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Coding Faster: Getting More Productive With Microsoft Visual Studio: Covers Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 ****
Zain Naboulsi and Sara Ford
Expert advice to help you work smarter and increase your productivity with Visual Studio.Take a detailed look into Visual Studio—and learn practical techniques to help you work more efficiently. This fully revised and expanded version of Visual Studi...

Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build ****
Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi and William Bartholomew
As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important. This essential reference—fully updated for Visual Studio 2010—drills inside MSBuild and shows you how to maximize your control over the build and deployment process....

Professional SQL Server 2005 XML ****
Scott Klein
LI>Discusses SQL Server 2005 XML from the server and client sidesLI>Examines using XSLT to render the XML data that is retrieved from SQL Server, particularly for ASP.NETLI>Addresses SQL Server relationship with schemas, SOAP, XML security, and .NETL...

Programming Entity Framework: Code First *****
Julia Lerman and Rowan Miller
Review"It's a great cover-to-cover read, and I can easily see topics I'll bookmark and come back to when I hit certain scenarios. If you're planning on using EF Code First, make getting this book a priority." - John Papa, Visual Studio MagazineAbout ...

XAML Developer Reference ****
Mamta Dalal and Microsoft Press and Ashish Ghoda
Sharpen your application development skills with XAML-the markup language used in Microsoft® Silverlight®, Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Phone 7. Led by expert authors, you'll learn practical ways to develop rich user interfaces...