Starting a software company
 
 







  
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
  
  











  



  
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 Communication Foundation Unleashed (WCF) (Unleashed)13 reviews
Craig McMurty, Marc Mercuri, ...

Sams, 2007

Excellent coverage of the technology!

+ Overall a winner!
+ In-depth, comprehensive and complete

Between the WPF Unleashed book and this one I am thoroughly impressed by the quality of this series. This book is easy to read with in depth information, very relevant. It covers a lot of useful techniques: in particular security, customization and integration with WF. A real step ahead of the ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  






   



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