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Developers build mobile Android apps using Android 4 The fast-growing popularity of Android smartphones & tablets creates a huge opportunities for developers. If you're an experienced developer you can start creating robust mobile Android apps right away with this professional guide to Android 4 application development. Written by one of Google's lead Android developer advocates this practical book walks you through a series of hands-on projects that illustrate the features of the Android SDK. That

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A one-of-a-kind book on Android application development with Mono for Android The wait is over! For the millions of. NET/C developers who have been eagerly awaiting the book that will guide them through the white-hot field of Android application programming this is the book. As the first guide to focus on Mono for Android this must-have resource dives into writing applications against Mono with C & compiling executables that run on the Android family of devices. Putting the proven Wrox Professional format into practice the authors provide you with the knowledge you need to become a successful Android application developer without having to learn another programming language. You'll explore screen controls UI development tables & layouts & Mono Develop as you become adept at developing Android applications with Mono for Android. Answers the demand for a detailed book on the extraordinarily popular field of Android application development Strengthens your existing skills of writing applications & shows you how to transfer your talents to building Android apps with Mono for Android &. N ET/C Dives into working with data REST SOAP XML & JSON Discusses how to communicate with other applications deploy apps & even make money in the process Professional Android Programming with Mono for Android &. NET/C gets you up & running with Android app development today. ...

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An outstanding author team presents the ultimate Wrox guide to ASP.NET MVC 4 Microsoft insiders join giants of the software development community to offer this in-depth guide to ASP.NET MVC an essential web development technology. Experienced. NET & ASP.NET developers will find all the important information they need to build dynamic data-driven websites with ASP.NET & the newest release of Microsoft's Model-View-Controller technology. Featuring step-by-step guidance & lots of code samples this guide gets you started & moves all the way to advanced topics using plenty of examples. Designed to give experienced. NET & ASP.NET programmers everything needed to work with the newest version of MVC technology Expert author team

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This market-leading textbook has been thoroughly revised & updated to reflect the new national occupational standards &



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Intermediate to advanced technique coverage updated for C 2012 &. NET 4.5 This guide is geared towards experienced programmers looking to update & enhance their skills in writing Windows applications web apps & Metro apps with C &. NET 4.5. Packed with information about intermediate & advanced features this book

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Professional Capital is an incisive critique of the failing reform movements in many countries & a powerful manifesto for the only strategy that can & does work. Hargreaves & Fullan set out exactly & undeniably why the only way to move forward is to honor & improve the profession of teaching. This book should revolutionize how policy makers & practitioners alike think & act in education.
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The complete contemporary guide to preparing sausages cured & smoked meats pates & terrines & cured & smoked fish of the highest quality Centuries of skill & imagination have earned charcuterie a revered place in the world of gastronomy & Professional Charcuterie honors that proud tradition. This working manual & treasury of recipes covers the selection & assembly of ingredients the most effective use of equipment & the indispensable basics of food safety. Incorporating a wide variety of meats seafood fowl & game its range of over 200 enticing culinary classroom-tested recipes

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