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The Art of Unit Testing: With Examples in .NET ****
Roy Osherove
Unit testing, done right, can mean the diff erence between a failed project and a successful one, between a maintainable code base and a code base that no one dares touch, and between getting home at 2 AM or getting home in time for dinner, even befo...

GIS for Web Developers: Adding Where to Your Web Applications ****
Scott Davis
There is a hidden revolution going on: geography is moving from niche to the mainstream. News reports routinely include maps and satellite images. More and more pieces of equipment cell phones, cars, computers now contain Global Positioning System (G...

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....

NHibernate in Action
Pierre Henri Kuaté and Christian Bauer and Tobin Harris and Gavin King
In the classic style of Manning's "In Action" series, NHibernate in Action shows.NET developers how to use the NHibernate Object/Relational Mapping tool.This book is a translation from Java to .NET, as well as an expansion, ofManning's bestselling Hi...

Node: Up and Running: Scalable Server-Side Code With JavaScript ***
Tom Hughes-Croucher and Mike Wilson
This book introduces you to Node, the new web development framework written in JavaScript. You'll learn hands-on how Node makes life easier for experienced JavaScript developers: not only can you work on the front end and back end in the same languag...