A Developer’s Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008
Almost every IT project involves data storage of some kind, and for most that means a relational database management system (RDBMS). This book is written for a database-centric audience (database modelers, architects, designers, developers, e
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Packed with examples, Simply SQL is a step-by-step introduction to learning SQL. You’ll discover how easy it is to use SQL to interact with best-practice, robust databases. Rather than bore you with theory, it focuses on the practical u
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Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours demystifies game programming by providing clear, practical lessons using C/C++, the industry standard in game programming. The book focuses on the Windows API to construct games for the Windows
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