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Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Second Edition
Author Stephen H. Kan
"This is the single best book on software quality engineering and metrics that I've encountered." --Capers Jones, from the ForewordMetrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering, Second Edition, is the definitive book on this essential topic of software develop....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Database Design for Mere Mortals™: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design, Second Edition
Author Michael J. Hernandez
“This book takes the somewhat daunting process of database design and breaks it into completely manageable and understandable components. Mike’s approach whilst simple is completely professional, and I can recommend this book to any novice database designer.” –S....
Release Date 2003/03 -
Secure XML: The New Syntax for Signatures and Encryption
Author Kitty Niles , Donald E. Eastlake
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the environment of choice for creating many of today's technologically sophisticated and security-sensitive Web applications. With Secure XML, developers now have the hands-on guide they need to combine a strong foundation in XML....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Process Quality Assurance for UML-Based Projects
Author Bhuvan Unhelkar
Software quality, by its very nature, is elusive. Add to that the issue of ever-changing user requirements and the vagaries of software project management and "quality" can easily become a mere word on a distant horizon. This highly acclaimed book demonstrates how t....
Release Date 2002/10 -
XML Companion, The, Third Edition
Author Neil Bradley
Building on the success of the first and second editions of The XML Companion, Neil Bradley has up-dated this accessible, in-depth reference to cover many of the new supporting standards that have emerged since XML was released in 1998. Apart from the core chapters ....
Release Date 2001/12 -
Author Trudy Pelzer , Peter Gulutzan
SQL Performance Tuning is a handbook of practical solutions for busy database professionals charged with managing an organization's critically important data. Covering today's most popular and widely installed database environments, this book is an indispensable r....
Release Date 2002/09 -
XML Data Management: Native XML and XML-Enabled Database Systems
Author Roberto Zicari , Awais Rashid , Akmal B. Chaudhri
"This is an excellent book that combines a practical and analytical look at the subject."—Leo Korman, Principal Software Engineer, KANA SoftwareAs organizations begin to employ XML within their information-management and exchange strategies, data management issues p....
Release Date 2003/03 -
Author David Mertz
Text Processing in Python is an example-driven, hands-on tutorial that carefully teaches programmers how to accomplish numerous text processing tasks using the Python language. Filled with concrete examples, this book provides efficient and effective solutions to sp....
Release Date 2003/06 -
Author Chris Fehily
Database management. It may sound daunting, but it doesn't have to be, even if you've never programmed before. SQL: Visual QuickStart Guide isn't an exhaustive guide to SQL written for aspiring programming experts. It's simply an invaluable resource for those wh....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML
Author Elliotte Rusty Harold
Praise for Effective XML“This is an excellent collection of XML best practices: essential reading for any developer using XML. This book will help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your XML applications remain practical and interoperable for as long as possible.”....
Release Date 2003/09 -
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications
Author Michael C. Rawlins
"This volume offers relentlessly pragmatic solutions to help your business applications get the most out of XML, with a breezy style that makes the going easy. Mike has lived this stuff; he has a strong command of the solutions and the philosophy that underlies them....
Release Date 2003/08 -
XQuery: The XML Query Language
Author Michael Brundage
“An excellent, early look at the emerging XML Query standard. The chapters on surprises and gotchas alone are worth the price of admission!” —Ashok Malhotra, Architect, Microsoft“XQuery is the most important XML standard to emerge in recent years, and is a ....
Release Date 2004/02 -
FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and MacIntosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Nolan Hester
If you recently upgraded to FileMaker Pro 6 to take advantage of its new digital image management features or its full XML support, you'll also want to upgrade to FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide. Revised to include all of the new ....
Release Date 2002/12 -
XQuery from the Experts: A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language
Author Philip Wadler , Jim Tivy , Jérôme Siméon , Michael Rys , Jonathan Robie , Michael Kay
"The individual perspectives on the concepts behind the XQuery language offered byXQuery from the Expertswill be of great value to those who are seeking to understand the implications, opportunities, and challenges of XQuery as they design future information systems....
