Service Stack Succinctly

ServiceStack is an open source framework designed to be an alternative to the WCF, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET Web API frameworks. It supports REST and SOAP endpoints, auto configuration of data formats, inversion of control containers, object-relational mapping, caching mechanisms, and much more. With ServiceStack Succinctly by Zoran Maksimovic, you’ll learn the basics by creating and implementing a simple order management system, and in no time you’ll see why so many web developers rely on it.

Table of Contents

• ServiceStack Overview
• ServiceStack Basics
• Order Management System
• Solution Configuration
• Service Implementation
• Pagination
• Authentication
• Caching
• Logging
• Profiling
• Extending ServiceStack
• Documenting Web Services

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MongoDB 3 Succinctly

MongoDB is one of the biggest players in the NoSQL database market, providing high performance, high availability, and automatic scaling. It’s an open-source document database written in C++ and hosted on GitHub. Zoran Maksimovic’s MongoDB 3 Succinctly touches on the most important aspects of the MongoDB database that application developers should be aware of—from installation and the usage of the Mongo Shell, to examples of the MongoDB C# driver APIs for Microsoft .NET Framework.

Table of Contents

• MongoDB Overview
• MongoDB Installation
• The Mongo Shell
• Manipulating Documents
• Data Retrieval
• Basic MongoDB with C#
• Data Handling in C#
• Inserting Data in C#
• Find (Query) Data in C#
• Binary Data (File Handling) in C#
• Back Up and Restore

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Akka.NET Succinctly

Akka.NET is an open-source actor model framework written exclusively for Microsoft.NET in C# and compatible with .NET Core. It simplifies the building of scalable, concurrent, high-throughput, and low-latency systems, making life for software developers a bit easier. Zoran Maksimovic's Akka.NET Succinctly will show readers what an actor model is and how to work with actors in Akka.NET, taking them from an actor's lifecycle through to unit testing.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Akka.NET Components
• Introduction to Actors
• Working with Actors
• Actor Lifecycle and States
• The Actor’s Switchable Behavior
• Actor Hierarchies
• Actor Path and Actor Selection
• Supervision
• Other Components
• Unit Testing Akka.NET
• Akka.NET Routers
• Actors in ASP.NET Core
• Akka.NET Remoting

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Ansible Succinctly

Ansible Succinctly introduces modern automation with Ansible, covering core concepts and practical usage.

ASP.NET Web Api

Microsoft's ASP.NET Web API simplifies data delivery through HTTP, making it a great platform for building RESTful applications. With ASP.NET Web API Succinctly, you'll learn the ins and outs of the technology so that you can start building services in no time. The book starts with a high-level overview of Web API, examining the hosting layer, message handler pipeline, and controller, and delves further into each layer in succinct detail. By the end of the book, you'll understand how ASP.NET Web API handles requests, how to set up a route table, and how to extend the controller at the center of the API to perform custom actions. Beyond data delivery, you'll gain some insight into keeping your API secure, self-hosting or hosting the API on the web, and how to create unit tests with it. Even if you don't have a thorough knowledge of HTTP, you can start using ASP.NET Web API—simplicity is one of its strengths.

Table of Contents

• About REST
• Hello Web API
• The Life of a Request
• The Routing System
• The Controller
• Model Validation
• Content Negotiation
• Message Handlers
• Security
• OData
• Hosting
• Testing
• Appendix A: HTTP Status Codes

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Delphi Succinctly

Learn the fundamentals of Delphi to build a variety of solutions for many devices and platforms. Author Marco Breveglieri will provide you with an overview of Delphi, its principles, its environment, and its use of Object Pascal language so that they can harness its versatile power. With Delphi Succinctly, the power of Delphi is at your fingertips.

