Visual Studio Express 2013

• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web
  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web provides the core tools for creating compelling, innovative web applications and services.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows
  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Store apps.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop
  Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop enables the creation of desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++, and supports Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.
• Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2013
  Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2013 is a source-code-control, project-management, and team-collaboration platform at the core of the Microsoft suite of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools, which help individuals and small teams be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver quality software more consistently.
• Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone
  The Windows Phone SDK 8.0 is a full-featured development environment to use for building apps and games for Windows Phone 8.0 and Windows Phone 7.5. The Windows Phone SDK provides a stand-alone Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone or works as an add-in to Visual Studio 2012 Professional, Premium or Ultimate editions.

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Exam Ref 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C#

Exam Ref 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C#

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-484—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of programming Windows Store apps using C#. Designed for experienced software developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSD level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Design Windows Store Apps
• Develop Windows Store Apps
• Create the User Interface
• Program the User Interaction
• Manage Security and Data

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives.
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you.
• Includes a 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/2017.

Exam Ref 70-483: Programming in C#

Exam Ref 70-483: Programming in C#

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-483—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of programming in C#. Designed for experienced software developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Specialist level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Manage Program Flow
• Create and Use Types
• Debug Applications and Implement Security
• Implement Data Access

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives.
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you.
• Includes a 15% exam discount from Microsoft. Offer expires 12/31/2017.

PROFESSIONAL ASP.NET 4.5 IN C# AND VB

The all-new approach for experienced ASP.NET professionals!

ASP.NET is Microsoft's technology for building dynamically generated web pages from database content. Originally introduced in 2002, ASP.NET has undergone many changes in multiple versions and iterations as developers have gained a decade of experience with this popular technology. With that decade of experience, this edition of the book presents a fresh, new overhauled approach.

• A new focus on how to build ASP.NET sites and applications relying on field-tested reliable methods
• Integration of "One ASP.NET" philosophy treating ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC as equal tools each with their proper time and place
• Coverage of hot new ASP.NET 4.5 additions such as the Web API, Websockets and HTML5 & CSS3 use in layout but only to the extent that the tools themselves are practical and useful for working ASP.NET developers

Professional ASP.NET 4.5 in C# and VB is an essential tool for programmers who need to be productive and build reliably performing sites with the latest ASP.NET Framework and Visual Studio.

MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#

A perfectly crafted prep guide that prepares you for the MCSD 70-483

The MCSD 70-483 exam is the entry-level Microsoft certification exam for C# developers and this must-have resource offers essential coverage of the exam that will test your competency in C# programming. Each chapter covers one of the core subject domains that comprise the exam. Among the authors are experienced trainers who advised Microsoft on the development of its certification programs, affording them a unique understanding of both the objectives and what it takes to master them. This invaluable knowledge is passed to you so that you will not only be prepared to take the exam, but also become a better C# developer

• Features a step-by-step lab tutorial for each lesson covered in the book, encouraging you to practice what you've just learned in order to reinforce your learning
• Includes an accompanying website that includes more than 100 simulated test questions and answers
• Shares solutions to the hands-on labs presented in the book
• Contains complete sample code
• Offers a unique author approach that not only teaches you how to answer a set of exam questions but also provides you with an understanding of the underlying concepts and skills needed to succeed as a professional C# programmer

MCSD Certification Toolkit is all you need to fully prepare for exam 70-483!

Windows 8.1 Preview is available now

Windows 8.1—a free update to Windows 8—is coming later this year, and a prerelease version is available now for you to try. Windows 8.1 has new ways for you to personalize your PC and includes a wave of awesome new apps and services.

Windows 8.1 Preview is available now: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview

Windows 8.1 Preview

First preview: Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition

Free eBook: First preview: Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition, is available to download: Here

Source: Microsoft Press Blog