Windows via C/C++ by Jeffrey Richter and Christopher Nasarre

Get the preeminent guide to programming application for Windows with C or C++. Programming Applications for Microsoft Windows is a classic book (formerly titled Advanced Windows, Third Edition) and is now fully updated for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Buy Source Code

Power Collections Library

Wintellect’s Power Collections library extends the .NET Framework’s Class Library with an assortment of collection classes. The Power Collections library, documentation, and licensing information is available on CodePlex, Microsoft’s open source project hosting web site. Repository

Sterling Isolated Storage Database

Sterling is a lightweight object-oriented database implementation for Silverlight and Windows Phone 7 that works with your existing class structures. Sterling supports full LINQ to Object queries over keys and indexes for fast retrieval of information from large data sets. Repository

Angular MVC Cookbook

PowerShell scripts for better debugging and life! This module provides cmdlets for setting up symbol servers and other functionality related to debugging. This module makes setting up symbol servers and source server debugging functionality easier to control for Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012 and WinDBG. Setting up a development machine for symbol server access…

Wintellect PowerShell Module

PowerShell scripts for better debugging and life! This module provides cmdlets for setting up symbol servers and other functionality related to debugging. This module makes setting up symbol servers and source server debugging functionality easier to control for Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012 and WinDBG. Setting up a development machine for symbol server access…

Inside Windows Communication Foundation by Justin Smith

Dig into Windows Communication Foundation internals—and uncover the power of service-oriented design. This practical guide delivers in-depth insights and plenty of code samples to help you master the intricacies of developing and implementing connected applications. Buy

Simplify Using PushPin from Jeffrey Richter

Jeffrey Richter has created a utility called PushPin which he has been adding features to for many years. Using hotkeys, PushPin allows you to pin any window on top of other windows, change the opacity of windows, rotate the display, show a countdown timer, touch file timestamps, download files from the web, determine which app(s)…

Windows Runtime Components in a .NET World by Jeremy Likness

In this article Jeremy Likness shares how you can create reusable Windows Runtime Components using managed C# and Visual Basic code. These components can be easily referenced and consumed from Windows Store apps written in any language, including JavaScript and C++. While it’s important to understand the rules for creating Windows Runtime Components and the…