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BOOKS, ARTICLES & CONVERSATIONS

Technology, explained.
Knowledge, shared.

Six books, technical reviews, magazine articles, and conference talks—making complex ideas useful to the people who build with them.

Books

Author and co-author · 2001–2012

Cover of Pure ASP.NET: A Code-Intensive Premium Reference

Pure ASP.NET: A Code-Intensive Premium Reference

Robert Lair and Jason Lefebvre. Sams Publishing, 2001. Author.

Cover of ASP.NET for Developers

ASP.NET for Developers

Michael Amundsen and Paul Litwin. Sams Publishing, 2001. Co-author.

Cover of Beginning Silverlight 2

Beginning Silverlight 2

Robert Lair. Apress, 2008. Author.

Cover of Beginning Silverlight 3

Beginning Silverlight 3

Robert Lair. Apress, 2009. Author.

Cover of Beginning Silverlight 4 in C#

Beginning Silverlight 4 in C#

Robert Lair. Apress, 2010. Author.

Cover of Beginning Silverlight 5 in C#

Beginning Silverlight 5 in C#

Robert Lair. Apress, 2012. Author.

THE WRITTEN WORD

Technical Reviews

Technical reviewer for the following Apress titles:

  • Pro ASP.NET 1.1 in C#: From Professional to Expert
    Matthew MacDonald, 2004.
  • Expert ASP.NET 2.0 Advanced Application Design
    Dominic Selly, Tom Barnaby, and Andrew Troelsen, 2005.
  • Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005
    Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta, 2005.
  • Beginning Visual C# 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional
    Heather Wright, 2006.
  • Game Programming with Unity and C#: A Complete Beginner's Guide
    Casey Hardman, 2020.

THE WRITTEN WORD

Magazine Articles

By Robert Lair; co-authored articles with Jason Lefebvre are noted below.

  • Service Station: Fill'er Up With Web Services. ASP.NET Pro, March 2002.
  • Service Station: Weighing the Pros and the Cons. ASP.NET Pro, May 2002.
  • A Look at the IBuySpy Demos. .NET Developer Magazine, August 2001.
  • Access Contacts Over the Web. Visual Studio Magazine, January 2002.
  • Provide Custom Hierarchical URLs. Visual Studio Magazine, February 2002.
  • Leverage the Authentication and Form Validation Features of ASP.NET to Bolster your Commerce App. MSDN Magazine, August 2002; with Jason Lefebvre.
  • Extending the AdRotator Control. Visual Studio Magazine, February 2002.
  • Streamline Your Site with Validators. Visual C++ Developers Journal, January 2001; with Jason Lefebvre.
  • Build Web Commerce Apps with C#. Visual C++ Developers Journal, November 2000; with Jason Lefebvre.

Published a series of articles for Visual C++ Developer's Journal, 2000-2003.

IN PERSON, ON STAGE

Conference speaking

Sharing practical development experience with the community.

  • CodeMash
  • CodeStock
  • ASP.NET Developers Conference
  • StirTrek