Murachs ASPNET 20 Web Programming with C 2005 or Oracle Database 10g Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques

Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with C# 2005

Author: Joel Murach

Are you trying to decide which ASP.NET 2.0 book to buy?

As its title implies, this book teaches you how to develop web applications using ASP.NET 2.0. That means it teaches all the features that are new in ASP.NET 2.0, including master pages, database access using both SQL and object data sources, the new code-behind model, site navigation features, authentication using the Web Site Administration tool and login controls, profiles, themes, and web parts.

But that’s just the beginning! Here are just a few of the features that set this book apart from other ASP.NET 2.0 books:

#1: It gives you a 5-chapter section on database programming

This is an area that’s changed dramatically from ASP.NET 1.x. So this section teaches you how to use SQL data sources and the GridView, DetailsView, and FormView controls...all new in ASP.NET 2.0...to develop database applications with little or no C# code. Then, it teaches how to use object data sources, also new in ASP.NET 2.0, to create 3-layer applications that let you separate the presentation code from the data access code in an application.

#2: It teaches you ASP.NET 2.0 development the way it should be done, using Visual Studio 2005

Today, no developer should miss out on the productivity features of Visual Studio 2005 by using limited tools like Notepad. So section 1 in this book teaches you how to use Visual Studio 2005 to design, code, and test multi-page web applications that get database data and manage session state. Then, later chapters cover time-saving VS tools like the Query Builder and the Web Site Administration Tool.

#3: Complete applications show you how all the pieces interact

The key to mastering ASP.NET 2.0 is to have plenty of real-world applications that guide you in using the new features you’re learning...and that help you avoid the problems that you can run into as you build complex web sites. That’s why this book gives you complete applications, including the web forms, the aspx code, and the C# code.

So if you need to learn ASP.NET 2.0, we hope you'll try this book first. We're convinced that it will deliver the training you need in record time.

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Oracle Database 10g Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques

Author: Richard J Niemiec

Exclusively from Oracle Press 

The definitive guide to Oracle performance tuning has been fully expanded to cover every aspect of Oracle Database 10g. This comprehensive resource contains everything database administrators and developers need to know to keep Oracle Database 10g performing at its peak. Real-world case studies and in-depth examples illustrate best practices and highlight the latest tuning options.

Richard J. Niemiec is CEO of TUSC, an Oracle Expert-Level consulting firm. He is the former president of the International Oracle Users Group and the president of the Midwest Oracle Users Group.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Oracle10g New Features and Tuning Overview

Chapter 2. Basic Index Principles

Chapter 3. Finding Disk I/O Bottlenecks

Chapter 4. Init.ora Parameters and Tuning

Chapter 5. Oracle Enterprise Manager

Chapter 6. Using Explain Plan and Tkprof

Chapter 7. Using Hints for Query Tuning

Chapter 8. Developer/Query Tuning

Chapter 9. Table Joins & other Advanced Tuning

Chapter 10. Using PL/SQL to Enhance Performance

Chapter 11. Tuning RAC & Using Parallel Features

Chapter 12. V$ Views and Tuning

Chapter 13. X$ Tables and Tuning

Chapter 14. Using statspack to tune waits & latches

Chapter 15. Performing a Quick System Review

Chapter 16. Monitoring the system using UNIX utilities

Appendix A: Key init.ora Parameters

Appendix B: V$ Views and Descriptions

Appendix C: X$ Tables and Descriptions