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 Sahil
Malik has been working as a consultant in
Microsoft technology for about nine years now. He has worked
for many top-notch clients across the globe including many Fortune
100 companies and government organizations within the United
States. Malik started programming in a DOS world, moved to Win32
API, Borland C , MFC, VC /ATL, VB 6 and eventually to .NET in
both VB.NET and C# worlds. Sahil Malik leads the office of emerging
technologies at the National Cancer Institute and is also currently
helping architect a highly visible public website using ASP.NET
2.0/SQL Server 2005. Malik frequently speaks at local user groups
and conferences. He is the sole author on Pro ADO.NET 2.0 and
was the lead author on Pro ADO.NET with VB .NET 1.1 . For his
community involvement and contribution, he has also been awarded
the Microsoft MVP award.
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Sahil's favorite books: |
 The C++
Programming Language
by Bjarne Stroustrup – By
far my favorite book to date. When I was changing countries,
I had a restriction of two bags. In addition to carrying my whole
life with me in two suitcases,
I managed to carry only two books in each suitcase – this was the first.
Programming Windows (Out of Print)
by Charles Petzold – This was the
second book in my suitcases. Maybe I decided to carry these two
books because I found myself referring back to these again and
again, but these books truly
helped me master a rather arcane topic.
 Advanced .NET Remoting
by Ingo Rammer – Ingo is a good
friend of mine. The first time I met him, I was quite amazed
at how well his mind interprets, plans and works. I was his fan
since I read his first
book on the same topic – rightfully so, his second book has a quote
inside the cover from me. Reading Ingo’s books is a pleasure.
 C# and the .NET Platform
by Andrew Troelsen – A good
introduction to a new platform. I like books that do not have
a problem getting the message across. This would be one of
them.
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of Print. This link is to the current edition)
 Effective COM by
Keith Brown, et al – Another one of
those basic building blocks in my quest for learning.
Real World
XML Web Services: For VB and VB .NET Developers (Out of Print)
by Yasser Shohoud – This is a rather funny topic. Easy on the surface,
but a lot inside, especially when it comes to architecting. Too
many books gloss over the basics and introduction, but very few
offer the practical insight that this one does.
 Expert C# Business Objects
by Rockford Lhotka – Talk
about a book that sets the direction of a platform. A must-have
for any .NET architect.
 The Guru's Guide to Transact-SQL
by Ken Henderson – Most
programmers I’ve met at least hate TSQL. Given the nature of higher-level
programming languages, they find it extremely difficult to express
themselves in TSQL. This book will help you make the shift from
hate to love. Plus TSQL
is a black art; you need the right book or you might pull a tiger
out of your hat.
The SQL Server 2000 Book (Out of Print)
by Anthony Sequeira and Brian Alderman – This
book has good content. Time is precious, more than money even.
When I buy a book, my biggest concern is, will I get my worth
out of the many hours I will put into it. From this book, I did.
Programming Microsoft Visual C++ (Out of Print) by
David J. Kruglinski, et al. – Another one of those books that I would
like to have by my deathbed, just in case I need to program in
heaven (it is a
good job after all). Fantastic book, fantastic message delivery,
couldn’t
ask for more.
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