Expert NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControlNET or Dont Take My Picture

Expert .NET Delivery Using NAnt and CruiseControl.NET

Author: Marc Holmes

an outstanding book for development teams wanting to build a reliable, automated delivery system.

— Jim Holmes, Slashdot Contributor

It covers NAnt so thoroughly it's amazing.

— Bill Ryan, Bill's House O Insomnia

...a nice tutorial for NAnt and CruiseControl.NET.

— Lasse Koskela, JavaRanch Sheriff

At first glance, building and deploying applications seem simple enough. But in fact, difficult releases without any confidence or processes backing them are very common. Integration and management of a new deployment can be laborious and fraught with risk. So as team size and volume of projects grow, management becomes more difficult and risk more pronounced.

This book is a guide to the implementation of good processes in a .NET environment. Author Marc Holmes focuses on actual implementation, and details patterns and anti-patterns to watch out for. He also provides a practical and in-depth look at NAnt and CruiseControl.NET, and solutions to common problem scenarios.

For additional insights, visit the author's blog, Marc: My Words.

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Don't Take My Picture!: How toTake Fantastic Digital Photos of Family and Friends (and Have Fun!)

Author: Craig Aless

This no-nonsense introductory guide coaches novice photographers in every aspect of taking great pictures of their friends and family, from selecting the right type of camera to shooting the actual pictures. Composed of a series of simple, concise discussions—each just two to three pages in length—this book addresses the basics of great imaging without requiring too much study time. Features include a description of camera types and their main components, photo composition guidelines on subject placement and camera angles, information on creating lighting effects, and professional posing techniques. An update of a classic, this latest edition has been freshened with new portrait and product shots and a new section on digital cameras and digital capture techniques.