really a cool book by Steve Krug . Even though some years have passed since the release of the 1st edition, this second one maintains the level and adds 3 new chapters. The book is very well written and has lots of good advices. Another thing: it's short and you can read it in one or two... Read More...
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03 July 2007
Book review: Designing Interactions
Another book on usability that gives you different perspectives on this subject. It gives you a nice historical perspective on several aspects related with design with are accompanied by several interviews (which are recorded on DVD). Lots and lots of cool stories on it. That's the positive part... Read More...
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21 June 2007
Book review: The non-designer's design book
This short book is appropriate for everyone who needs to learn some basics about the principles of design. After presenting the basic principles, the author gives lots of examples that show how to improve some bad design examples. Since it's a short book, you'll be able to read it in 2 days.... Read More...
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04 June 2007
Book review: Customizing the Common Language runtime
I've finished reading this excellent book a few months ago. Only now i've noticed that I didn't blog about it. It's time to correct this :). If you want to know more about the CLR and how you can customize it, then you need this book . Written by Steven Pratschner , this book will give... Read More...
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19 May 2007
Still about Petzold's book
It seems like Jeff's post 's ripples haven't stopped yet. Today, I've read Eric's post on the subject. Even though he's really a smart guy, I think that this time he's wrong. According to his post , Petzold's book will give you a deep understanding of WPF. Well, as I've... Read More...
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25 April 2007
Book review: WPF Unleashed
Yesterday I've finished reading Adam Nathan's WPF Unleashed . What can I say that Jeff hasn't already said ? Read More...
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16 April 2007
Book review: Applications = Code + Markup
This is the last book written by Charles Petzold . Before proceeding, let me assure you one thing: Petzold is good, real good. No doubt about it. Now, the book review...well, I'm disapointed with it. I've been following Petzold's work for a long time. I've read at least 4 books written by him, so you... Read More...
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