Books like Programming Microsoft Windows Forms by Charles Petzold

This book provides a strategic approach to software construction, offering essential techniques and must-know principles for creating high-quality code.

This is the eBook version of the printed book.With the award-winning book Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices, Robert C. Martin helped bring Agile principles to tens of thousands of Java and C++ programmers. Now .NET programmers have a definitive guide to agile methods with this completely updated volume from Robert C. Martin and Micah Martin, Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#.This book presents a series of case studies illustrating the fundamentals of Agile development and Agile design, and moves quickly from UML models to real C# code. The introductory chapters lay out the basics of the agile movement, while the later chapters show proven techniques in action. The book includes many source code examples that are also available for download from the authors’ Web site.Readers will come away from this book understandingAgile principles, and the fourteen practices of Extreme ProgrammingSpiking, splitting, velocity, and planning iterations and releasesTest-driven development, test-first design, and acceptance testingRefactoring with unit testingPair programmingAgile design and design smellsThe five types of UML diagrams and how to use them effectivelyObject-oriented package design and design patternsHow to put all of it together for a real-world projectWhether you are a C# programmer or a Visual Basic or Java programmer learning C#, a software development manager, or a business analyst, Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C# is the first book you should read to understand agile software and how it applies to programming in the .NET Framework.

Gain the foundation in Scrum theory—and practice—you need to rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects, effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements, simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams, receive clearer specifications—and feedback—from customers, greatly reduce project planning time and required tools, build—and release—products in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier, avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects, support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations, maximize return on investment!

This book is the definitive guide to Microsoft's latest programming interface for client applications. Get expert guidance for using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and C# to create interfaces for Microsoft Windows Vista™ applications. Get the definitive guide to the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the new client programming interface for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Vista. Award-winning author Charles Petzold teaches you how to combine C# code and the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) to develop applications for the WPF. You'll get expert guidance and hundreds of practical, hands-on examples—giving you the skills you need to exploit the new interface and graphics capabilities for Windows Vista.Discover how to:Create and enhance controls including menus, toolbars, tree views, and list viewsUse dynamic layout to automate the positioning of controls and graphics Work with dependency properties and routed input eventsUse XAML resources, styles, and templates to alter the appearance of your UIUse data binding techniques in XAML to help simplify and streamline your applications Create and publish XAML Browser ApplicationsDevelop visually-stunning UIs with interactive graphics, media, and animationPLUS—Get code samples on the Web

A practical guide to applying C# in the constantly evolving .NET environment, covering Windows Forms, ASP.NET Web Forms, Pocket PC, XML Web Services, and relational database integration.