Archive for the ‘Book Review’ Category

1. Review: Azure In Action

   Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Kevin

   I was recently asked to review Azure In Action by Chris Hay and Brian H. Prince.  Azure In Action is being published by Manning Publications, and is scheduled for release in August 2010.  Check out the web page at http://www.manning.com/hay/.

   Azure In Action is divided into six parts.  The various parts are skillfully designed to take a reader from not knowing anything about Azure to writing scalable, healthy applications in the cloud.  All facets of Azure developer are covered: development fabric, web roles, worker roles, blobs, table storage, queues, SQL Azure, AppFabric, etc.  Whether you’re new to Azure, or a seasoned professional, Azure In Action is a bookshelf requirement if you’re working with Azure.

   I’m looking forward to seeing updates to the book coming down the line.  With the recent release of the latest Azure SDK, I’m expecting the book to be updated with some of the latest deployment features and SDK changes.  Currently, I haven’t seen an update to the book and I don’t know if the update is in the works.  My review is based off the pre-June update.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

2. Silverlight 4 Business Application Development

   Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Kevin

   Do you write LOB applications?

   Do you work Silverlight or wanna make the move to Silverlight 4?

   Are you a beginner?

   If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might want to check out Silverlight 4 Business Application Development: Beginner’s Guide from Packt Publishing.  One of the authors, Frank LaVigne, is a good friend of mine and a great resource in the Mid-Atlantic community.

   I just received my copy of the book, and I can’t wait to dig in and learn with Silverlight 4 has to offer.  Look for my review in the weeks to come.  In the meantime, go and check out the book and let me know what you think!