Full Stack Study Log

Dense and terse but well worth reading.

Design, construction, and maintenance. Excellent read.

Don't over-engineer code, refactor to the hilt or fine tune performance beyond requirements.

The best practical guide to programming I have ever read. My only regret whilst reading this book is that I should have read it years ago.

This has to be one of my favourite books. Sandro explains in a clear, concise and no-nonsence manner what it takes to be a modern professional developer. I couldn't help but nod in agreement as I read this.

Explains core TS concepts, implementing SOLID design patterns, creating Type Definitions and testing with Jasmine.

Next time you argue with a manager re. Agile v Waterfall lend them this book.

My goto resource for Git when I want to go beyond the usual daily Git commands. This helped me setup my own Git server on my office NAS.

If your new to C++ then read this first. A quick guide and overview of the language by it's designer Bjarne Stroustrup.

GCHQ originates from the famous Bletchley Park WWII code-breaking organisation. Fascinating read. Really enjoyed this one.

This read will want to make you switch from Wi-Fi to Li-Fi. I love reading about talented hackers.

Kevin Mitnick, arguably the world′s most famous hacker tells some very cool stories. I loved the one about reverse-engineering fruit machines.

An eye opening guide to Social Engineering that addresses the human element of computer security.

The Kevin Mitnick story, the tale of the world's most wanted computer hacker. Highly recommend this book.

If you want to design efficient object-oriented software this book is for you.

This book touches on many architectual patterns especially for .NET applications in the enterprise.

ALM heads up by the experts. Worth a read.

Good insight into building Web API's the .Net way.

Some pretty good Web API demos in here.

I am a XAML fan and this book has some good clean examples.

What Julia Lerman doesn't know about Entity Framework isn't worth knowing. She is my goto source for anything and everything EF.

The book to read for developing WPF apps. Very clear and concise.

LightSwitch is my goto tool for building RAD LOB apps. I even developed my own LightSwitch Shell available at LightSwitchShells.com

Want to analyse a network and see exactly whats being transmitted / received? Work your way through these labs.

MVVM best practices for Silverlight and WPF developers.

Rapid App Development with LightSwitch.

Silverlight LOB Apps.

Some good design ideas.

Quick start guide for SL5 LOB Apps.

The only autobiography on Steve worth reading.

Read this to get an overview of Objective-C. Struggled with it to be honest.

Good section on Win Phone 7.

EF4 examples.

Good overview of SL4.

Read this before setting up my first Ubuntu Server. Good reference book.

Azure is moving fast but this gives a good general insight into the cloud platform.

Good examples of practical LINQ coding.

Some nice demo nuggets in here.

Worth reading for WCF best practises.

Good introduction to WCF.

First book I read on the topic.

Good reference for jQuery UI.

Some nice little code snippets in here.

Reference book for pro XSLT developers. It assumes no previous knowledge of the language.

Sequential approach to understanding WWF workflows. Learn how to create Windows Workflow Foundation–enabled apps and services.

Good ref for new API's in WWF, WPF, WCF and LINQ.

Definitive guide on working with XML within SQL Server 2008.

Heads up on LINQ and what it's all about.

Some interesting dashboard ideas.

Pragmatic advice for admins running Windows Server 2008 in the enterprise.

Simple XQuery reference. Handy when working with XML stored within SQL Db's.

Good intro to Blend. You really need to use the tool to get the hang of it though.

Reference for Stored Procedures. Some good transaction examples.

A heavy and difficult read. Makes a good ref book though.

Reporting solution for report designers and programmers.

Covers the basics from definition to inheritance.

What it says on the tin.

The first book on programming to directory services using .NET, one of the least-understood aspects of .NET application development.

Web forms and Masterpages. Good ref book.

Guide to AJAX and where it fits within web development.

C# basics.

Good practical programming tips.

Good build tricks and automation advice.

Dashboard web parts code snippets. Used for office intranet project.

Fundamentals of C++, including managing I/O loops and arrays, object-oriented programming, and creating C++ console apps.

Eric Evans is the DDD guru. Great book for understanding Domain-driven architecture.

Data Transformation Services for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Examples in VB.

C# introduction.

Intro to .NET Framework.

Very nice code examples.

Practical guidelines.

This helped me dev my multi-threaded version of domain scanning / registering app.

Everything you need to master ASP.NET and build dynamic, successful, enterprise Web application.

Good for C++ developers working in VS.

Did not get on with this book. Disagreed with many concepts.

Intro and reference.

A little lower level than I was expecting. Worth a read.

.NET intro.

My JavaScript desk reference.

Read before setting up my first SQL 2000 server.

Enjoyed reading this. Little practical programming advice.

The first book that explains how to design user interfaces for mobile applications and Web sites that work in the mobile environment.

The authoritative programming guide to the WAP standard from the creators of this breakthrough technology.

After reading this I wanted to setup my own internet services company. So I did!