Build scalable and extendable web applications using the agile MVC framework
Increase reusability and empower the delivery of more complex design patterns by extending the MVC concept

Programming Entity Framework is a thorough introduction to Microsofts new core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. This highly-acclaimed book not only gives experienced developers a hands-on tour of the Entity Framework and explains its use in a variety of applications, it also provides a deep understanding of its architecture and APIs. Although this book is based on the first version of Entity Framework, it will continue to be extremely valuable as you shift to the Entity Framework version in .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. From the Entity Data Model (EDM) and Object Services to EntityClient and the Metadata Workspace, this book covers it all.

Expert C# 5.0 is a book about getting the best from C#. Its based on the principle that to write good, high-performance, robust applications you need to understand whats going on deep under the hood. If you are already experienced with writing managed applications and want to learn more about how to get the best from the language at an advanced level, then this is the book for you.

Implement an Effective Security Metrics Project or Program
IT Security Metrics provides a comprehensive approach to measuring risks, threats, operational activities, and the effectiveness of data protection in your organization. The book explains how to choose and design effective measurement strategies and addresses the data requirements of those strategies. The Security Process Management Framework is introduced and analytical strategies for security metrics data are discussed. Youll learn how to take a security metrics program and adapt it to a variety of organizational contexts to achieve continuous security improvement over time. Real-world examples of security measurement projects are included in this definitive guide.

Because it takes more than just a single teacher--or group of teachers--to raise the academic achievement of English language learners (ELLs), you need this books schoolwide framework to help all ELLs reach their full potential. Discover a way to empower all teachers--even those with no formal training in ESL--with a research-based approach that includes:
Content reading strategies that help ELLs overcome the challenges of academic reading.
Ways to develop the higher-order thinking skills of ELLs, so they read for deeper meaning and demonstrate their understandings.

Begin creating your own game apps for Windows Phone 7—guided by the consummate teacher, award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on the XNA 2D framework and the C# language, you’ll learn how to extend your existing skills—mastering core concepts and techniques for this new mobile platform. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction—along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

Begin creating your own game apps for Windows Phone 7—guided by the consummate teacher, award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on the XNA 2D framework and the C# language, you’ll learn how to extend your existing skills—mastering core concepts and techniques for this new mobile platform. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction—along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

Bring your game ideas to life-with guidance from a Windows programming legend
Begin creating your own game apps for Windows Phone 7-guided by the consummate teacher, award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on the XNA 2D framework and the C# language, youll learn how to extend your existing skills-mastering core concepts and techniques for this new mobile platform. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction-along with a wealth of hands-on examples.

The field of microporous solids in solid state chemistry has seen a huge expansion over the last decades. Microporous Framework Solids describes fundamental principles and experimental practices of the synthetic chemistry and physical characterisation of crystalline microporous solids.

Many of the concepts, values and basic assumptions on which modern economic and business theory is based do not translate into or convey the same meaning in non-European languages or non-Western cultures as they do in Western societies. This results in a mismatch between what have now become global economic values and local cultural ones.

If you are responsible for meeting federal information security requirements such as FISMA, this book is all you need to know to get a system authorized. Now in the first full revision of FISMA since its inception in 2002, a new wave of stronger security measures are now available through the efforts of the Department of Defense, Office of the Directory of National Intelligence, Committee for National Security Systems and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

In addition to the well-publicized Code First approach to database development that the Entity Framework 4.1 provides, it also provides the DbContext API. The DbContext API works with Code First, Database First, and Model First and provides a simplified, productive environment for building all types of data-backed applications.

This course teaches you about Entity Framework Code First Migrations introduced in EF 4.3. Migrations allow you to evolve your database without losing data or other database objects. You will learn to automatically migrate your database in response to model changes using Migrations first introduced in EF 4.3, as well as how to control and customize migrations and database updates.

In the current fast-paced and constantly changing business environment, it is more important than ever for organizations to be agile, monitor business performance, and meet with increasingly stringent compliance requirements.