Get a focused introduction to programming 3D graphics with the Windows Presentation Foundation 3D API. Complementing his book Applications = Code + Markup, award-winning author Charles Petzold builds on XAML essentials, teaching you how to display and animate 3D graphics under the Microsoft .NET Fra..
Learning to program is like learning a musical instrument. It takes dedication, lots of practice, and a great teacher. This primer-created by award-winning author Charles Petzold-focuses on the fundamentals of composing code with C#, an intuitive object-oriented programming language ideal for creati..
25-Word DescriptionThe top-selling author shows developers how to use Visual Basic .NET to get the most out of Windows Forms -- the next-generation Windows programming class library.75-Word Description""Look it up in Petzold"" remains the last word on Windows development. In this Microsoft .NET-read..
“Look it up in Petzold” remains the last word on Windows development. In this .NET-ready Windows programming guide, the best-selling author shows you how to get the most out of Windows Forms-the next-generation Windows programming class library. You’ll discover how to use C# to create dynamic user i..
Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides a platform for reaching new users in new ways. In response, programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windows-one of the most popular programming books of all time-to show developers how to use exis..
Presents the Romanesque period, from 1050 to 1200 A.D., through an entirely new approach; including discussions of issues important to the period. The book emphasizes society, the role of women, patronage, and the development of institutions such as the monastery and the university. This approach se..
Taking a fresh look at the long-unappreciated art and culture of Europe between 1050 and 1200, Petzold examines medieval European art in the broader context of its relationship to the art of Byzantium and Islam. He traces the influences among these cultures through trade and the Crusades to reveal a..
Programming Legend Charles Petzold unlocks the secrets of the extraordinary and prescient 1936 paper by Alan M. TuringMathematician Alan Turing invented an imaginary computer known as the Turing Machine; in an age before computers, he explored the concept of what it meant to be computable, creating ..
Completely revised and updated throughout, the new edition of this successful guide is for everyone who ventures into the wilderness. Conservation is the theme: of the individual, of equipment, and of the environment. Clothing, equipment, and rations are thoroughly discussed, along with the necessit..