This eloquent book provides what every web developer should know about the network, from fundamental limitations that affect performance to major innovations for building even more powerful browser applicationsâ??including HTTP 2.0 and XHR ...

As with previous editions, Haverbeke continues to teach through extensive examples and immerses you in code from the start, while exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience with writing your own programs.

The Antivirus Hacker's Handbook shows you how to hack your own system's defenses to discover its weaknesses, so you can apply the appropriate extra protections to keep your network locked up tight.

This book will help you understand what "programming for performance" means, and use effective coding patterns and techniques to optimize your .NET applications.

After a dozen years of incremental changes, C# has become one of the most versatile programming languages available. With this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn just how powerful the combination of C# 5.0 and .NET 4.5 can be.

Written by a highly regarded programming expert and consultant to the Microsoft .NET team, this guide is ideal for developers building any kind of application--including Microsoft ASP.NET, Windows Forms, Microsoft SQL Server, Web services, ...

Along with a clear introduction to asynchronous programming, you get an in-depth look at how the async feature works and why you might want to use it in your application.

This collection of short expository, critical and speculative texts offers a field guide to the cultural, political, social and aesthetic impact of software.

Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.

The book is full of C# code samples and tips to help you squeeze every bit of juice from your application—lower memory utilization, consistent CPU usage, and fewer I/O operations across the network and disk.