Table of Contents

• A First Glance at Delphi
• Your First Application
• Exploring the IDE
• The Object Pascal Language
• Object-Oriented Programming with Delphi
• Making Real-World Applications
• Cross-Platform Development with FireMonkey

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MongoDB Succinctly

In MongoDB Succinctly, author Agus Kurniawan explains the essentials of the MongoDB database system. Starting with creating a MongoDB database, you'll learn how to make collections and interact with their data, how to build a console application to interact with binary and image collection data, and much more. You'll also learn how to integrate MongoDB into Windows Forms, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET MVC projects. Download today to bring the high performance and scalability of MongoDB to your applications.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to MongoDB
• Connecting to MongoDB
• Creating and Deleting the Database
• Database Collection
• Collection Data
• Finding and Querying Data
• Binary and Image Collection Data
• Embedded Document
• LINQ
• Working with MongoDB Shell
• MongoDB and Windows Forms
• MongoDB and ASP.NET
• MongoDB and ASP.NET MVC
• Export and Import Database
• Back up and Restore

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Prism 4 Succinctly

Learn the basics of Microsoft Prism 4 and develop good programming practices in order to construct functional WPF applications. Follow along with three demonstration projects in order to put your skills to use while you learn. With author Eric Stitt leading the way, Prism 4 Succinctly will help you get started with Microsoft Prism 4.

• What is Microsoft Prism 4?
• Getting Started
• The Prism 4 Startup Process
• The Virtual Calculator
• Dependency Injection and the Prism 4 Bootstrapper
• The Prism 4 Shell Form
• Prism 4 and MVVM
• Prism 4 Regions
• Prism 4 Modules
• Prism 4 Commands
• Prism 4 Event Aggregation
• Prism 4 Navigation
• The Virtual Calculator Solution <
• Conclusion

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NHibernate Succinctly

Master the intricacies of NHibernate, an established and powerful Object/Relational Mapper (ORM) in NHibernate Succinctly. Let author Ricardo Peres guide you toward a fuller understanding of one of the oldest and most flexible ORMs available

• Installation
• Configuration
• Domain Model
• Mappings
• Querying the Database
• Making Changes
• Restrictions and Filters
• Interceptors and Listeners
• Validation
• Using NHibernate in Web Contexts
• Extending NHibernate
• Monitoring NHibernate
• Performance Optimizations
• Putting It All Together
• Additional References

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Bootstrap Succinctly

Twitter Bootstrap (TWB) is a free front-end framework built by Twitter developers to ensure visual and functional consistency across websites and applications. In Twitter Bootstrap Succinctly, Peter Shaw walks you through the basics of using TWB Version 2 CSS classes to add beautiful, user-friendly components to your projects. You'll learn how to add TWB to an existing project, and use it to customize attractive buttons, tabs, breadcrumbs, dropdowns, and more. There are even chapters dedicated to optional JavaScript and TWB extensions for when you're ready to take your UI's appearance a step further. Table of Contents

• What is Twitter Bootstrap?
• Adding Bootstrap to Your Project
• Twitter Bootstrap Scaffolding
• Twitter Bootstrap Base CSS Classes
• Forms
• Buttons
• Components
• Twitter Bootstrap JavaScript
• Extending Bootstrap

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Bootstrap 3 Succinctly

Learn the new and improved features in the latest version of Twitter Bootstrap. Author Peter Shaw builds on his work on Twitter Bootstrap 2 Succinctly to provide up-to-date information on the latest version of the software. With Twitter Bootstrap 3 Succinctly, developers will transition smoothly into the newest version of Twitter Bootstrap, which boasts an emphasis on mobile development. Table of Contents

• Migrating from Version 2 to Version 3
• Common Pitfalls
• Changed CSS Features
• Changed Components Features
• Changed JavaScript Features
• Customizing Bootstrap 3

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Data Capture and Extraction with C# Succinctly

Capturing and extracting information is one of the most important tasks a developer can perform, and making this task more engaging without relying entirely on specialized tools is an efficient way to improve productivity. In Data Capture and Extraction with C# Succinctly, author Ed Freitas guides readers towards getting more out of C# in minimal time.

• Extracting Data from Emails
• Extracting Data from Screenshots
• Extracting Data from the Web
• Extracting Meaning from Text

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Monogame Succinctly

Video games are a massive market, but reaching an audience requires supporting many platforms. MonoGame offers a near-complete implementation of XNA 4 that makes it possible to develop games for iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. In MonoGame Succinctly, author Jim Perry offers an introduction to MonoGame for C# developers who have not yet mastered Microsoft’s XNA technology.

• Introduction
• Installation and Setup
• Creating the First Game
• 2D Graphics
• Input
• Audio
• Completing the Game

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