Release Date 2003/08 -
Privacy What Developers and IT Professionals Should Know
Author J. C. Cannon
Praise for J.C. Cannon's Privacy"A wonderful exploration of the multifaceted work being done to protect the privacy of users, clients, companies, customers, and everyone in between."—Peter Wayner, author of Translucent Databases"Cannon provides an invaluable map to....
Release Date 2004/09 -
Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills
Author Bob Schneider
Praise for Hands-On Microsoft Access“Bob has distilled the essence of database design and Access development into a highly valuable and easily understandable resource that I wish was available when I first started out.” —Graham R. Seach, Microsoft Access MVP “If you....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Bernard Golden
“Open source requires a fundamentally different operating model in order for IT organizations to succeed. Succeeding with Open Source is the first how-to book about selecting open source software based on a product’s characteristics such as quality, support, and lo....
Release Date 2004/08 -
Author Rick F. van der Lans
The Classic SQL Tutorial: Fully Updated for Today’s Standards and Today’s Top DatabasesFor twenty years, van der Lans’ Introduction to SQL has been the definitive SQL tutorial for database professionals everywhere, regardless of experience or platform. Now van der L....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Visual QuickProject Guide: Creating a Database In FileMaker Pro
Author Steve Schwartz
The problem: Your boss has demanded a database, and you don't know how to create one. It doesn't matter that it's just a simple one (for tracking invoices, inventory, and contacts), or that flexible, powerful software (FileMaker Pro 7) has already been purchased.....
Release Date 2005/01 -
Preventing Web Attacks with Apache
Author Ryan C. Barnett
“Ryan Barnett has raised the bar in terms of running Apache securely. If you run Apache, stop right now and leaf through this book; you need this information.”–Stephen Northcutt, The SANS InstituteThe only end-to-end guide to securing Apache Web servers and Web appl....
Release Date 2006/01 -
Author Kendall Scott , Darren W. Pulsipher , Christian D. Buckley
IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® gives organizations unprecedented control over software development, helping them fix defects, make enhancements, manage issues, update documentation, and deliver better products, faster. Now there's an easy-to-use ClearQuest deployment g....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Author Eric L. Brown
Need to get your arms around Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fast, without getting buried in the details? Need to make fundamental decisions about deploying, using, or administering Microsoft’s latest enterprise database?Need to understand what’s new in SQL Server 2005, a....
Release Date 2006/03 -
MySQL, Second Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide
Author Larry Ullman
Even if you've never used MySQL before, this Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running with the world’s most popular open source database application in no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to MySQL, leading technology au....
Release Date 2006/05 -
A Developer’s Guide to SQL Server 2005
Author Dan Sullivan , Bob Beauchemin
"I come from a T-SQL background, so when I first laid my eyes on SQL Server 2005, I was shocked--and then, I was scared! I didn't have a CLR or XML background and suddenly had an urgent need to learn it. SQL Server 2005 is too big of a release to learn from the boo....
Release Date 2006/04 -
FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
Author Nolan Hester
Need to learn FileMaker Pro fast? Try a Visual QuickStart Guide! If you've recently upgraded to FileMaker Pro 8, teach yourself this powerful database software the quick and easy way! Using pictures rather than lengthy explanations, this Visual QuickStart Guide tak....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Administrator’s Guide to SQL Server 2005
Author Buck Woody
“Buck Woody’s new book will help new and experienced users alike in getting productive with SQL Server 2005 quickly. His special attention to security and performance make this an exceptional reference that is sure to remain relevant for some time.”—Chip Andrews, CI....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Essential Windows Workflow Foundation
Author Bob Schmidt , Dharma Shukla
“Something big is about to happen….”–From the Foreword by Don Box, Architect, Microsoft Corporation “If I were writing a Workflow book, this is what I would have written. The material is very well presented with code examples and explanations. Also, I love how the a....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Robin Williams Design Workshop Second Edition
Author John Tollett , Robin Williams
Learn design theory and practical know-how from the award-winning author/design team, Robin Williams and John Tollett! Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and de....
Release Date 2006/08 -
BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting
Author Nola Hague , Alethea Hannemann , Diana Peh
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0321580273 ISBN-13: 9780321580276The first in a two-book series about Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting introduces reporting to a broad base of users. Built on the Ecli....
Release Date 2006/10